The Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition is held each February at MSM, hosted by the chairs of the Strings, Piano, Woodwinds, Brass, and Voice departments at MSM, with a winner chosen from each category.
The winners perform with one of MSM’s ensembles in the following academic year.
Pictured above: 2021–2022 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Guitar Winner Eduardo Gutterres (MM ’23) performing as a featured guitarist with the MSM Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76) on September 30, 2022.
2021–2022 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Woodwinds winner Marcos Ruiz (BM '23), flute
2022–2023 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Winners
Strings
Sonya Shin (BM ’23), violin
Shostakovich, Concerto No.1
Student of Nicholas Mann and Mark Steinberg
Alternate
Corinne Au (MM ’24), violin
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No.2
Student of Lucie Robert
Piano
Arthur Li (MM ’23), piano
Schnittke, Concerto for Piano and Strings
Student of Alexandre Moutouzkine
Alternate
Po-Wei Ger (First Year DMA Candidate), piano
Ravel, Concerto in G Major
Student of Solomon Mikowsky
Woodwinds
Jaehyuk Lee (MM ’23), saxophone
Jacques Ibert, Concertino da camera
Student of Paul Cohen
Alternate
Lorien Britt (BM ’26), flute
Theodoor Verhey, Concerto in D Minor, Op. 43
Student of Linda Chesis
Brass
Ken Kagawa (BM ’25), trombone
Henri Tomasi, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Student of Colin Williams
Alternate
Ed Dealecio (MM ’24), trombone
Henri Tomasi, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Student of Per Brevig
Voice
James Harris (MM ’23), baritone
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Five Mystical Songs
Yue Qi Zhang (PPD ’23), Collaborative Pianist
Student of Sidney Outlaw
Alternate
Scott La Marca (MM ’24), tenor
Joaquín Turina, Poema en forma de canciones, Op.19
Kanae Matsumoto (PS ’14), Collaborative Pianist
Student of Marlena Malas
2022 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Strings Winner Jaeook Lee (PS '21, DMA Candidate), violin
UPCOMING IN MARCH
Featuring a 2021–22 Eisenberg-Fried Competition Winner:
MAR 24 | FRI
7:30 PM
MSM Camerata Nova
George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor
Shan Hai (BM ’20, MM ’22, PS ’23), soprano
Shan Hai is the winner of the 2021–22 Eisenberg-Fried Competition in classical voice.
FEATURING WORKS BY
Dai Wei, W.A. Mozart, Olivier Messiaen, and Igor Stravinsky
Tickets Required — More information coming soon!
Ades Performance Space
130 Claremont Ave
New York, NY 10027
