Past Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition Winners
Past Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition Winners
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2025
2025
Charlotte Giraudeau
16 years old
Charlotte Giraudeau
16 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Aaron Janse-Deng
15 years old
Aaron Janse-Deng
15 years old
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Coco Zhang
17 years old
Coco Zhang
17 years old
CHOPIN
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Oscar Hanqi Zhang
14 years old
Oscar Hanqi Zhang
14 years old
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
Runners Up: Avery Krahn, Aidan Lu, Jingqi Hu, Ian Quon
Runners Up: Avery Krahn, Aidan Lu, Jingqi Hu, Ian Quon
2025 Competition Livestream Recordings: 📽️ MAR 7 | 📽️ MAR 8 | 📽️ MAR 9
2024
2024
Austin Gao
16 years old
Austin Gao
16 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Sacha Jorba-Wu
11 years old
Sacha Jorba-Wu
11 years old
PAGANINI
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6
Benjamin Linton
17 years old
Benjamin Linton
17 years old
WIENIASKI
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Chanan Ngo
16 years old
Chanan Ngo
16 years old
KORNGOLD
Violin Concerto in D Major
2024 Competition Livestream Recordings: 📽️ MAR 8 | 📽️ MAR 9 | 📽️ MAR 10
2023
2023
Jacob Cai
11 years old
Jacob Cai
11 years old
GRIEG
Piano Concerto in A minor
Laec Lorentzen
17 years old
Laec Lorentzen
17 years old
DVORAK
Cello Concerto in B minor
Robert Mulchrone
18 years old
Robert Mulchrone
18 years old
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto in E minor
Sofia Fakeley
17 years old
Sofia Fakeley
17 years old
POPPER
Cello Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Runners Up: Oscar Hanqi Zhang, Tessa Nysetvold, Josephine Wen, Sacha Jorba Wu
Runners Up: Oscar Hanqi Zhang, Tessa Nysetvold, Josephine Wen, Sacha Jorba Wu
2023 Competition Livestream Recordings: 📽️ MAR 4 | 📽️ MAR 5
2022
2022
Jinghui Bai
15 years old
Jinghui Bai
15 years old
BENDA
Flute Concerto in E minor
Alexa Brianna Manzano
13 years old
Alexa Brianna Manzano
13 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Chanan Ngo
14 years old
Chanan Ngo
14 years old
KHATCHATURIAN
Violin Concerto in D minor
Riley Ngo
17 years old
Riley Ngo
17 years old
SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major
Runners Up: Nicholas Ressl, Matthew Craig, Charlotte Giraudeau, Serafina Oliva
Runners Up: Nicholas Ressl, Matthew Craig, Charlotte Giraudeau, Serafina Oliva
2022 Competition Livestream Recordings: 📽️ MAR 12 | 📽️ MAR 13
2021
2021
Anita Hao
14 years old
Anita Hao
14 years old
GRIEG
Piano Concerto in A minor
Movement I
Dakota Perez
18 years old
Dakota Perez
18 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor
Movement I
Kathryn Fakeley
16 years old
Kathryn Fakeley
16 years old
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Movement IV
Tessa Nysetvold
15 years old
Tessa Nysetvold
15 years old
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Movement I & II
Runners Up: Chanan Ngo, Jerry Li, Daniel Kang, Fiona Marchetto
Runners Up: Chanan Ngo, Jerry Li, Daniel Kang, Fiona Marchetto
2021 Competition Livestream Recordings: 📽️ MAR 6 | 📽️ MAR 7
2020
2020
Caroline Dratnal
15 years old
Caroline Dratnal
15 years old
MACDOWELL
Piano Concerto No. 2
Ashley Tsai
14 years old
Ashley Tsai
14 years old
WIENIAWSKI
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Sabina Sandvoss
16 years old
Sabina Sandvoss
16 years old
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme
Eric Guoxuan
10 years old
Eric Guoxuan
10 years old
MOZART
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
Runners Up: Dakota Perez, Daniel Kang, Maya Budzinski, Nikolai Nesterov
Runners Up: Dakota Perez, Daniel Kang, Maya Budzinski, Nikolai Nesterov
2019
2019
Typhen Chan
15 years old
Typhen Chan
15 years old
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Joan Herget
17 years old
Joan Herget
17 years old
DVORAK
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Sua Kwoun
18 years old
Sua Kwoun
18 years old
PROKOFIEV
Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, Op. 125
Jessica Yuma
15 years old
Jessica Yuma
15 years old
TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Runners Up: Maya Budzinski, Kathryn Fakeley, Lucy Kim, Nikolai Nestorov, Alex Tonelli
Runners Up: Maya Budzinski, Kathryn Fakeley, Lucy Kim, Nikolai Nestorov, Alex Tonelli
2018
2018
Anita Hao
12 years old
Anita Hao
12 years old
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Concerto No. 2, D minor
Liam Pond
15 years old
Liam Pond
15 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Anna Stube
12 years old
Anna Stube
12 years old
PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Tao Zhang
17 years old
Tao Zhang
17 years old
CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Runners Up: Typhen Chan, Jenny Chen, Luka Coetzee, Chris Fang, Jennifer Jeon, Sua Kwoun
Runners Up: Typhen Chan, Jenny Chen, Luka Coetzee, Chris Fang, Jennifer Jeon, Sua Kwoun
2017
2017
Angela Ryu
17 years old
Angela Ryu
17 years old
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto
Jessica Ma
14 years old
Jessica Ma
14 years old
LISZT
Piano Concerto No. 1
Joan Herget
15 years old
Joan Herget
15 years old
ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E minor
Joshua Wong
13 years old
Joshua Wong
13 years old
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 1
Runners Up: Anna Stube, Ine-Wilme Coetzee, Jack Forestier
Runners Up: Anna Stube, Ine-Wilme Coetzee, Jack Forestier
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