Performance Opportunities, Adjudications, and Master Classes for Young Musicians
2025 Concerto Division Winners in Concert
Join us for an evening of great music! Our Competition Winners will perform in concert under the baton of conductor, Michael Wheatley, with Philharmonia Northwest Orchestra.
Young Artists Concerto Concert, Saturday, May 10, 2025,
TICKETS (tickets will be held at Will Call)
CONCERT SOLOISTS
- Miyako Berman, piano – Mozart Concerto in C major, K. 467, III.
- Kyle Yeung, piano – Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, III.
- Lily Richards, violin – Korngold Concerto in D major, Op. 35, I.
- Anderson Widjaja, double bass – Bruch Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
- Maia Nemes, flute – Nielsen Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119
- Hana Gottesman, violin – Ravel Tzigane – Rapsodie de Concert
FESTIVAL MEDALISTS: Hana Gottesman, violin | Maia Nemes, flute | Kyle Yeung, piano

2025 SYAMFA Festival Finalists
Senior Concerto – Piano
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- Alexander Du
- Bowen Leung
- Kyle Yeung
- Jeffrey Zhao
- Radmila Sabirova, Alternate
Junior Concerto – Piano
- Miyako Berman
- Alvin Lee
- Yuyang Liu
- Colyn Li, Alternate
Senior Concerto – Violin/Viola
- Hana Gottesman
- Lily Richards
- Jeanne Park
- Caileen Wan
- Leyan Gao, Alternate
Junior Concerto – Violin/Viola
- Rito Imaoka
- Jessie Wu, Alternate
Senior Concerto – Cello/Bass
- Jaewon Lee
- Leyna Kitahama
- Anderson Widjaja
- Leah Everling, Alternate
Junior Concerto – Cello/Bass
- Abigail Gao
- Anthony Kim
- Jaeha Lee, Alternate
Senior Concerto – Flute
- Maia Nemes
- Yilin Zhang, Alternate
Junior Concerto – Flute
- Chloe Cao
- Annie Liu, Alternate
SENIOR/JUNIOR CONCERTO – REED
- Xueheng Wang
- Isaiah Girges, Alternate

“The Seattle Young Artists Music Festival provides an exceptional opportunity for young musicians to perform. The concerto competition and culminating concerto concert with symphony orchestra demonstrates the high level of artistry our local young musicians have achieved.”
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Dr. Robin McCabe
Director Emeritus, UW School of Music
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