2012 SFCM Youth Chamber Music Competition

Each year, student ensembles from across Central New York are invited to audition for our Youth Chamber Music Competition in hopes of being selected to perform at the beginning of one of SFCM's subscription concerts. The 2012 competition took place on April 3rd, with Daniel Hege and Sara Mastrangelo judging nine competing groups. The winning ensemble was the Tanka Quintet, a Rochester group coached by George Taylor of the Eastman School of Music.

Winners of the 2012 SFCM Youth Chamber Music Competition

Youth winners auditioning Youth winners performing

The Tanka Quintet: Ilya Kim and Martine Thomas, violins; Kate Blaine, piano; Claudia Huang, viola; and Rachel Mills, cello
Left, during audition, with judges Daniel Hege and Sara Mastrangelo in the foreground.
Right, during April 21 performance preceding the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Piano Trio.