About the Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition
To honor our founder and Conductor Emeritus, the Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra named our annual concerto competition the Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition.
In just a few short years, the Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition has become a popular and beloved part of the performing arts community in the state of Hawai‘i. Taking place on Hawai‘i Island, but often drawing in students from many neighboring islands, the competition is an essential part of the Kamuela Philharmonic’s mission, as well as the focal point for one of our season concerts at Kahilu Theatre.
Young players up to the age of 18 from the state of Hawai‘i are eligible to compete.
There are three different categories in the competition based on age.
• 12 and under
• 13-15
• 16-18
During the competition, each contestant is asked to perform one movement of a concerto from memory, with piano accompaniment, before a panel of judges.
Winners from each age group are selected to perform their piece during one of the season concerts at Kahilu Theatre with the entire Kamuela Philharmonic. Winners also receive their awards at that performance.
Past Winners
Yunju Cho
12 years old / O‘ahu / Violin
Student of Dr. Nikki Ebisu
Édouard Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op.21, mvt. 1
Jeremy Choi
15 years old / O‘ahu / Violin
Student of Dr. Yuseon Nam
Pablo De Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, “Gypsy Airs,” op. 20
Elishia Yeh
17 years old / O‘ahu / Viola
Student of Dr. Carlo Andrea Malanima
Niccolò Paganini – Grand Sonata for Viola and Orchestra, mvt. 1&2
Miyu Akino
12 years old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Joanna Zane Fan
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37, mvt. 1 by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Laura Huang
17 years old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Joanna Zane Fan
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19, mvt. III by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sophi Chan
14 years old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Dr. Wendy Yamashita
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, mvt. 1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ylang Guo
17 years old / O‘ahu / Violin
Student of Ignace Jang
Violin Concerto in D minor, mvt.1 by Jean Sibelius
Aimee Okagawa
15 yrs old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Dr. Wendy Yamashita
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 16, mvt. 1 by Edvard Grieg
Crystal Ferreira
10 yrs old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Dr. Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25, mvt. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn
Sevastyan Swan
11 yrs old / O‘ahu / Violin
Student of Sheryl Shohet
The Four Seasons, Spring, op. 8, no. 1 by Antonio Vivaldi
Alexander Canicosa-Miles
15 yrs old / O‘ahu / Cello
Student of Jonathan Koh
Concerto in E minor for Cello, op. 85 by Edward Elgar
Mira Hu
16 yrs old / O‘ahu / Cello
Student of Nancy Masaki
Concerto in G minor for Cello, op. 49, mvt. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Davan Sagara
17 yrs old / O‘ahu / Trumpet
Student of Kenneth Hafner
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Alexander Arutiunian
Isabella Liu
10 yrs old / O‘ahu / Piano
Student of Dr. Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15, mvt.1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Kiana Kawahara
16 yrs old / O‘ahu / Flute
Student of Sabrina Saiki-Mita
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, op. 107 by Cécile Chaminade
Celina Lim
11 yrs old / O‘ahu / Cello
Student of Nancy Masaki
Cello Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 65, Mvt. #3 by George Golterman
Joshua Chang
18 yrs old / O‘ahu/ Cello
Student of Nancy Masaki
Cello Concerto in E minor, Mvt. #1 by Edward Elgar
Allyson Kwong
14 yrs old / O‘ahu / Violin
Student of Sheryl Sohet
Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, Mvt. #1 by Éduoard Lalo
Jeremy Lee
15 yrs old / Honolulu / Piano
Student of Bichuan Li
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, Mvt. #3 by Frederic Chopin
Isabella Liu
8 yrs old / Oahu/ Piano
Student of Dr Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50, Mvt. #1 by Dmitry Kabelevsky
Max Arakaki
18 yrs old / Honolulu / Clarinet
Student of Lynne Nakaura
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622, Mvt #1 by Wolfgang Mozart
Alexander Canicosa-Miles
12 yrs old / Honolulu / Cello
Student of Lifen Anthony
Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 51, Mvt. #1 by Georg Goltermann
William Suh
16 yrs old / Maui / Cello
Student of Jonas Carlson
Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, Mvt. #1 by Antonín Dvorák
Erin Nishi
13 yrs old / Honolulu / Violin
Student of Helen Higa
Concerto in C major, Op. 48, Mvt. #1 by Dmitry Kabalevsky
Carter Nakagawa
12 yrs old / Honolulu / Piano
Student of Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto #21 in C major, Mvt. #1 by Wolfgang Mozart
Jeremy Lee
13 yrs old / Honolulu / Piano
Student of Bichuan Li
Piano Concerto #1 in E minor, Mvt. #2 by Frédéric Chopin
Noe Baladad
17 yrs old/ Honolulu / Piano
Student of Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto #2, Mvt. #3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Kisa Uradomo
Maui / Violin
Student of Robin Sharp
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. #64 by Felix Mendelssohn
Allegro molto appassionato
Elizabeth Sekona
17 yrs old / Hawai‘i Island / Violin
Student of Ursula Vietze
Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21 by Éduoard Lalo
Allegro non troppo
Eugene Son
11 yrs old / Waipahu / Piano
Student of Dr. Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 by Felix Mendelssohn
Noe Baladad
15 yrs old / Honolulu / Piano
Student of Dr. Thomas Yee
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns
Evan Lin
17 yrs old / Honolulu / Piano
Student of Joanna Fan
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major by Sergei Prokofiev
Minseon Kim
10 yrs old / Honolulu / Violin
Student of Sheryl Shohet
Concerto No. 2 in G major by Joseph Haydn
Elizabeth Sekona
15 yrs old / Honoka‘a / Violin
Student of Ursula Vietze
Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Jean-Baptiste Accolay
Daniel Lucas
17 yrs old / Honolulu / Cello
Student of Nancy Masaki
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major by Dmitri Shostakovich
Upcoming Event
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Kahilu Theatre
- Kahilu Theater, 67-1186 Lindsey Rd, Waimea, HI, United States, 96743
