ABOUT
EMILY CHEN
Emily Chen, 15, studies with Almita Vamos and Injoo Choi at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy, a training center for advanced pre-college musicians. Emily is the Grand Prize Winner of the Chicago International Music Competition (2024), Winner of the DePaul National Concerto Competition (2023), Junior String Winner of the Walgreens National Concerto Competition (2022). In addition to performing solo, Emily is also a chamber music enthusiast. As a member of Quartet Meraviglia, she won the Bronze Medal at the 2024 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Additionally, Meraviglia won the Silver Medal at the 2024 St. Paul String Quartet Competition.
Hear Emily at the Semi-Finals on Saturday January 25, 2025.
TICKETS FOR THE SEMI-FINALS
JANUARY 25, 2025
Session 1 - 11:00 AM
Session 2 - 1:45PM
Performers for each session announced on January 24, 2025.
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![Wilson Liu]()
WILSON LIU
Pianist
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466: 1. Allegro -
![Lily Sullivan, Violinist]()
LILY SULLIVAN
Violinist
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo -
![Emily Chen]()
EMILY CHEN
Violinist
Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35: 1. Moderato mobile -
![Taige Wang, Pianist]()
TAIGE WANG
Pianist
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito -
![Pinyi Lin]()
PINYI LIN
Pianist
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro con brio -
![Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt]()
NEAL KOTAMARTY EISFELDT
Violin
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35: I. Allegro moderato -
![Bennett Larsen]()
BENNETT LARSEN
Pianist
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 3. Allegro Scherzando -
![Joseph Gallwas]()
JOSEPH GALLWAS
Pianist
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 1. Andante – Allegro -
![Natalie Oh, Violinist]()
NATALIE OH
Violinist
Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro non troppo - Moderato -
![Katherine Schaufenbuel]()
KATHERINE SCHAUFENBUEL
Violinist
Khachaturian, Violin Concerto in Dm, Op. 46: 1. Allegro con fermezza -
![Andre Peck, Pianist]()
ANDRÉ PECK
Pianist
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op.1: I. Vivace -
![Hana Gottesman, Violinist]()
HANA GOTTESMAN
Violinist
Ravel, Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert -
![LEO ZUPKO, VIOLINST]()
LEO ZUPKO
Violinist
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47: 1. Allegro moderato -
![MIRA KARDAN, CELLIST]()
MIRA KARDAN
Cellist
Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107: 1. Allegretto -
![Madison Lee, Violinist]()
MADISON LEE
Violinist
Sibelius, Violin Concerto In D minor Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto -
![ELENI MOON, PIANIST]()
ELENI MOON
Pianist
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: 1. Allegro brioso
