We are pleased to announce the Connecticut state winners from the MTNA Competitions, first round of MTNA Competitions, that took place on Saturday, November 4th at UCONN’s Music School.
Connecticut Chamber Music String – 1 entry
Representative, Osiris Quartet, Solomiya Ivakhiv
Mai Vestergaard, Violin
Noa Michaud, Clarinet
Brandon Kaplan, Viola
Brian Roach, Violin
Bronwyn Reeve, Cello
Connecticut Chamber Music Wind – 2 entries
Winner, Duende Saxophone Quartet, Carrie Koffman
Perry Roth, Soprano Saxophone
Connor Baba, Alto Saxophone
Joseph Spence, Tenor Saxophone
Bradley Karas, Baritone Saxophone
Alternate, Ilithios Quartet, Carrie Koffman
Sophie Kaye, Soprano Saxophone
Andrew Carey, Baritone Saxophone
Giovanna Virgil, Tenor Saxophone
Abby Pollock, Alto Saxophone
Connecticut Junior Performance Piano – 5 entries
Winner, Stephanie Chang, Piano, Svitlana Fiorito
Alternate, Alexandra Maskoff, Piano, Tatyana Pikayzen
Honorable mention, Preston Yao, Piano, Svitlana Fiorito
Connecticut Junior Performance String – 4 entries
Winner, Beatrice Low, Violin, Asya Meshberg, Riko Higuma
Alternate, Tyler Tan, Violin, Kyung Yu, Jin Jiang
Honorable mention, Daniel Wang, Viola, Melinda Daetsch, Frank Viola
Connecticut Junior Performance Woodwind – 1 entry
Representative, Parker Schultz, Saxophone, Shane Rathburn, tbd
Connecticut Senior Performance Piano – 10 entries
Winner, Shine Peng, Piano, Fabio Witkowski
Alternate, Kai Yan Brian Wong, Piano, Gisele Witkowski
Honorable mention, Victor You, Piano, Phillip Kawin
Nicholas Attkiss, Piano, Yoshie Akimoto
Connecticut Senior Performance String – 4 entries
Winner, Shane Kim, Violin, Fabio Witkowski, Elina Christova
Alternate, Percy Chen, Violin, Solomiya Ivakhiv, Maria Centola
Honorable mention, Taylor Chen, Violin, Solomiya Ivakhiv, Maria Centola
Connecticut Senior Performance Woodwind – 3 entries
Winner, Christine Deng, Flute, Fabio Witkowski, Elina Christova
Alternate, Elizabeth Henshaw, Flute, Fabio Witkowski, Elina Christova
Honorable mention, Trevor Schultz, Saxophone, Shane Rathburn, tbd
Connecticut Senior Piano Duet – 1 entry
Representative, Elena Gribelyuk, Piano, Svitlana Fiorito
Gyan Maria, Piano
Connecticut Young Artist Performance Piano – 1 entry
Representative, Olga Radovic, Piano, Angelina Gadeliya
Connecticut Young Artist Performance String – 2 entries
Winner, Priscilla Back, Violin, Solomiya Ivakhiv, Allan Conway
Alternate, Mai Vestergaard, Violin, Solomiya Ivakhiv, Allan Conway
Connecticut Young Artist Performance Woodwind – 2 entries
Winner, Joseph Spence, Saxophone, Carrie Koffman, Elizabeth Tomczyk
Alternate, Bradley Karas, SaxophoneCarrie Koffman, Elisabeth Tomczyk