The Pasadena Community Orchestra is thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s competitions. In the Senior Division, the winner is violinist Ezra Shcolnik, who will perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. The Junior Division winner is pianist Nathan Pak, who will perform the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. You will be able to hear these outstanding young artists perform at the Pasadena Community Orchestra’s May 10, 2024 concert.
For more information on our competition winners, see their entries on the Young Artist Competition web page: Ezra Shcolnik and Nathan Pak.
About the Young Artist Competition. Pasadena Community Orchestra has been promoting and providing solo performance opportunities for young instrumental artists since 1986. Each year the winner of the Competition has the opportunity to play a concerto with the Orchestra during its upcoming season, as well as receiving a cash prize. Several previous competitors and winners have gone on to prestigious music schools and careers in music performance. Starting in 2023-24, the Orchestra hosts a Senior Division competition and a Junior Division competition.
