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 18th annual Young Artists Debut! The Van Buren Concerto Concert Competition - Amazing Prodigies, Great ConcertosA Gala Concert spotlighting ten outstanding winners of the 18th annual Young Artists Debut! Competition conducted by Niel Deponte. The 2012 concert will be held Tuesday, April 10th at 7:30pm in the Newmark Theatre.Niel DePonte, artistic director and conductor of the Young Artists Debut! The Van Buren Concerto Competition announced the 2012 winners of the annual competition on January 8th. The 10 soloists, selected from an initial pool of 51 entrants, were then selected from 28 semi-finalists at auditions held at Lewis & Clark College’s Evans Auditorium. Winners will perform with DePonte and an orchestra drawn from the ranks of the Oregon Symphony and Oregon Ballet Theatre orchestras on Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:30 PM at the Newmark Theatre. Tickets for the concert are available through MetroArts Inc at 503-245-4885 and Ticketmaster. Tickets are $25 for Orchestra seating and $15 for Balcony seating. The concert is sponsored by The Portland Center for the Performing Arts and is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Work for Art and produced by MetroArts Inc, DePonte¹s non-profit arts-education organization. The winning young artists for 2012 are:
The concert is sponsored by The Arnold Marks Family Charitable Trust, The Portland Center for the Performing Arts, and is produced by MetroArts Inc, DePonte's nonprofit arts-education organization. Each young artist will perform at least one movement of a major concerto written for their instrument at the gala concert and will attend coaching sessions with DePonte. There they will discuss not only the interpretation of their concertos, but also how to solo with an orchestra, ways to approach repertoire, and what it takes to be a professional musician. After this year's competition, Niel DePonte, who is also music director and conductor for Oregon Ballet Theatre and who has been nominated for a Grammy Award as a concerto soloist himself said, "This is an exciting class of young artists and, on average, one of the youngest we've ever had. I look forward to working with them for the next few months and having them make appearances in schools and other venues along the way. They are terrific role models for other children, showing what hard work and determination can achieve." |
Meet the 2012 Winners of the 18th Annual Young Artist Debut! Competition |
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Vivia Chi of Happy Valley, Oregon is a 16 year-old pianist and studies with Barbara Parker. Vivia is a junior at Clackamas High School and will perform the first movement of Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No.5. 
Valerie Ding of Portland, Oregon is a 14 year-old pianist and studies with Dorothy Fahlman. Valerie is a freshman at the Catlin Gabel School and will perform Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, Allegro affettuoso. Valerie is now a two-time winner of the Young Artists Debut! Competition who also performed in the 2010 concert. 
Nikolaas Top of Salem, Oregon is a 17 year-old pianist and studies with Harold Gray. Nikolas is a junior at the Veritas School and will perform the first movement of Saint-Saens’ Concerto No. 2. 
Sherry Liang of Happy Valley, Oregon is a 16 year-old pianist and studies with Barbara Parker. Sherry is a junior at Clackamas High School and will perform the first movement of the Prokofiev Concerto in C Major, No.3. 
Lauren Yoon of Wilsonville, Oregon is a 12 year-old pianist and studies with Elizabeth Stern. Lauren is a 7th grader at Athey Creek Middle School and will perform the third movement of Beethoven’s Concert in B flat Major, No.2.
Rachel Graves of Vancouver, Washington is a 14 year-old violinist and studies with Clarisse Atcherson. Rachel is a freshman at Mountain View High School and will perform Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. 