Houston Civic Symphony is pleased to announce the following Winners in the 2010 Young Artist Concerto Competition held today:

Junior Division

First Place:  Melissa Du, violin, performing Concerto No. 2 in d minor, first movement, by Henryk Wieniawski

Second Place:  Ethan Le, violin, performing Concerto in C, Hob Vlla, first movement, by Joseph Haydn; and Patrick Pan, violin, performing Symphonie Espagnole, by Edouard Lalo

Honorable Mention:  Claire Wood, violin, performing Symphonie Espagnole, by Edouard Lalo

Senior Division

First Place:  George Fan, bassoon, performing Concerto in F, first movement, by Johann Hummel, and Kenny Wong, violin, performing Concerto in D major, third movement, by Beethoven.

Second Place:  Edward Chen, violin, performing Symphony Espagnole, first movement, by Edouard Lalo; and Andrew Shiau, cello, performing Concerto No. 1 in A minor, first and second movements.

Honorable Mention:  Brandon Simon, violin, performing Violin Concerto Op. 14, first movement, by Samuel Barber.

Congratulations to these fine performers.  We look forward to the performance of the First Place winners with Houston Civic Symphony on Thursday, March 11.