The PCS Young Artists auditions were held on Saturday, January 7, 2017. The adjudicator was James Gandre, president of the Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Gandre selected the following winners, listed by alphabetical order:
The Amadeus Quintet, coached by Dennis O'Boyle:
Joseph Comella, violin, home schooled, student of Cyrus Forough
Minori Hayakawa, violin, Upper St. Clair High School, student of Ellen Chen-Livingston
Yosen Wang, viola, North Allegheny High School, student of Marylène Gingras-Roy
Chris Fedor, cello, North Allegheny High School, student of Katya Janpoladyan
Ariana Chiu, piano, Upper St. Clair High School, student of Natasha Snitkovsky
James Cunningham IV, CAPA, and Devin Moore, Chartiers Valley High School, viola duo, students of Marylène Gingras-Roy.
Austin Li, piano, Upper Saint Clair High School, a student of Luz Manriquez
Devin Moore, viola, Chartiers Valley High School, student of Marylène Gingras-Roy,
Eric Wang, piano, Ingomar Middle School, student of Natasha Snitkovsky
William Wang, violin, North allegheny Intermediate High School, student of Monique Mead
Well Tempered Trio, coached by Marina Lupinacci
Joseph Comella, violin, home schooled, student of Cyrus Forough
Cameron Schepner, piano, Hampton High School, student of Marina Lupinacci
Chris Fedor, cello, North Allegheny High School, student of Katya Janpoladyan
Piano Duo
Yosen Wang, North Allegheny High school, student of Marina Lupinacci
Futen Wang, North Allegheny Intermediate High School, student of Marina Lupinacci
Each of the winners will receive a Benjamin and Anna Perlow Scholarship and will be featured on one of two concerts, March 12 and 26, 2017. Further information about these concerts will be posted as soon as programmimg is finalized.
Thanks to all those who participated in the auditions and congratulations to the winners.
