Congratulations to the 2024 Fischoff Competition Winners
Grand Prize Winner ($15,000)
Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Senior String Division
Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Silver Medal ($4,000) – Hesper Quartet – Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY and Juilliard School, New York, NY
Sojeong Kim (violin), Ye jin Yoon (violin), SoHui Yun (viola), Connor Kim (cello)
Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Erinys Quartet – Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Stewart (violin), Joosep Reimaa (violi), Marija Raisanen (viola), Stergios Theodoridis (cello)
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – LOTUS Quartet – Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Giancarlo Lay (soprano saxophone), Johnathan Lee (alto saxophone), Keegan Ewan (tenor saxophone), Jerick Meagher (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal ($4,000) – Zed – University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Austin, TX
Connor O’Toole (soprano saxophone), Jacob Feldman (alto saxophone), Marina Sakellakis (tenor saxophone), David Bennette (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Onda Sonora – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ethan Roberts (soprano saxophone), Zach Mathews (alto saxophone), Kevin Barton (tenor saxophone), Joshua Mithuen (baritone saxophone)
Lift Every Voice Prize ($1,500)
Best performance of a piece by a historically underrepresented composer in the chamber music world.
Senior String – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Senior Wind – PULSE – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ml
Zachary Costello (soprano saxophone), Spencer Cox (alto saxophone), Owen Robinson (tenor saxophone), Michael Ethier (baritone saxophone)
Junior String Division:
Gold Medal ($2,500) – Saphir Quartet – Barratt-Due Institute of Music, Oslo, Norway
Philippe Jayer (violin/viola), Torje Rflbu (violin/viola), Amanda Noor Vatn (violin/viola), Iris Kalliovirta (cello)
Silver Medal ($2,000) – Breshears String Quartet – San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Dustin Breshears (violin), Valery Breshears (violin), Colin Breshears (viola), Starla Breshears (cello)
Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Quartet Meraviglia – The Music Institute of Chicago Academy, Evanston, IL
Elle Cho (violin), Lauren Kim (violin), Emily Chen (viola), Lucy Wu (cello)
Junior Wind Division:
Gold Medal ($2,500) – Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet – Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Andrew Diaz (soprano saxophone), Joshua Furtak (alto saxophone), Gabriel Garnier, (tenor saxophone), Noah Vu (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal ($2,000) – Five Guys Wind Quintet – National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, Washington, DC
Jayden Lee (flute), Louis Westerman (clarinet), Annie Jung (oboe), Alison Pollock, (bassoon), Austin Adaranijo (French horn)
Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Astraea Quartet – Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Quinlan Collins (soprano saxophone), Jacob lttycheria (alto saxophone), Eli Ward, (tenor saxophone), Paige Chirempes (baritone saxophone)
American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize ($500)
Sponsored by the American Brass Quintet, this award honors the most outstanding brass ensemble in the Junior Wind Division. The American Brass Quintet (ABQ) is dedicated to supporting and encouraging the growing number of young brass ensembles in the U.S.
Junior Wind – The Bone Rangers – Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Genesis Morales (trombone), Padric Sullivan (trombone), Jonathan Martinez (bass trombone), Calleigh Riordan (bass trombone)
Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble ($300)
Awarded to the highest-ranking Strings Division piano ensembles. In addition to the cash prize, the winner will be invited to the Mimir Festival to work with the Horszowski Trio and other distinguished faculty members.
Senior String – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)
Junior String – Trío de Ángeles – Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Esme Arias-Kim (violin), Angela Rose Padula (cello), Caden Lin (piano)
Kenneth Geoffroy Memorial Award ($800)
To encourage the participation of local chamber music ensembles in the Fischoff Competition, a special prize is awarded to the highest ranking junior ensemble from the Michiana region (60 mile radius of South Bend).
Music For – Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN
