Congratulations to the 2017 winners!
Gold Medal – William McGregor, double bass
Silver Medal – Qing Yu Chen, violin
Bronze Medal – Karisa Chiu, violin
Bach Prize – Karisa Chiu, violin
Saturday, May 13, 2017, 7:30 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall
(Daytime Semifinals performances on the half hour from 9 am to 4 pm – free and open to the public – Dalton Center Recital Hall)
Zachary Brandon (18), Violin, Battle Creek, MI
Teachers: Almita Vamos, Hye-sun Lee, Music Institute of Chicago Academy
Qing Yu Chen (16), Violin, Oakland Gardens, NY
Teachers: Masao Kawasaki, Cho-Liang Lin, The Juilliard School
Karisa Chiu (17), Violin, Palatine, IL
Teacher: Almita Vamos, Music Institute of Chicago Academy
Isabelle Durrenberger (18), Violin, Cleveland, OH
Teachers: Jaime Laredo, Jinjoo Cho, Cleveland Institute of Music
Mei Hotta (14), Cello, Torrance, CA
Teacher: Sarah Koo, Koo Cello Studio
Alena Hove (17), Violin, Issaquah, WA
Teacher: Simon James, Coleman Violin Studio
Joseph Hsia (16), Violin, West Windsor, NJ
Teacher: Sheryl Staples, The Juilliard School
Nathan Le (17), Cello, Northridge, CA
Teacher: Ronald Leonard, Colburn Music Academy
Alice Lee (16), Violin, Markham, ON
Teacher: Barry Shiffman, The Royal Conservatory of Music
William McGregor (17), Double Bass, Malvern, PA
Teacher: Albert Laszlo, The Juilliard School
Rachel Siu (19), Cello, New York, NY
Teacher: Joel Krosnick, The Juilliard School
Jeremy Tai (18), Cello, Cupertino, CA
Teacher: Hans Jensen, Northwestern University
Epic Center Atrium, Friday, March 3, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Master Class alumni perform solos and chamber music in this casual collage concert
at Kalamazoo Bach Festival‘s Bach’s Lunch Recital
Kalamazoo College, Dalton Theatre, Thursday, May 11, 12 noon (please note revised date)
Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, May 13, 2017
Judges David Kim (violin), Yizhak Schotten (viola), Amit Peled (cello)
Semifinal performances on the half-hour, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., free and open to public
Finals concert, 7:30 p.m., tickets $20/adults and $5/students
Dalton Center, WMU, May 14, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Master Classes with violinist David Kim, violist Yizhak Schotten, and cellist Amit Peled
with Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Markand Thakar, Director
Kraushaar Auditorium, Goucher College, Sunday, May 28, 2017, 3 pm
Gull Lake Country Club, July 27, 2017 – 6 pm
The mission of the Stulberg Competition is to promote excellence in string instrument performance by gifted young artists under the age of twenty.
