Between Saturday March 6 and Sunday March 7, thirty young musicians performed their hearts out (with masks on) at Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos. Conducted in a socially distanced manner (with masks and sanitation etc....) this year's Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition (RC3) provided the focus and grounding these young musicians needed to make it through this pandemic year.
So many parents and music teachers expressed their gratitude for being able to support and encourage their child/student to continue practicing and reach the goal of performing a very difficult work of music by heart.
These students (18 years and younger) go to school, participate in extra curricular activities and dedicate many hours every week to their craft. Many of these kids started their instrument when they were only 4 or 5 years old. Now that's dedication!
Here is the list of Winners and Runners up (you can click the link on their name to view their performance; you'll have to fast forward to the specific time indicated)
Winners of the 2021 Competition
(in alphabetical order)
- Kathryn Fakeley (cello) Elgar Cello Concerto (4th mvmt) Fast forward to: 6:00:30
- Anita Hao (piano) Grieg Piano Concerto No. 1 (1st mvmt) Fast forward to 53:57
- Tessa Nysetvold (cello) Elgar Cello Concerto (1st & 2nd mvmts) Fast forward to 7:36:30
- Dakota Perez (piano) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 (1st mvmt) Fast forward to 40:20
Runners Up of the 2021 Competition
- 1st Chanan Ngo (violin) Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (1st mvmt) Fast forward to 1:15:00
- 2nd Jerry Li (piano) Grieg Piano Concerto (3rd mvmt) Fast forward to 27:10
- 3rd Daniel Kang (violin) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1st mvmt) Fast forward to 7:09:55
- 4th Fiona Marchetto (violin) Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (1st mvmt) Fast forward to 5:27:25
Thank you to our Jury,
Thanks to our Sponsors:
And special thank you to the following who made the Live Stream and Recordings possible:
See you again next year for the 2022 Rotary Calgary Concerto Competition
