
Concerto Competition
Moores School Symphony Orchestra 2020 Virtual Concerto Competition
Grand Prize & Audience Choice Award Winner
Eduard Gavril, Piano, Gershwin: Concerto in F
Finalists
Wind/Brass/Percussion Division: Jhoser Salazar, clarinet, Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
String Division: Hasmik Vardanyan, cello, Elgar Cello Concerto
Vocal Division: Siwei Zhang, soprano, Ravel: Shéhérazade
Piano Division: Eduard Gavril, Gershwin: Concerto in F
Awards
Grand Prize $1,000* (Presented in addition to the Division Prize)
Audience Choice $500 (Chosen from the Division finalists)
Division Winners $750; Honorable Mention $250
Competition Chairs
Jo Dee Wright, Moores Society Immediate Past President
Ann Ayre, Moores Society Trustee
Grand Prize Judges
Vadym Kholodenko, pianist
John Mangum, ED/CEO, Houston Symphony
Ana María Martínez, soprano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Yoonshin Song, concertmaster, Houston Symphony
Competition Award Underwriters
- Grand Prize Award, $1000: Mary Ann and Robert Wilkins
- Division Winner Award, Piano, $750: Gary Hollingsworth and Ken Hyde
- Division Winner Award, Voice, $750: Ellen and Alan Holzberg
- Division Winner Award, Strings, $750: A Friend of the Moores Society
- Division Winner Award, Winds/Brass/Percussion, $750: Jane and Dick Schmitt
- Audience Choice Award, $500: Joint contribution by Jo Dee Wright and Ann Ayre
Grand Prize Judges Underwriters
- John Mangum, ED/CEO, Houston Symphony: Jackie and Malcolm Mazow
- Vadym Kholodenko, pianist: Jo Dee Wright
- Ana María Martínez: Debbie Feuer
- Yoonshin Song: Debbie Feuer
Recording Underwriters
Ann Ayre, Darlene Clark, Virginia and Gage Van Horn, Linda Katz, Kusum Patel, Shirley Rose, Donna Shen
Application Deadline
Recording
Virtual Final Round
Announcement of winners
Adjudication
Division round: Each division will be judged by a panel of MSM faculty composed of two (2) appropriate division faculty and one (1) non-applied faculty member. The judges are tasked with selecting a Division Winner, who will advance to the final round. An Honorable Mention prize may also be awarded.
Final Round: The final round will be judged by an external panel of five (5) distinguished individuals in the music industry (performers, teachers, critics, managers, etc.). One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be chosen. An Audience Choice Prize will also be awarded by viewers of the livestream broadcast.