Matthew Brand < Back Matthew Brand Previous Next Matthew Brand 🇺🇸 USA PIANIST Matthew Brand was born in New York City in 2008. He is a student of Donna Weng Friedman at the Mannes School Of Music Prep Division, and is part of the Clara Mannes Scholars Program. He is in the 9th grade at Horace Mann School in the Bronx, and has been working on composition, jazz, and songwriting projects in the past few years. He studies composition with Dr. Steven Sacco at Mannes Prep, and is part of his school's Jazz Combo.

Catalina Wert < Back Catalina Wert Previous Next Catalina Wert USA GUITARIST Catalina is 10 years old and in the fourth grade. She has been playing classical guitar for 5 years with Jeremy Collins and Jim McCutcheon. She has competed in the Indiana International Guitar Competition and won five consecutive superior scores with the Ohio Jr. Music Federation program. In 2021, she was a National Gold Medal winner in her Royal Conservatory of Music exam. She has enjoyed playing as a soloist and part of the Queen City Guitar Quartet around different venues in the Cincinnati area.

Ronald Deng < Back Ronald Deng Previous Next Ronald Deng 🇺🇸 USA VIOLINIST My name is Ronald Deng. I am currently a junior at Hunter College High School in New York City. I have been playing violin for about thirteen years. I've played violin in multiple ensembles throughout the years, including multiple school orchestras and chambers, the Manhattan School of Music Performance Orchestra, and currently, the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra. In my spare time, I enjoy fiddling around with other musical instruments, mainly the electric guitar and the electric bass.

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Each Winner will participate in concerts. Scholarship to attend the Seminar For Advanced Pianists* *(in person or virtually as circumstances permit) Two Scholarship for any instrumentalists to take part in immersive cultural tour in Europe June 4-14 2022 Munich-Fussen-Insbruck-Liechtenstein-Zurich Details TBC Two Scholarships for Pianists Masterclasses with professors in one of the leading music institutions in Germany Performance opportunity in one of the castles/venues (again, details TBC) Dedicated cultural tour/itinerary that involves visits to various cultural sites, concerts and/or opera theatres For a glimpse of how it was in 2019, visit this link Fifteen Minutes of Fame is 15 one-minute works by different composers written for a specific performer or ensemble. Fifteen Minutes of Fame gives a variety of new music by living composers to audiences hungry to hear what is being created in today's music scene. " ...the 15 Minutes of Fame project of Vox Novus is a godsend. It organizes competitions whereby ensembles commission worldwide calls for submissions of approximately one-minute pieces, and then select their 15 favorites for premieres. The players, themselves emerging and without the funds for a traditional commission fee, get original works to present, while the likewise emerging composers get a chance for exposure and a premiere..." - Seth Gilman, NY Music Culture Examiner Proudly offering a scholarship to a promising cellist, to attend masterclasses with Dr. Anzél Gerber at the Wiener Musikseminar in Vienna, Austria WIENER MUSIKSEMINAR -International master classes in Vienna, Austria. The Wiener Musikseminar has, since its founding in 1970, committed itself to convey a piece of music history to young artists from around the world Vienna as the cultural centre of classical music is a fertile ground for this purpose. Apart from the international master classes, participants will have the opportunity to perform in a concert. 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Happy to consider offering a full scholarship to our 2021 Festival The Next Festival of Emerging Artists is an immersive experience for the modern string player, composer, and choreographer. It provides a comprehensive approach to entrepreneurial career-building, contemporary music performance, and intensive, personalized artistic development. “The spirit of the place is warm, friendly, informal, yet serious and reminds us why we make music together. There was time to ponder and work on every nuance, a rarity these days.” –Pierre Jalbert, composer “It is extremely rare to find a festival that fosters an environment of hard work and camaraderie while at the same time making contemporary music its primary focus. The Next Festival is an extraordinary home for new music and I encourage all open minded students to come and explore what the future holds!” –Jeffrey Zeigler, cellist “An ideal wellspring for artistic collaboration.” –Derek Bermel, composer “A sheer joy!” –Jennifer Koh, violinist Vox Novus is awarding a winning musician its services to organize and administer its Fifteen Minutes of Fame project for an online performance and interview in conjunction with Virtual Concert Halls. Bel Cantanti, an opera company, under the direction of Dr. Katerina Souvorova, was formed in 2003 with the express purpose of giving performance opportunities to local, operatic talent. Its members consist of young opera professionals, whose collective performance experiences include fully staged operatic productions in different venues around the country and abroad. The Fearless Artist Mastermind Full Scholarship for the 6-months Career development program Learn to manage your own success! The Fearless Artist Mastermind is pleased to offer a prize (valued at over €600) of a 6-month membership to their monthly career development program for musicians, as well as monthly 45-minute 1-1 coaching sessions for the prizewinner. This program offers structure, support and ultimately acceleration in the artist's career as they learn business and real world skills to position themselves for future opportunities as thriving musicians. Two Full Cello Scholarships (each is worth ca. $500) Online Summer Cello Master Classes to be awarded to the best cello finalists The 3rd WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2021 in London / CELLO ACADEMY 6ème BACH FESTIVAL GERS 2021 - BFG COURS DE MUSIQUE D'ÉTÉ EN LIGNE dPhoto Studio dPhoto Studio will create an artistic video portrait for the chosen winner: a 10-seconds professional video trailer dPhoto Studio specializes in photo and video production and motion graphic animations for web, commercial and private projects Drama Queen Graphics helps performing and visual arts groups engage with their audiences through eye-catching graphic design and branding solutions that stand out and demand attention. Entrada is an online video library that helps pianists achieve three-dimensional, whole-body piano technique, including for effortless Arpeggios, Trills, Tremolos, Scales, Octaves, and Repeated Chords. 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Virtual Concert Halls and American Fine Arts Festival Performance Awards Best Instrumental Performer : Appearance with a European Orchestra (TBD) during summer-fall season of 2021 (one prize will be awarded to the most overall qualified winner) Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall Awards Four awards : Performance at American Arts Festival Winners Recitals Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall in June, 2022 Best Voice : Performance at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall in the Fall 2022, presented at the Golden Voice concert Scholarship Award $500 For participation in summer programs presented by American Fine Arts Festival in Europe during summer 2022 Professional Engagement Award The winner will be offered an opportunity to be featured in GROUPMUSE exclusive Virtual Spotlight Concert Advertised throughout the entire Groupmuse network Winner will receive free live-streaming technical training and musician onboarding assistance via the Groupmuse platform and beyond Groupmuse is an online classical music platform and community of over 150,000 people that has facilitated 6,000+ chamber music house concerts, and over 300 virtual concerts since the COVID era Music2Meeting the first international artist management agency dedicated to bringing world-class musicians directly into the virtual workplace Lena Khandros Music Business Entrepreneur, Producer, Founder & CEO at Momentum Artists Management and Music2Meeting.com Scholarships to study in Madrid

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Aria Zhao < Back Aria Zhao Previous Next Aria Zhao USA PIANIST Aria Zhao has been studying the piano under Ms. Jia Shi since the age of six years old. She is the Laureates of many competitions, including Bay State Piano Competition, Virtuoso Grand Piano Competition (invited to perform at the Mirabell Garden in Salzburg, Austria), Golden Classical International Piano Competition, OPUS Music Competition state level, Concorso International Music Competition in Palmanova, Italy. Aria is honored to be Laureates and the youngest pianist award at the International Fedrick Chopin Competition for the Youth in Poland. Recently, Aria won the Third Place at Paderewski International Piano Competition; Chopin Waltz Award and Counsel General Award at Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition. Aria is the recipient of Alice Procter Award for outstanding original composition in the classical style. In August, Aria was invited to perform Concerto with Tarnow Orchestra in Poland. Aside from piano, Aria enjoys drawing, swimming, ice-skating and playing cello.

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Teresa Laiz < Back Teresa Laiz Previous Next Teresa Laiz 🇪🇸 Spain CASTANETIST Teresa Laiz (Madrid, 1966) Dancer, Teacher, Composer and Castanets Soloist. Director/Founder of the International Castanets Festival. Member of the International Dance Council CID - UNESCO. Orchestra and Band Conducting Studies. Degree in English Philology. Doctoral Courses in Linguistics. Master in Personnel Management. After teaching and performing as a Flamenco dancer, she began her career as a castanets soloist in 2006 composing her own Castanets scores, offering concerts, teaching and writing her own Castanets Method. Discography “Repicando el Alma” (2007). Participation in the Soundtrack of the film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Roque Baños, directed by Terry Gilliam 2018.

YUNG-HSUAN LEE < Back YUNG-HSUAN LEE Previous Next YUNG-HSUAN LEE Taiwan VOICE In 2022, Yung-Hsuan took on the challenge of participating in major‭ ‬online‭ ‬music‭ ‬competitions‭ ‬abroad.‭ ‬As‭ ‬of August 1‭ ‬2022,‭ ‬seventeen international online music competition results have been revealed, of which she received fifteen gold awards or first‭ ‬ ‭ ‬places,‭ two ‬silver‭ ‬award,‭ ‬and‭ ‬distinction‭ ‬awards‭ ‬in‭ ‬six competitions. In particular, after winning the New York Golden Classical Music‭ ‬Award, she‭ ‬was‭ ‬even‭ ‬invited‭ ‬to‭ ‬attend‭ ‬the‭ ‬award‭ ‬winner performance held in Carnegie Harll. However, in consideration of Carnegie Hall’s COVID-19 policy at the time, Yung-Hsuan regretfully declined. Fortunately, in later competitions , after winning the Salzburg and Amsterdam"Grand Prize Virtuoso", she‭ ‬was‭ ‬invited‭ ‬to‭ ‬attend‭ ‬the‭ ‬award‭ ‬winner performance and award ceremony again. She has accepted the invitation to the ceremony and performed and received the award at the Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) on July 14, 2022.

Subin Lee < Back Subin Lee Previous Next Subin Lee 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea HARPIST Subin Lee is the Marylin Costello Annual Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studies with Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She won first prize at the Suoni d’arpa International Harp Competition. As the youngest among all contestants, Subin was the winner of the 2017 Lyon & Healy Awards and is also a prizewinner of Szeged International Harp Competition, Germany International Harp Competition, Korea International Harp Competition, and Hudson International Concerto Competition. Subin has been selected as Kumho Prodigy sponsored by the Kumho Asiana Foundation to hold solo recitals in 2014 and 2016. She has also performed solo in Lincoln Center, Seoul Arts Center, and Youngsan Art Center. Subin has performed concerto works with Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania Timisoara Orchestra, Philharmonians Orchestra, GYO Youth Orchestra, YASP Orchestra, and has performed as student soloist with Temple University Symphony Orchestra, winning the Boyer College Concerto Competition. Subin has participated in monthly volunteer concerts in Cha Medical Center and has also performed volunteer concerts in Joongang University Hospital, Asan Medical Center, Samsung Seoul Medical Center, International Bobas Hospital, and I-eum Arts Center for the Disabled. She has also shown exceptional work in her academic studies and has received the Mayor’s Seoul Citizen Award for Creative Science and Arts and Seoul Superintendent of Education Award.

Uno Yanagi < Back Uno Yanagi Previous Next Uno Yanagi 🇺🇸 USA PIANIST Sixteen-year-old pianist, Uno Yanagi, began her piano studies at the age of four under the direction of Alla Arutyunyan. Since then, she has won numerous awards at local, state, and international competitions. Among them include First Prizes at the Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition 2021, which led to her debut in Carnegie Hall. She won the Grand Prize award, as well as the Exceptional Young Talent Award at the Rome Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition. 2022 was a magical year for Uno, performing solo in Carnegie Hall for winners’ recitals for winning several major international competitions such as the First Prize Elite International Music Competition and the First Prize Crescendo International Music Competition. After winning the competition, Uno was invited to the International Student Exchange Program, the Honor Award at Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition in Poland. She also received an Honorable mention at International Music Competition OPUS 2022 in Poland. Furthermore, Uno has won Second Prize in the American Protégé International Talent Competition and Honorable Mention Winner for the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition. She has two winner’s awards and solo performances scheduled at Carnegie Hall in 2023. Uno has also won top prizes at the London International Music Competition, Southern California Junior Bach Festival, and Romantic Festival. Outside of music, she loves to read, paint, and do the math.

Luke Eggert < Back Luke Eggert Previous Next Luke Eggert 🇺🇸 USA VIOLINIST Luke Aden Eggert’s passion for music began at the age of four. Luke loves to express his feelings with his music while playing both classical and fiddle music. Luke received the Gold Prize in the Global Genius Music Competition 2022 Spring Season. Luke also won 1st place during the OPUS Music Competition 2021 at the State level. Luke placed 1st in his division at the Progressive Musicians Online Classics Competition 2020, and currently performs with the Waco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Luke was chosen three years running to perform the National Anthem for Round Rock Express Baseball at Dell Diamond stadium.