Congratulations to the 2018 Medalists!
Charlotte Marckx, violin – Gold Medal and Bach Award
La Li, cello – Silver Medal
Maya Anjali Buchanan, violin – Bronze Medal
2018 Stulberg Semifinalists:
(click here for the daytime semifinals program)
Maya Anjali Buchanan (17), Violin, Rapid City, SD
Teacher: Almita Vamos, Music Institute of Chicago Academy
Andrew Byun (19), Cello, Evanston, IL
Teacher: Hans Jensen, Northwestern University
Eric Chen (16), Violin, Princeton, NJ
Teachers: Cho-Liang Lin and Naoko Tanaka, Juilliard Pre-College
Mei Hotta (15), Cello, Torrance, CA
Teacher: Sarah Koo, Colburn Community School of Performing Arts
Josh Kail (18), Viola, New York, NY
Teachers: Heidi Castleman and Hsin-Yun Huang, The Juilliard School
Nathan Le (18), Cello, Northridge, CA
Teacher: Laurence Lesser, New England Conservatory
La Li (15), Cello, Flushing, NY
Teachers: Richard, Aaron, Sieun Lin, The Juilliard School
Charlotte Marckx (15), Violin, Bellevue, WA
Teacher: Simon James, Coleman Studio
Kei Otake (19), Cello, Short Hills, NJ
Teacher: Joel Krosnick, The Juilliard School
Hannah Song (17), Violin, Irvine, CA
Teacher: Simon James, Coleman Studio
Sophia Su (16), Viola, Bethpage, NY
Teacher: Masao Kawasaki, The Juilliard School
William Suh (18), Cello, Los Angeles, CA
Teacher: Paul Katz, New England Conservatory
2018 Calendar
43rd Stulberg International String Competition
Friday, May 18, 2018, Dalton Center, Western Michigan University
Judges Aaron Dworkin, Anthony Ross and Scott St. John
Daytime semifinals on the half-hour from 9 am to 4 pm – free and open to public – click here for program
Evening finals concert at 7:30 pm – tickets $20 adults/$5 students
Breaking News: NPR’s From the Top with host Christopher O’Riley will be on site during the 2018 Competition, creating a documentary episode to be broadcast at a later date!
Stulberg Master Classes
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 12:30 and 3 pm
Dalton Center, Western Michigan University
Judges Aaron Dworkin, Anthony Ross and Scott St. John
Ross Cello Class and St. John Violin-Viola Class begin concurrently at 12:30 pm
Dworkin Presentation “Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship” begins at 3 pm
Summer and Stars Gala
Thursday, July 19, 2018, 6 pm at Gull Lake Country Club – RSVP by July 11
Featuring violinists Ariel Horowitz (2013 Silver Medal) and Yaegy Park (2015 Gold Medal)
The mission of the Stulberg Competition is to promote excellence in string instrument performance by gifted young artists under the age of twenty.
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