Young Artists Competition Finalists 2026
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte congratulates the Finalists
for the 2026 Young Artists Competition!
for the 2026 Young Artists Competition!
| Name | Division | Level |
| Owen Burch | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Clark Fan | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Matthias George | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Yuwen He | Open | Advanced |
| Dennis Lin | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Luigi Malaguez | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Ben Mitchell | Orchestral | Advanced |
| David Rankin | Orchestral | Advanced |
| Emily Lily Scott | Open | Intermediate |
| Josiah Shin | Orchestral | Intermediate |
| Chulin Tang | Open | Intermediate |
| Xander Wang | Open | Intermediate |
| Alternate | ||
| Anna Jo | Open | Advanced |
| Jaron Shevy | 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 | ||
| Luigi Malaguez 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 7, 2026
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 2027 Competition.
Look for details and application information in late spring.
we look forward to your participation for the 2027 Competition.
Look for details and application information in late spring.
The 2026 Young Artists Competition Committee
Wendy Azrak, Aram Bryan,
Angela Helms, Susan Ramsey, Linda Weisbruch
Special thanks to our panel of Adjudicators
Scott Freck, Charlotte Symphony
Dr. Lani Hamilton, University of South Carolina
Dr. Jungho Kim, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
For your reference, you can review details of the Young Artists Competition Application process HERE.