The 2024 Chamber Music Competition was a magical day! 9 finalist ensembles competed in the Middle and High School Divisions, judged by the illustrious Artaria Quartet from St. Paul, MN. Inspired by the origins of Franklin Pond as a string quartet program, a new prize was offered--the Founders' Prize for String Quartet.
The Awards Concert included performanced by the High School and Middle School Grand Prize winners as the Artaria String Quartet.
2024 Awards Concert Video
2024 Competition Winners
HIGH SCHOOL GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
Cypress Trio
Hailey Culp, piano
Didi Stone, violin
Seunghoon (Ryan) Pi, cello
HIGH SCHOOL 2ND PLACE
Laurel Trio
Michelle Feng, piano
Youyou Zhu, violin
Neel Krishnan, cello
HIGH SCHOOL 3RD PLACE
Nova Trio
Katie Yang, piano
Lela Stair, violin
Chase Choi, cello
...AND INTRODUCING THE FOUNDERS' PRIZE
Franklin Pond Chamber Music began almost 25 years ago as a fledgling summer program for string quartets. Over the years, we have been able to expand our reach, offering chamber music training to a wide variety of ensembles, from string quartets to harp trios to wind octets. This year, inspired by our roots as well as some great conversations with this year’s judges, the Artaria Quartet, we decided to add to a brand new Competition Prize! Named the Founder’s Award, this $500 prize is given to one string quartet of exceptional talent and potential. Congratulations to the Willow Quartet for winning the very first Founder’s Prize!
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
Dolce Vita String Quartet
Ellie Kim, violin
Elsye Santoso, violin
Olivia Scott, viola
Joshua Park, cello
MIDDLE SCHOOL 2ND PLACE
S.T.A.R. Quartet
Raymond Li, violin
Tomoki Weaver, violin
Annabel Kim, viola
Shawn Ji, cello
SCHOOL PRIZE WINNERS
Clark Quartet, Northview High School
Melvin Xu, piano
Abigail Kim, violin
Jordan Zhang, viola
Joyce Lu, cello
FOUNDERS' PRIZE FOR STRING QUARTET
Clark Quartet, Northview High School
Melvin Xu, piano
Abigail Kim, violin
Jordan Zhang, viola
Joyce Lu, cello
2024 Competition Finalists
Aspen Quintet
Matthew Chung, piano
Charlie Votin, violin
Lilykate Love, violin
Adeline Harper, viola
AJ Laughlin, cello
Clark Quartet
Melvin Xu, piano
Abigail Kim, violin
ordan Zhang, viola
Joyce Lu, cello
Cypress Trio
Hailey Culp, piano
Didi Stone, violin
Seunghoon (Ryan) Pi, cello
Dolce Vita String Quartet
Ellie Kim, violin
Elsye Santoso, violin
Olivia Scott, viola
Joshua Park, cello
Felis Quartet
Olivia Wei, violin
Leonardo Castro-Balbi, violin
Alex Wang, viola
Eric Jiang, cello
Laurel Trio
Michelle Feng, piano
Youyou Zhu, violin
Neel Krishnan, cello
Nova Trio
Katie Yang, piano
Lela Stair, violin
Chase Choi, cello
S.T.A.R. Quartet
Raymond Li,violin
Tomoki Weaver, violin
Annabel Kim, viola
Shawn Ji, cello
Willow Quartet
Faith Meshida, violin
Edric Nduwimana, violin
Sam Beasley, viola
Alex Woloschinow, cello
Spivey Hall is INSTRUMENTAL in the success of the Competition! Many thanks to Spivey's Education Director Melanie Darby for her support and dedication to Franklin Pond's students and young musicians all around the state.