DePaul Concert Hall
Selected winners of the 2012 DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers perform a movement of a concerto with the Oistrach Symphony Orchestra in DePaul Concert Hall. Recorded in January, 2012.
Each year, traditional and Suzuki students in piano, violin, viola, cello, flute and clarinet have the opportunity to audition for the Annual Concerto Festival held during Winter Quarter. Winners perform a movement of a concerto with the Oistrach Symphony Orchestra.
The DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers was started in 2003 to provide an opportunity for intermediate level pianists in the Community Music Division to perform with an orchestra. Repertoire was selected from sonatina movements and short piano pieces for which string accompaniments were available. Auditions were held and eight winners were selected to perform with the DePaul Youth String Orchestra. In 2004, the Festival was expanded to include violin students and a wider choice of repertoire was offered to pianists. In 2006, cello and flute were added to the roster of instruments. This year, clarinet has been included in the festival. In addition, the difficulty of repertoire was increased and thirteen winners had the privilege of performing with the Oistrach Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mina Zikri.
In 2007, a portion of the Festival was opened to students outside of the Community Music program. We invite and encourage young musicians in the Chicago area to audition for an opportunity to participate in the Concerto Festival.
Program:
Bruch: Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
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13 year old violinist Serena Harnack
Weber: Concertino Op. 26
14 year old clarinettist Torin Bakke
Mozart: Concerto for Violin in G Major, K216
17 year old violinist Jisun Lee
Kabalevsky: Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49
15 year old cellist Nathan Walhut