The final round of the 2026-27 Senior Concerto Competition will take place in Finney Chapel. Conservatory students in their final year of study who have advanced from a preliminary audition will compete in the finals to be chosen for a solo performance with the Oberlin Orchestra in the Spring of 2027. This event is in-person only.
2026-27 Senior Concerto Competition Jury:
Fabio Bidini, Piano faculty and Carol Colburn Grigor Piano Chair, Colburn School
Catherine Cho, Violin and Chamber Music faculty, The Juilliard School
Erin Hannigan '94, Professor of Oboe, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Patrick Hansen, Director of Opera Studies and Associate Professor, Schulich School of Music, McGill University and Artistic Director of Opera McGill and TriCities Opera
Clive Chang, President and CEO, YoungArts
Program:
9:30 am Ryan Zhang, piano
9:47 am Will Jones, cello
10:00 am Mary So, violin
10:13 am Ryan Gao, clarinet
10:30 am Guillermo Ramirez Ortega, piano
10:43 am BREAK
10:58 am Luis Villa Roa, piano
11:15 am Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin
11:28 am Grant Karhu, clarinet
11:41 am Hawk Chen, cello
11:58 am Emma Li, piano
12:11 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm Jiahao Xu, piano
1:47 pm Will Sulkow, baritone
2:00 pm Ellison Allen, flute
2:13 pm Gabe Nichols, violin
2:26 pm BREAK
2:41 pm Christoforos Petridis, violin
2:54 pm Parv Gosai, flute
3:07 pm Aurora Miller, violin
3:20 pm END OF COMPETITION
