2024-2025 Young Soloist Competition

Open to young musicians residing or taking lessons in Oregon, our Young Soloist Competition provides an opportunity for young musicians to perform as soloists with Oregon Mozart Players during our exciting Da Capo concert in May 2025.

Thanks to the Trudy Rumple Prizes, we are offering the following this
year in awards to competition winners:

$2,000 | First Prize | Senior Category

$750 | Second Prize | Senior Category

$1,500 | First Prize | Junior Category

$750 | Second Prize | Junior Category

Prizes

Important Dates

Winners will perform with OMP at our final performance,
Da Capo on May 17, 2025.

Please find a list of previously accepted repertoire for the competition here.

 If your piece is not listed, please contact Rebecca at outreach@oregonmozartplayers.org for confirmation of your selected repertoire.

Guidelines

Instrumental applicants must be 18 years of age or under on the day of the final round of the competition, must not have completed high school, and must be residents of the state of Oregon.

Vocal applicants must be 16–22 years of age or under on the day of the competition, and must be residents of the state of Oregon. Out-of-state residents taking lessons with an instructor in the state of Oregon will be accepted in the competition.

Standard orchestral instruments, including piano, harp, saxophone, and percussion are eligible to enter. 

Repertoire must consist of one or more memorized movements of a standard work for a solo instrument and chamber orchesra — orchestration includes 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harp, keyboard, and strings. 

Other works outside of this orchestration must be approved by the Artistic Director and Competition Coordinator in order to be considered. 

Application Fee

Our $30 application fee can be paid in any of the following ways:

You can pay online on our donations page here. Please make a note of your YSC application when making your payment.

You can mail a check to our office, located at 174 E 16th Ave Suite 142, Eugene OR 97401. Your check must be received in our office before the application deadline to be considered.

The Trudy Rumple Prizes

The Trudy Rumple Prizes were established in her memory by her husband Bill in 2017. The Rumples lived in Eugene for more than 25 years and enthusiastically supported the arts, especially the Oregon Mozart Players. 

Violinist Andrew Lee

Senior Division

First Place: Andrew Lee, Violin: Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor, Mvt. 1

Second Place: Kevin lin, Marimba: Sergei Golovko Concerto for Marimba, Mvts. 1 & 3

Junior Division

First Place: Yuwei Zhang, Violin: Pablo de Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella

Second Place: Alexander Zhu, Violin: Tomaso Vitali Chaconne in G Minor

2024-2025 Winners

Andrew Lee

Kevin Lin

Yuwei Zhang

Alexander Zhu

Past Winners

  • Leo Trajano, Violin
    Senior Division | First Place

    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, Mvt. 1, Allegro

    Sawa Yamaguchi, Vioin
    Junior Division | First Place

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Opo. 64 Mvt. 3, Allegro Molto Vivace

    Kristen Kim, Cello
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Tchaikovsky: Variation on a Rococo Theme

    Ellie Liu, Cello
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody

  • Noah Carr, Violin
    Senior Division | First Place
    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Major, I. Allegro

    Asher Lewis, Violin
    Junior Division | First Place Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op. 20

    Hanu Nahm, Violin
    Senior Division | Second Place
    Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, I. Allegro moderato

    Jason Han, Cello
    Junior Division | Second Place
    Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, I. Allegro non troppo

  • Derek Choi, Violin
    Senior Division | First Place
    Barber: Violin Concerto Op. 14, I. Allegro

    Kristen Kim, cello
    Junior Division | First Place

    Saint Saëns: Cello Concerto in A Minor, III. Tempo primo

    Ellie Kim, violin
    Senior Division | Second Place
    Saint Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Shuhan Li, piano
    Junior Division | Second Place
    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15, I. Allegro con Brio

  • No competition held in 2021.

  • Ian Song, violin
    Senior Division | First Place

    Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, I. Allegro moderato

    Maggie Carter, double bass
    Junior Division | First Place

    Proto: A Carmen Fantasy for Double Bass and Orchestra, Mvts. I-III

    Teddy Zhang, bassoon
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Weber: Concerto for Bassoon in F Major, Op. 75, I. Allegro ma non troppo

    Katie Liu, violin
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato

    Jason Han, Cello
    Junior Division | Second Place
    Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, I. Allegro non troppo

  • Morgan Paige, soprano
    Senior Division | First Place

    Offenbach: “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” from Les contes d’Hoffmann
    Bernstein: “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide

    Angela Rose Padula, cello
    Junior Division | First Place

    Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, I. Allegro moderato

    Trinity Goff, piano
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73, I. Allegro

    Sadie Wang, cello
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, III. Allegro molto

  • Nicholas Dill, violin
    Senior Division | First Place

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, I. Allegro molto appassionato

    Ian Song, violin
    Junior Division | First Place

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, I. Allegro molto appassionato

    Annie Zhang, cello
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

    Jude Dow-Hygelund, piano
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, I. Molto allegro con fuoco

  • Avery Hsieh, piano
    Senior Division | First Place

    Weber: Konzertstuck in F Minor, Op. 79, I. Larghetto: Affettuoso

    Claire Ku, piano
    Junior Division | First Place

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19, I. Allegro con brio

    Victor Rudkowsky, piano
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102, I. Allegro

    Jude Dow-Hygelund, piano
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18, I. Allegro con brio

  • Grace Rosier, violin
    Senior Division | First Place

    Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76

    Michael Gu, piano
    Junior Division | First Place (tie)

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, I. Molto allegro con fuoco

    Adrian Hsieh, cello
    Junior Division | First Place (tie)

    Saint-Säens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33, III. Molto allegro

    Catherine Youn, piano
    Senior Division | Second Place

    Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, I. Allegro affettuoso

    Kira Wang, cello
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 9 in B-flat Major, I. Allegro moderato

  • John Fawcett, violin
    Senior Division | First Place

    Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor, III. Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo

    Claire Wells, violin
    Junior Division | First Place

    Arutiunian: Violin Concerto, II. Allegretto, III. Adagio recitativo, IV. Allegro molto

    Tristan Jong, piano
    Senior Division | Second Place

    MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23, I. Larghetto calmato

    Michael Gu, piano
    Junior Division | Second Place

    Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414, I. Allegro