The 2021 PCS Major auditions were conducted via video submission. The adjudicator was Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following winners:

Marissa Weston, violin
Xiang Ji, saxophone
Xiaohan HU, piano
Megan Santoro, voice
Sun Chang, piano
Benjamin Werley, tenor

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these unusual auditions.

We will update the Home page of the PCS website as information about the fall concerts becomes available.

The 2021 PCS Young Artists auditions were conducted via video submission. The auditions were adjudicated by Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory. Mr. Novak selected the following Young Artists to be featured on the PCS YouTube channel:

Leona Chen, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Upper St. Clair High School
Cody Conley, violin, a student of Mark Huggins, attends PA Leadership Charter School
Lawrence Liu, piano, a student of Tanya Gelman, attends Fox Chapel Area High School
Sophia Jho, harp, a student og Gretchen van Hoesen, attends Shady Side Academy
Bryan Wang, piano, a student of Marina Lupinacci, attends North Allegheny Cyber School
Emily Kocur, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Moon Area High School
Matthew Tao, piano, a student of Frederic Chiu, attends Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Lu, piano, a student of Luz Manriquez, attends Upper St. Clair High School

Further information about the artists and their cyber concerts will be posted on our Home page.

PCS had to resort to video applications this year. Those applications were sent to Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory, who selected the following winners:

Anthony Gray, piano

Jiyeon Lee, piano

John Williams, guitar

Zuly Inirio, soprano

Isabella Egawa, violin

Planning for the concerts featuring these winners is underway. Updates will be posted the Home page as necessary.

Congratulations to the winners and a sincere thanks to all those who applied.

"Heavenward: Meditation for Solo Violin" by PCS 2019 Winner Devin Arrington available on Spotify and iTunes.  YouTube link to composition:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8t_p0By4zw

October 20, 2019:

Mia Venezia, harp
Phoebe Robertson, flute

June 8, Nathan Magley, clarinet

June 15, Maine and Zora Hoppo, violin and piano duo

June 22, Vivo string quartet
                 Enoch Hsiao and Carolyn Carr, violins
                 Futen Wang, viola
                 Yunshu Li, cello

July 6, Gary Peng, piano

August 3, Amanda Kengor, harp

August 10, Emily Gallagher, soprano

August 17, Skyler Moon, harp

August 24, Joseph Sandler, baritone

Major Winners Concerts:

Sunday, September 22, 2019, 2:00 PM

Devin Arrington, solo violin 
Agatha Holland, soprano

Sunday, October 20, 2019, 2:00 PM

Phoebe Robertson, flute
Mia Venezia, harp

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 2:00 PM

Yiwen Zhang and Hsing-Yi Tsai, piano duo
Toshitaka Hoppo, violin

Saturday, March 14, 2020, Young Artists auditions. The adjudicator will be Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory.

Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2020, Major auditions. The adjudicator will be Thomas Novak, Vice President and Provost, New England Conservatory.

Sunday March 29 and Sunday April 19, 2020, 2:00 PM, Young Artists Concerts

Sunday, June 7, 2020, 2:00 PM, Alumni Concert:

Becky Billock, piano
Eunice Keem, violin

The PCS 2019 Major auditions were held on April 12 and 13. The adjudicator was Alan Fletcher, Aspen Music Festival and School president and CEO. Mr. Fletcher selected the following winners who will be featured in concert in fall:

Agatha Holland, soprano
Toshitaka Hoppo, violin
Yiwen Zhang and Hsing-Yi Tsai, piano duo
Devin Arrington, solo violin
Phoebe Robertson, flute
Mia Venezia, harp

Information about the artists and their concerts will be posted on the Home page of the PCS web site as soon as scheduling is finalized.
Congratulations to the winners and sincere thanks to all those who participated in these auditions.

The PCS 2019 Young Artists auditions were held on March 9. The adjudicator was Alan Fletcher, Aspen Music Festival and School President and CEO.

Mr. Fletcher selected the following winners:

Nathan Magley, clarinet. He is a student of Thomas Thompson and attends Pittsburgh CAPA.

Aaron Berger, violin. He is a student of Hong-Guang Jia and attends Taylor Allderdice High School.

William Wang and J. Oliver Choo, violin and piano duo.
           William Wang, violin, is a student of Monique Mead and attends North Allegheny Senior High School.
            J. Oliver Choo, piano, is a student of Marina Lupinacci and attends Fox Chapel Area High School.
            The duo is coached by Marina Lupinacci

Vivo String Quartet
           Futen Wang, viola, is a student of Marylène Gingras-Roy and attends North Allegheny Senior High School
           Enoch Hsiao, violin, is a student of Rachel Stegeman and attends North Allegheny Senior High School
           Carolyn Carr, violin, is a student of Rachel Stegeman and attends North Allegheny Senior High School
           Yunshu Li, cello, is a student of Katya Janpoladyan and attends North Allegheny Intermediate High School.
           The quartet is coached by Charles Stegeman and Jeremy Black.

Amanda Kengor, harp, a student of Jing-I Jang and is home schooled.

Skyler Moon, harp, is a student of Gretchen van Hoesen and attends North Catholic High School.

Maine Hoppo and Sora Hoppo, violin and piano duo.
             Maine Hoppo, violin, is a student of Hong-Guang Jia and attends North Allegheny Senior High School
              Sora Hoppo, piano, is a student of Luz Manriquez and attends North Allegheny Senior High School.

Emily Gallagher, soprano, a student of Maria Spagagna and attends Carnegie Mellon University.

Gary Peng, piano, a student of Marina Lupinacci and attends Sewickley Academy Senior School.

Joseph Sandler, Baritone, a student of Daniel Teadt and attends Carnegie Mellon University.

Informations regarding the two concerts that feature the above winners, on March 31 and April 14, 2019, will be available on the PCS Home page once the scheduling is finalized.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in these auditions.
 

Every year, the Johnstwon Music Series selects a winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society's Major auditions to perform at one of their concerts. This year, the Besozzi trio, XiangJi and Daniel Muller, saxophone and Hyun Joo Park, piano, were selected to perform on October 27 at 7:30. 

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