2025 UISO Concerto Competition - Final Round
Experience an afternoon and evening of outstanding performances as talented musicians from across the School of Music compete for the opportunity to perform their concerto with the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra next year.
This year, the event is open to the public, offering a unique opportunity to witness the competition in the Recital Hall (Room 114) in Smith Memorial Hall on Friday, February 28th, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
We hope to see you there!
The schedule is as follows:
4:00 – 4:15 PM
Peter Karda, trombone
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, Jeff Tyzik
4:20 – 4:35 PM
Oskar Norell, cello
Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
4:40 – 4:55 PM
Heather Beckman, violin
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47, Jean Sibelius
5:00 – 5:15 PM
Juan Camacho Castro, piano
Fantasía Romántica, Op. 151, Mauricio Nasi
5:15 – 5:40 PM
BREAK
5:40 – 5:55 PM
Zijian Lin, piano
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Sergei Rachmaninoff
6:00 – 6:15 PM
Xiaomei Xu, piano
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 38, Samuel Barber
6:20 – 6:35 PM
Xin Zhou, soprano
4 Lieder, Op 27, Richard Strauss
6:40 – 6:55 PM
Destina Sarussi, flute
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Jacques Ibert
6:55 – 7:20 PM
BREAK
7:20 – 7:35 PM
Julia Scannell, soprano
Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Samuel Barber
7:40 – 7:55 PM
Andrew Gaffey, saxophone
Légende, Op. 66, Florent Schmitt
8:00 – 8:15 PM
Michael Goss, horn
Concerto No. 1 in Eb major for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 11, Richard Strauss