Young Artists Competition Finalists 2025
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte congratulates the Finalists
for the 2025 Young Artists Competition!
for the 2025 Young Artists Competition!
| Name | Division | Level |
| Owen Burch | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Elijah Chen | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Matthias George | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Teresa Jackson | Orchestral | Advanced |
| William Jin | Open | Advanced |
| Dennis Lin | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| John David Major | Open | Intermediate |
| Josiah Shin | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Chulin Tang | Open | Intermediate |
| Shirley Tian | Open | Advanced |
| Sameeya Vassan | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Emunah Wang | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Alternate | ||
| Yoav Ovrutsky | Open | Advanced |
| Luigi Malaguez | Orchestral | Intermediate |
Thank you to all the excellent young musicians who submitted videos
in Phase 1, and thank you to all the teachers and parents supporting
these very talented young people behind the scenes.
... and our Winning Essayists!
| Elijah Chen Advanced | ||
| Noel Fang Intermediate | ||
We read many, many excellent submittals this year
thank you to every applicant for their passionate, erudite artistic statements!
The Final Competition will be held:
Saturday, February 15, 2025
12:00 Noon - 4:00 pm
Christ Lutheran Church Sanctuary - 4519 Providence Road
And, to all of you (who are not seniors this year!),
we look forward to your participation for the 2026 Competition.
Look for details and application information in late spring.
we look forward to your participation for the 2026 Competition.
Look for details and application information in late spring.
The 2025 Young Artists Competition Committee
Wendy Azrak, Aram Bryan, Kinsey Fournier,
Karen Oldham, Susan Ramsey, Linda Weisbruch
and Christopher James Lees (our special advisor)
Special thanks to our panel of Adjudicators
Dr. Phillip Burgess, Catawba College
Scott Freck, Charlotte Symphony
Dr. Tara Villa Keith, Davidson College
For your reference, you can review details of the Young Artists Competition Application process HERE.