The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra
2024-25 Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition concludes!
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The JSO*YAC live finals took place at Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver, CO on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
The top finalist of JSO*YAC, Li Yuqing will perform their winning Tchaikovsky concerto repertoire with Jefferson Symphony Orchestra on March 30th, 2025 in Golden, CO, and receives $5,000 in cash.
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2024-25 JSO*YAC - Top Finalists
FIRST PLACE - Li Yuqing,
Li is 16, having started violin at 4 years old in China. In 2019, Li won first place in the preliminaries of the Hong Kong International Violin Competition, and in 2020 won the Singapore International Violin Online Competition. Li attends the Manhattan School of Music on a full scholarship.
Li will perform a solo recital on March 28th, 2025 at Jefferson Unitarian Church, and also perform with the full Jefferson Symphony Orchestra on March 30th, 2025 at the Greene Center at 3:00pm as our flagship soloist and featured artist.
SECOND PLACE - Najee Greenlee, 20, with Copland's Clarinet Concerto. Najee is currently a student of Richie Hawley at the Shepard SoM at Rice University in Texas.
THIRD PLACE - Alexandre Meyer, 22, with Jolivet's Flute Concerto. Alexandre is currently a student of Demarre McGill at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.
HONORABLE MENTION - Glenn Choe, 19, with Concerto for Marimba by Emmanuel Sejourne. Glenn is currently a student at the Manhattan School of Music.
Previous Winners
Hans-Derek Yu YAC 2023, piano
Ji Eun Park
YAC 2022, viola
Daniel Gostein
YAC 2020, marimba
Samuel Vargas
YAC 2019, violin
Each year the instrumental focus changes: JSO*YAC '24 for Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion instruments performing concerto repertoire or similar works; and JSO*YAC '25 for orchestral strings, guitar, and harp. Jefferson Symphony invites you to contact jso.yac@gmail.com for any further inquiries and we will continue to post updates on this page.
JSO*YAC Experiences
“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to come to Colorado and play for the judges, audience and my peers. It is sometimes very hard as a young musician to find rewarding venues to play for. Here, the music is obviously treasured by the listeners and participants alike. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I could not have hoped for a better weekend.”
– Finalist
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“The finalists are all winners! It was a very exciting event to judge. It was revitalizing to be able to listen to such high quality performances, which reflect the musicians' dedication to their art. It made me want to go home and practice!”
– Judge