Getting their Big Break
Reminder: Applications must be postmarked by Sept. 30
Each year, up-and-coming young musicians from across the region compete for the opportunity to perform as soloists in a concert with the Sarasota Orchestra. This is a valuable chance to make a professional debut, what many accomplished artists wait years for.
The Edward and Ida Wilkof Young Artist Concerto Competition was established in 1966. The Wilkofs wanted to plant a seed in talented youth and encourage them to aspire to professional heights. The couple’s endowment is an outgrowth of the artistic devotion Mr. Wilkof has shown to the Sarasota Orchestra for decades, as a generous philanthropist and longtime member of the orchestra’s Board of Directors.
This year's preliminary competition will take place on Oct. 18, 2008 at 2 p.m. in Holley Hall within the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota. Finalists will compete Nov. 15, 2008 at 2 p.m. also in Holly Hall. The public is invited to attend the final round, free of charge, and enjoy all of the brilliant competitors’ pieces.
The Young Artist Concerto Competition winners will perform at the Sarasota Orchestra’s Side-by-Side concert on Feb. 9, 2009. Tickets are available for purchase by calling the box office (941) 953-3434 or (866) 508-0611 or online at www.SarasotaOrchestra.org.
Those interested in entering, may click here for contest rules, application and repertoire approved for the competition. For further information, please contact the Sarasota Education Department: (941) 487-2731.
Congratulations to the
2008 Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners
First Place
Theo Breen – Bass
Second Place
Erika Hendrickson Boyd – Cello
Runner-up
Patrick Broder – Bassoon
Last year’s winners are pictured here with Ida Wilkof, founder of the competition. Emily Charlson, placed first on piano, Rebecca Reale, took second place with violin, and Nicole Riccardo was deemed runner-up on flute.e-newsletter
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