UBC Concerto Competition

Open to all UBC School of Music students, the annual Concerto Competition is an opportunity for young musicians to earn a coveted spot as a soloist with the UBC Symphony Orchestra.

Competitors select virtuosic works that highlight their exceptional technical and expressive abilities as musicians.

Finalists & Programme

Kaiya Gazley & Kristofer Siy vibes & marimba
Emmanuel Séjourné (b. 1961): Double Concerto for Vibes, Marimba, and Orchestra

Vivian Kwok piano
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major, Op. 10

Phoebe Cheng violin
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Poème, Op. 25

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Intermission 

Melodie Peet saxophone
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962): Concertino da camera for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

Sarah Anderson-Caulfield voice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Exultate, jubilate, K. 165

Annis Lee violin
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Violin Concerto No. 2

Melanie Hiepler voice
Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957): Chants d’Auvergne (First Series)