March 7, 2023

The Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition is held each February at MSM, hosted by the chairs of the Strings, Piano, Woodwinds, Brass, and Voice departments at MSM, with a winner chosen from each category.

The winners perform with one of MSM’s ensembles in the following academic year.

Pictured above: 2021–2022 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Guitar Winner Eduardo Gutterres (MM ’23) performing as a featured guitarist with the MSM Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76) on September 30, 2022.

2022–2023 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Winners

Strings

Sonya Shin (BM ’23), violin
Shostakovich, Concerto No.1
Student of Nicholas Mann and Mark Steinberg

Alternate
Corinne Au (MM ’24), violin
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No.2
Student of Lucie Robert

Piano

Arthur Li (MM ’23), piano
Schnittke, Concerto for Piano and Strings
Student of Alexandre Moutouzkine

Alternate
Po-Wei Ger (First Year DMA Candidate), piano
Ravel, Concerto in G Major
Student of Solomon Mikowsky

Woodwinds

Jaehyuk Lee (MM ’23), saxophone
Jacques Ibert, Concertino da camera
Student of Paul Cohen

Alternate
Lorien Britt (BM ’26), flute
Theodoor Verhey, Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43
Student of Linda Chesis

Brass

Ken Kagawa (BM ’25), trombone
Henri Tomasi, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Student of Colin Williams

Alternate
Ed Dealecio (MM ’24), trombone
Henri Tomasi, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Student of Per Brevig

Voice

James Harris (MM ’23), baritone
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs
Yue Qi Zhang (PPD ’23), Collaborative Pianist
Student of Sidney Outlaw

Alternate
Scott La Marca (MM ’24), tenor
Joaquín Turina, Poema en forma de canciones, Op.19
Kanae Matsumoto (PS ’14), Collaborative Pianist
Student of Marlena Malas

UPCOMING IN MARCH

Featuring a 2021–22 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Winner:

MAR 24 | FRI
7:30 PM

MSM Camerata Nova

George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Shan Hai (BM ’20, MM ’22, PS ’23), soprano

Shan Hai is the winner of the 2021–22 Eisenberg-Fried Competition in classical voice.

FEATURING WORKS BY

Dai Wei, W.A. Mozart, Olivier Messiaen, and Igor Stravinsky 

Tickets Required — More information coming soon! 

Ades Performance Space
130 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027