This Year's Winners
Mattia Wang, Junior Division
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op.22
I. Allegro moderato
Henryk Wieniawski
Cole Delgado, Senior Division
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
III. Presto
Camille Saint-Saëns
About the Competition
Open to all students who have been registered for the 2026-27 year and are taking at least 12 private lessons per semester at The Rivers School Conservatory. The length of the lesson must be appropriate to the student’s level.
Students will compete in one of two divisions: the Junior Division is for students ages 12 and under on the application deadline. The Senior Division is for students ages 13 and up on the same date. All competitors must be enrolled in their second consecutive semester or greater at RSC. Summers are not counted in this total.
The deadline to apply for the 2026–2027 competition is November 29, 2026.
Students are required to play one movement of a concerto of their choice from memory with accompaniment at the live competition in Rivera Recital Hall on Saturday, December 12, 2026. Depending on timing, judges reserve the right to stop or skip to another selection of your selected movement. All contestants must have their concerto approved by the Rivers Symphony Orchestra conductor Christopher Memoli before entering the competition.
The winner of each division will perform their movement with the Rivers Symphony Orchestra at their concert at Regis College on Saturday, March 6, 2027.
For more information, please contact RSC's Director of Operations, Lindsey Robb, before entering the competition.
Previous Winners
2024-25
Clara Min, cello (student of Ronald Lowry)
Arlene Kim, cello (student of Eugene Kim)
2023-24
William J. Kim, cello (student of Ronald Lowry)
Henry Tushman, piano (student of Sandra Hebert)
2022-23
Valerie Bai, violin (student of Kelly Barr)
Daniel Chin, violin (student of Jin-Kyung Joen)
2021-22
Adalia Wen, piano (student of Sandra Hebert)
Iris Tian, violin (student of Jin-Kyung Joen)
Zoe Weng, piano (student of Ana Popa)
2020-21
Yasmin Myers, violin
Julius Arolovitch, piano
2018-19
Andrew Y. Kim, cello (student of Ron Lowry)
Ethan Wood, piano (student of Erin Lindsey)
2017-18
Theo Teng, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
Sarah Royka, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
2016-17
Andrew Kim, cello (student of Ron Lowry)
Katherine Liu, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
2015-16
Emilia Spasojevic, cello (student of Ron Lowry)
Theo Teng, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
Julius Arolovitch, piano (student of Ian Lindsey)
2014-15
Kadar Qian, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
Katarina Spasojevic, violin (student of Magdalena Richter)
2013-14
Victor Li, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)
Emilia DeJesus, piano (student of A. Ramon Rivera)