Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2024/25 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, in Armstrong Concert Hall.
Pictured left to right: John O’Conor, Emanuele Andrizzi, Jean Lin, Gabriella Gans, Noah Alden Hardaway, John Tuvera Lim, Elizabeth Schulze, Anna Binneweg, David Neely, Colin Davin
Category I
Gabrielle Gans, violin
Noah Alden Hardaway, piano
Category II
Jean Lin, piano
John Tuvera Lim, baritone
Winners of this year’s competition will be featured in performances with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra throughout the 2024/25 season.
Participants performed in preliminary and semifinal rounds judged by the 2024/25 SSC Committee, which featured Shenandoah Conservatory faculty representatives from the Instrumental, Keyboard and Vocal/Choral Divisions, as well as Director of Orchestral Studies and Associate Professor of Conducting Emanuele Andrizzi, D.M.A., who also serves as SCC Committee chair. The final round was adjudicated by an all-external jury.
Student Soloists Competition Committee
Student Soloists Competition Chair
Emanuele Andrizzi, Director of Orchestral Studies; Associate Professor of Conducting
SSC Instrumental Division Representative
Colin Davin, Director of Guitar Studio; Associate Professor of Guitar
SSC Vocal/Choral Division Representative
Fotina Naumenko, Associate Professor of Voice (Soprano)
SSC Keyboard Division Representative
John O’Conor, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence; Chair of Keyboard Division; Professor of Piano
Guest Final Jury
Elizabeth Schulze, music director
Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Anna Binneweg, conductor and music director
Londontowne Symphony Orchestra and AACC Symphony Orchestra
David Neely, conductor and music director
University of Maryland School of Music and DesMoines Metro Opera
About the Winners
Violinist Gabrielle Gans ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) studies with Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, D.M.A.
Pianist Noah Alden Hardaway ’21, ’24 (Master of Music in Performance, Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) studies with Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D.
Pianist Jean Lin ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) studies with Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D.
Baritone John Tuvera Lim ’25 (Master of Music in Performance) studies with Professor of Voice Byron Jones ’04, D.M.A.
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