The 2009 PCS Young Artists auditions were held on Saturday, January 3, 2009. The adjudicator was Douglas Lowry, Dean of the Eastman School of Music. Dean Lowry chose the followong winners listed in alphabetical order:

William DeLelles, Marimba, Steubenville High School

Jeremy Malvin, Marimba, CAPA

Klara Pinkerton, cello, Homeschool (Mt. Lebanon)

Leigh Poulton, flute, Duquesne University

Inory Sakai, violin, The Ellis School

Diana Shi, violin, Morgantown High School

Hope Vannucci, violin, CAPA

Aleksandr Voinov, piano, Ingomar Middle School

Each winner will receive a Perlow scholarship and will be presented in one of two concerts held on March 1 and March 15, 2009. More concert information will be available on this Web site as soon as programming is finalized. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in the auditions.