Young Artist Competition Past Winners

 

1956 Kathryn Simpson Piano 1957 James Bonn Piano 1958 James D. Johnson Piano 1959 Sanford Margolis Piano 1960 Mary Helen Schmidt Piano 1961 Mary Almjeld Piano 1962 Peter Basquin Piano 1963 Elsie Campbell Cadieux Piano 1964 Daniel Chorzempa Piano 1965 Won Mo Kim Violin 1965 Hal Blegen Trumpet 1966 Mary Kay Belanger Piano 1967 Yuko Ninomiya Violin 1968 James Taylor Trombone 1969 Nancy Pierce Cello 1970 Anne Leek Oboe 1971 Chan Hee Kim Piano 1972 Rita Knuesel Saxophone 1973 Diane Lim Piano 1974 Mark Ulmer Horn 1975 Cara Mia Antonello Violin 1976 Neal Bolter Horn 1977 John Mugge Piano 1978 Ick Choo Moon* Piano 1979 William Preucil Violin 1980 Frank Lee Violin 1981 Theresa Patton Flute 1982 Jo Anne Fosselman Oboe 1983 Pamela Arnstein Violin 1984 Joan DeVee Dixon* Piano 1985 Valerie Williams Percussion 1986 Karen Lee Violin 1987 Rowena Hammill Cello 1988 Sarah Kwak Violin 1989 Michael Strauss Viola 1990- 1991  Jon Gjesme  Violin 1992 James Ehnes Violin 1993 Nicholas Cords Viola 1994 Mark Kosower* Cello 1995 Lara Saint John Violin 1996 Jeffrey Smith Percussion 1997 Scott Dasovich Clarinet 1998 Angela Fuller Violin 1999 Matilda Kaul Violin 2000 Adriana LaRosa Ramson Cello 2000 Ori Friedman Piano 2001 Wonny Song* Piano 2002 DaXun Zhang* Double Bass 2003 Lydia Hong* Violin 2004 Susie Kim Violin 2005 Nuiko Wadden Harp  2006 Andrew Staupe Piano 2007 Conor Nelson* Flute * Indicates a Grand Award