BYSO’s annual Dr. Teresa Metzger Howe Concerto Competition provides opportunities for outstanding student musicians to perform advanced solo repertoire in concert with orchestral accompaniment. Concerto Competition auditions are held during our Fall Quarter each year.
Competition Information
Concerto Competition: Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 11:00am to 3:00pm
Location: Lake Washington High School (12033 NE 80th St, Kirkland, WA 98033)
Registration is closed.
Registration Deadline (11/11) has passed.
Fee: $50
Who May Enter
The BYSO Concerto Competition is open to members of our Youth Symphony, Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble.
Previous winners are not eligible to compete.
Competition Rules
- All soloists must be current, active members of BYSO.
- The soloist must audition with one movement of a work that has orchestral accompaniment readily available. The selection performed at audition will be the selection performed in concert, if the auditionee is the competition winner.
- The audition must be with live piano accompaniment. The soloist will bring his or her own piano accompanist to the audition.
- The soloist must fully memorize his or her music for the audition, as for concert performance.
- Contestants will receive written adjudication of their audition performance.
- Dress as you would to solo at a concert – this can be standard concert dress or more formal apparel.
Recent Concerto Soloists
- Elliott Sato (2023-24)
David Popper’s Hungarian Rhapsody - Edward Yu (2022-23)
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 - Katherine Li (2021-22)
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14 - Hope Hyink and Micah Hyink (2019-20)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major - Kelly Chen (2018-19)
Edouard Lalo: Concerto in D minor, 3rd movement - Daniel Yoo (2017-18)
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra - Eugene Chin (2016-17)
William Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Andante comodo - Kieran Matz (2016-17)
Haydn: Concerto for Oboe in C major, Allegro spirituoso - Julian Frank (2015-16)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, Allegro
