30th Anniversary Frances Walton Winners’ Concert

24 Top Aspiring U.S. Classical Music Artists Ages 20-35 to Compete for Cash-Awards. Come and hear these amazing musicians who have studied at prestigious music schools in the U.S. and abroad!

Solo Competition Winners

Diana Yusupov, cello
Ling (Holly) Hang, clarinet
Minsun Kim, piano
Yukino Miyake, piano

Ensemble Competition Winners

Golden Bear Trio( Jolie Huang, piano, Billy Fang, violin and Emiel Cockx, cello)

30th Anniversary Frances Walton Finalist Competition

24 Top Aspiring U.S. Classical Music Artists Ages 20-35 to Compete for Cash-Awards. Come and hear these amazing musicians who have studied at prestigious music schools in the U.S. and abroad!

Each Artist or ensemble will perform for 20 minutes. The competition will be followed by a winners’ concert at 7:30pm.

9:25 Olivia Saurette, cello – Idaho
9:50 Diana Yusupov, cello – Arizona
10:15 Cassandra Lear, flute – Washington
10:40 Justin Douté, marimba – Colorado
11:15 Ling (Holly) Hang, clarinet – Texas
11:40 Yuhan Yeh, piano – California
12:05 Li Zhen Wu, piano – Texas
12:30 Noah Hardaway, piano – Texas
1:35 Minsun Kim, piano – Washington
2:00 Yukino Miyake, piano – Colorado
2:25 Alison King, soprano – Oregon
2:50 Monica Music, soprano – Texas
3:25 Quartet Lyrique, string quartet – Arizona
3:50 Xebec Trio, piano, two flutes – Oregon
4:15 Golden Bear Trio, piano, violin, cello – California

Solo winners of the 2018 Frances Walton Competition Artem Kuznetsov and Soren Hamm to perform in Everson, WA as part of the west leg of statewide tour

The Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents FREE concerts by winners of the Frances Walton Competition. Artem Kuznetsov, piano and Soren Hamm, saxophone along with collborative pianist Asta Vaicekonis will perform at the Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center in Everson, WA. Click to view pictures of Artem, Soren and other Frances Walton Competition winners.