Hudson Valley String Competition
The competition began in 1966 under the direction of Maestro Claude Monteux, then the HVP artistic director/conductor. It was originally started as a way to find string players for the orchestra. The competition has always attracted some of the finest conservatory string players in the world. Many former winners have gone on to illustrious classical music careers. Previous notables include: violist Marcus Thompson ’67 (Boston Chamber Players), violinist Ani Kavafian ’73 (Lincoln Center Chamber Players soloist), violinist Adela Pena ’85 (Eroica Trio), violinist Judith Ingolfsson ’96 (1998 Indianapolis International Violin Competition winner), cellist Dahae Kim 2010, (Los Angeles Philharmonic, second principal).
The first prize winner receives a cash award of $4,000 and will perform as guest soloist with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic during the following season, and will also have the opportunity to travel to Italy for a week to perform a recital at the Musical Landscapes of Tuscany festival in August 2023.
The 2023 String Competition finals will be at Skinner Hall on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3pm.
The competition is steep and the winners have very promising careers ahead of them. This string competition gives the public a rare opportunity to hear and see some of the best young violinists, cellists, and violists in the world, before their careers have even begun.
Join us for the competition Sunday, March 12th, 2023 at 3pm
HVP String Competition Winners
2023 William Suh – cello
2022 Hana Mundiya – violin
2021 Leland Ko – cello
2019 Ashley Jeehyun Park – violin
2018 Ania Filochowska – violin
2018 Max Tan – violin
2018 Choi Tung Yeung – violin
2017 Kwan Yeung (Brian) Choi – violin
2016 I-Jung Huang – violin
2015 Robert Anenome – violin
2014 Su Jin Lee – cello
2013 Michael Casimir – viola
2012 Jiyoung Lee – cello
2011 Yoshihiko Nakano – viola
2010 Dahae Kim – violoncello
2009 Li Lao – violin
2008 Tao Ni – cello
2007 Arnaud Sussmann – violin
2006Ahrim Kim – cello
2005David Kim – viola
2004Liana Gourdjia – violin
2003Rupei Yeh – cello
2002Ming-Ji Kim – cello
2001 Na-Young Baek – cello
2000 Mickey Katz – cello
1999 Jesse Mills – violin
1998 Karen Johnson – violin
1997 Erica Wise – cello
1996 Judith Ingolfsson – violin
1996 Elizabeth Ann Larson – violin
1989 Aaron Stolow – violin
1988 Paul Marleyn – cello
1987 Ursula Smith – cello
1986 Gregory Sauer – cello
1985 Adela Pena – violin
1984 Steven Thomas – cello
1983 Mark Tanner – cello
1982 Claudio Jaffe – cello
1981 Felicia Moye – violin
1980 Jodi Levitz – viola
1979 Joseph Genualdi – violin
1978 Karen Dreyfus – viola
1977 Laurie Smukler – violin
1976 Selma Gokcen – cello
1975 Geraldine Lamboley – cello
1974 Ronald Thomas – cello
1973 Ani Kavafian – violin
1973 Nisanne Graf – viola
1972 Steve Doane – cello
1971 Gerardo Ribeiro – violin
1969 James Kreger – cello
1968 Fred Sherry – cello
1967 Marcus Thompson – viola
1967 Hiroko Yajima – violin
1966 Nobuko Imai – viola