4 Taiwanese-American 2nd G musician won Queens Symphony Young Soloist Competition 2010 at Taiwan Center

SENIOR DIVISION
First Place - Nan-Cheng Chen, cello
22 years old and attends The Juilliard School

Born in Taiwan

Third Place - Alison & Serina Chang, piano duo 
Alison is 15 years old, Serina is 12 years old, and they both attend Hunter College High School

Born in Taiwan

Finalist, Jr. Division;Dawn Wang,

Born in Taiwan

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From: koberjat@queenssymphony.org
To: patsychen@aol.com
Sent: 2010/3/8 P.M. 05:16:43 Eastern Standard Time
Subj: QSO Follow Up Press Release and List of Winners - March 7th Final Round Recit

F O R     I M M E D I A T E    R E L E A S E 03/08/10

Contact: Kate Oberjat 718-326-4455, ext. 19 koberjat@queenssymphony.org

QSO proudly announces the winners of our

2010 Young Soloist Competition

Taeguk Mun, cello, claimed the First Place Prize in the Junior Division with his performance of the Sinfonia Concertante Sonata by Sergei Prokofiev.

The finalists and judges, from left to right, are: Taeguk Mun, 1st Place Jr. Division; Jean Kim, 2nd Place, Jr. Division; Nan-Cheng Chen, 1st Place, Sr. Division; Christina Bouey, 3rd Place, Sr. Division; Serina & Alison Chang, 3rd Place, Jr. Division; Elizabeth Sun, Finalist, Jr. Division;Dawn Wang, Finalist, Jr. Division; Brittany Lasch, 2nd Place, Sr. Division; Clara Yoon, Honorable Mention, Sr. Division; Constantine Kitsopoulos, Judge and QSO Music Director; Lynda Herndon, QSO Executive Director; Aimee Chow, Judge with IMG Artists; Masako Yanagita, Judge and QSO Concertmaster; Abba Bogin, Judge and QSO Personnel Manager.

FLUSHING, NEW YORK -

Queens Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the winners of our prestigious 2010 Young Soloist Competition. The final round of this competition was held as a public recital at the Taiwan Center in Flushing on March 7, 2010 at 4 pm, after which the winners were announced. In addition to cash prizes, the first and second place winners of both the senior and junior divisions will be invited to perform with QSO during the 2010-2011 season. The judges included Aimee Chow, manager with IMG Artists and Constantine Kitsopoulos, QSO Music Director. This was truly an opportunity for our gifted youth to be heard by leading members of the industry and perform with the only professional orchestra in the borough of Queens!

Majority Leader Leroy Comrie also recognized all our competition finalists with citations for their valuable musical contributions to New York City.

QSO's Young Soloist Competition was sponsored in part by Astoria Federal Savings Bank, the Taiwan Center, the Taiwanese American Association of New York and the Queens Chronicle.

WINNERS OF THE 2010 YOUNG SOLOIST COMPETITION

JUNIOR DIVISION

First Place - Taeguk Munn, cello   
15 years old and attends W.T. Clarke High School

Second Place - Jean Kim, cello 
14 years old and attends Pleasantville High School

Third Place - Alison & Serina Chang, piano duo 
Alison is 15 years old, Serina is 12 years old, and they both attend Hunter College High School

SENIOR DIVISION

First Place - Nan-Cheng Chen, cello
22 years old and attends The Juilliard School

Second Place - Brittany Lasch, trombone
20 years old and attends Manhattan School of Music

Third Place - Christina Bouey, violin
21 years old and attends Manhattan School of Music

Honorable Mention - Clara Yoon, violin
22 years old and attends The Juilliard School

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