The Dearborn Symphony has held a solo competition for local young artists for many years.
In 2004, the competition was expanded to include competitors from the five-county metropolitan Detroit area. The competition is intended to discover, recognize and encourage youth with exceptional musical talent in the Southeastern Michigan area who are pursuing the study of classical music and afford them an opportunity to perform with a professional orchestra.
In 2007, the event was renamed the Dearborn Symphony Youth Artists Solo Competition.
The Dearborn Symphony will hold the next Solo Competition as soon as possible.
The competition is sponsored in part by Dr. & Mrs. Donovan Bakalyar.
The awards to the winners for playing at the Concert are underwritten by the Dearborn Symphony Endowment Fund with trusts established by Anina & Ben Bachrach, and Mary & Frank Padzieski.
Participation
Auditions will be limited to the first 30 in each category, based on the application postmark date.
Applications and audition information will be posted here when available
Former Winners
| Name | Instrument |
|---|---|
| 2017 | |
| Greg Turner | Piano |
| Nickolas Hamblin | Clarinet |
| 2016 | |
| Jubilee Wang | Piano |
| Calvin Mayman | Flute |
| 2015 | |
| Phillip Huang | Piano |
| Landon Oja | Violin |
| 2014 | |
| Isabelle Lian | Piano |
| Allen Chang | Clarinet |
| 2013 | |
| Heather Shen | Piano |
| Anna Mieczkowski | Violin |
| 2012 | |
| Yiran Liu | Piano |
| Haeji Kim | Violin |
| 2011 | |
| Heather Gu | Piano |
| Abigail Elder | Viola |
| 2010 | |
| Yesse Kim | Piano |
| Jacob Joyce | Violin |
| 2009 | |
| Allen Yuan | Piano |
| Nathaniel Pierce | Cellist |
| 2008 | |
| Christine Wu | Piano |
| Andrea Jarrett | Violin |
| 2007 | |
| Alexandra Zetye | Piano |
| Benjamin Beilman | Violin |
| 2006 | |
| Josh Romatowski | flute |
| Elizabeth Beilman | viola |
| 2005 | |
| Colleen Wang | Violin |
| June Wu | Piano |
| 2004 | |
| Tiffany Pao | Piano |
| Erik Asgeirsson | Cello |