Concerto Competition

ConcertoComp.jpgOnline application deadline: March 7, 2025
Winners’ announcement: March 28, 2025
Winners' concert: May 3, 2025 with Boulder Chamber Orchestra
Location: Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder
Event Chair: Dr. Stephanie Cheng

Registration Fees
CSMTA member: $65
Non-member: $95
Additional non-member flat fee: $50
Click here to register.

2025 Concerto Competition Orchestra
The winners of the 2025 CSMTA Concerto Competition will perform with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra on May 3, 2025 at 8:00pm. The performance will take place at the Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder, CO.

2025 Concerto Repertoire
Piano Elementary: Haydn Piano Concerto in C Major, Hob. XVIII/5, I. Allegro moderato
Piano Junior: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, I. Allegro maestoso
Piano Senior: Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, I. Allegro affettuoso
Violin: Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso
Cello: Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1, I. Moderato
Harp: Handel Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6 in B-flat major, I. Andante allegro (with repeat)
Voice: Schubert An die Musik (arrangement by Max Reger)

Event Description:
A pre-selected concerto competition for pre-college students in all instruments, the CSMTA Concerto Competition provides an opportunity for students to perform a concerto with a live orchestra. The competition has 3 piano categories held on an annual basis, and a rotating instrumental and vocal category with the following schedule: strings and voice in odd-numbered years, and winds/percussion (one category) in even-numbered years. The Non-Piano Instruments and Voice competitions are for students ages 13 through 19 pre-college. Competition applications will be done entirely through un-edited recorded videos through YouTube. Teachers are allowed to accompany their own students, provided that they are not visible or identifiable in the video. General rules and information are found on page 4 of the Student Activities Handbook. Exception: Scores do not need to be provided to the adjudicators.

Entry fees, application forms, dates and repertoire requirements will be administered by the CSMTA Concerto Committee. The Concerto Competition information is published in the CSMTA Notes & News and on this page least six months in advance.

Students of non-member teachers in any of the CSMTA Concerto Competition categories are required to pay a non-member fee 1 1/2 times the student entry fee by the entry deadline. 

Student Eligibility for each Category:

Piano Elementary Performance 
Age: 8–10 as of January 1, 2025

Piano Junior Performance 
Age: 11–14 as of January 1, 2025

Piano Senior Performance 
Age: 15–19 (until high school graduation) as of January 1, 2025

Non-Piano Entries
Age: 13 - 19 (until high school graduation)  as of January 1, 2025

  • Strings and Voice 2025

  • Winds and Percussion 2026

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2025 CSMTA Concerto Competition and their teachers. 
The winners of the 2025 CSMTA Concerto Competition will perform with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra on May 3, 2025 at 8:00pm. The performance will take place at the Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder, CO. We thank all of the participants and their teachers!

Piano Elementary

Natalie Ouyang, Winner, teacher Jasmine Steadman, Haydn Piano Concerto in C Major, Hob. XVIII/5, I. Allegro moderato

David Liu, Alternate, teacher Crystal Lee, Haydn Piano Concerto in C Major, Hob. XVIII/5, I. Allegro moderato

Charlotte Jiang, Honorable Mention, teacher June Haun, Haydn Piano Concerto in C Major, Hob. XVIII/5, I. Allegro moderato

Piano Junior

Lucy (Yuze) Chen, Winner, teacher Jasmine Lee Steadman, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, I. Allegro maestoso

Bruce Duong, Alternate, teacher June Haun, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, I. Allegro maestoso

Celine Lee, Honorable Mention, teacher Jooeun Pak, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, I. Allegro maestoso

Piano Senior

Bobby Yuan, Winner, teacher Jennifer Hayghe, Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, I. Allegro affettuoso

Strings/Harp

Sadie Rhodes Han, Winner, violin, teacher Claude Sim, Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso

Sawyer Payne, Alternate, cello, teacher Seoyoen Min, Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1, I. Moderato

Luciana Lee-Cheng, Honorable Mention, violin, teacher Annamaria Karacson, Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso

Voice

No vocal winners were selected this year.

Special thanks to our judges:

Maestro Bahman Saless, Boulder Chamber Orchestra

Ms. Mary Beth Rhodes-Woodruff, Artistic Director, Santa Barbara Strings

Dr. Kate Boyd, Professor of Piano, Butler University