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Young Artist Program 2023

  

Virtuosi Concerts is inviting post-secondary music students to apply for the Virtuosi Young Artist Program. The Virtuosi Concerts Young Artist Program has become Winnipeg’s most unique performing experience for advanced music students. Our program unites two exceptional opportunities: performing for our attentive and enthusiastic audience, and interacting and sharing the stage with Virtuosi’s acclaimed international musicians. 


This year auditions for the Young Artist Program will remain online. 


This year’s application invites performers to consider twoopportunities:


1. Audition to open a season concert with a short performance ($80 concert fee for each performer, promotion on all our platforms, complimentary tickets for all performers) and/or


2. Audition to be considered for our Mentorship Project concert (full concert fee, full-length program, featured alongside established Manitoba musicians)


The Mentorship Project was successfully launched last year to promote and feature serious pre-professional music students alongside established professional musicians and from Manitoba, playing chamber music side-by-side.


The application for both should include:


- One 7-10 minute video performance link (multiple selections are okay) uploaded onto a sharing platform (YouTube or Vimeo)


- A bio


If you are applying for the Mentorship Project opportunity, in additionto the above, please include: 


- An additional 10-minute video of showcasing you in a chamber music setting, for a total of a 20-minute audition video. 


- A reference letter from your primary teacher, outlining your readiness to be featured in a full-length chamber music recital


The application is due on Wednesday May 31st 2023 and can be sent to Virtuosiyap@gmail.com. 


Please forward this message to any interested students. Any questions can be directed to Virtuosiyap@gmail.com.


Madeline Hildebrand, 

Virtuosi Concerts Young Artist Program Coordinator

 

 Virtuosi presents our newest Young Artist Program initiative! The Mentorship Concert Project features exceptional professional musicians, Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (oboe), Layla Roberts (flute), Minna Rose Chung (cello) and Madeline Hildebrand (piano)  and serious pre-professional music students, Anica Warkentine (piano) and Hwan Gyu Cho (clarinet) playing chamber music side-by-side. Join us in celebrating the bridge between current and future generations of chamber musicians in our province! This project is generously supported by the Manitoba Arts Council. 

2022/2023 young artists


Congratulations to our 2022/2023 Virtuosi Concerts Young Artists! 


Duo: Shea Carter, mezzo soprano and Grace Lu, piano

Albert Chen, piano

John Himes, guitar

Alice Macgregor, soprano

Duo: Georg Neuhofer, piano and Liana Fonseca, violin

Duo: Eli Granger, euphonium and Anna Schwartz, piano

Hwan Gyu Cho, clarinet


This year, for the first time ever, we took the step of pairing a few solo auditionees together to form duos. We are very excited about the new partnerships and collaborations this will create.


Below is a message from our adjudicator, Sonia Lazar:

"I would like to congratulate everyone who auditioned for the Virtuosi Concerts on your beautiful performances! It was truly inspiring to listen to so many local Young Artists putting their best foot forward after much hard work and preparation. The performances were very moving, and I enjoyed listening to every one of you; each of you has their own unique style and personality that shone through in your performance. Selecting the musicians to open the Virtuosi Concerts was an extremely difficult task, as all of you are clearly accomplished, hard-working, and talented musicians, and show tremendous potential to go far in the professional field. Congratulations again, I look forward to seeing where your careers take you and hope to get a chance to hear you again in person!"


Sonia’s honourable mentions went to:

Seanne Buenafe

Sam Ferguson

Steven Hwang

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2022 Young artist auditions now closed

Dear Manitoba music community, 


Virtuosi Concerts is inviting music students to apply for the Virtuosi Young Artist Program. The Virtuosi Concerts Young Artist Program has become Winnipeg’s most unique performing experience for senior music students. Our program unites two exceptional opportunities: performing for our attentive and enthusiastic audience, and interacting and sharing the stage with Virtuosi’s acclaimed international musicians. 


This year, auditions for the Young Artist Program will remain online.  The application requirements are:


1. A performance video (7-10 minutes, multiple pieces welcome) uploaded onto a sharing platform (YouTube or Vimeo)

2. A bio


Applications are due on Tuesday May 31, 2022.


Please send your video link and bio to Virtuosiyap@gmail.com.  

Successful auditions result in a performance opportunity at the beginning of a Virtuosi subscription concert in the 2022/23 season, an $80 honorarium for each performer, and two complimentary tickets for each performer for the concert in which they are featured.


Please forward this message to any interested students. Ensembles are welcome to apply. 


Also, stay tuned for an exciting announcement from our Young Artist Program! We will be inviting students to submit applications for a new initiative which will feature advanced music students alongside celebrated Manitoba chamber musicians in a Virtuosi season concert. Applications for students will open in August 2022. Details to be announced soon! Madeline Hildebrand,  Virtuosi Concerts Young Artist Program Coordinator Madeline Hildebrand at virtuosiyap@gmail.com.

    Young artist program

     


    The Young Artist Program was launched in 2015, as part of Virtuosi's 25th Anniversary season. The program's mandate is to provide music students with performance experience in a professional concert setting. Performers are selected each April through juried auditions. Virtuosi Young Artists receive an honorarium, concert tickets, program and social media profile, and an interview on Classic 107 FM.


    2022 Young Artists:


    January 16: Alice Macgregor, soprano (postponed to April 2)

    February 11: Anica Warkentine, piano (postponed to May 8)

    March 13: Miona Milovanovic, violin

    April 2: Alice Macgregor, soprano

    May 8: Anica Warkentine, piano


    “The Virtuosi Concerts Young Artist Program has become Winnipeg‘s most unique performing experience for senior music students. Our program marries two exceptional opportunities: performing for our attentive and enthusiastic Virtuosi Concerts patrons; and, interacting and sharing the stage with Virtuosi’s acclaimed international musicians,” says Madeline Hildebrand, Young Artist Program Coordinator.

     
    For more information on the Young Artist Program contact
    Madeline Hildebrand at virtuosiyap@gmail.com.

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