Category: Student

Violinist Timothy Kantor is featured as “Young Artist-in-Residence” on “Performance Today,” with collaborative pianist Clare Longendyke

Violinist Timothy Kantor, a doctoral student studying with Mark Kaplan, is featured as “Young Artist-in-Residence” this week (May 20-24) by American Public … Continue reading

Wasmuth Quartet wins Silver Medal at Fischoff Chamber Music Competition

Congratulations to the Wasmuth Quartet (Brendan Shea and Jonathan Ong, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; and Warren Hagerty, cello) who have … Continue reading

Inaugural Lawrence P. Hurst Medal in Double Bass awarded

Ian Berg was the recipient of the inaugural Lawrence P. Hurst Medal in Double Bass May 4, 2013, at the commencement … Continue reading

Laurent Grillet wins viola concerto competition

Congratulations to Laurent Grillet, a performer diploma student of Atar Arad, who recently won the Jacobs School of Music viola … Continue reading

Hannah Linz wins Bartók concerto competition and will perform with the Philharmonic Orchestra, March 6

Congratulations to 21 year-old Hannah Linz, who has won the Jacobs School of Music’s Bartók First Violin Concerto Competition. A student … Continue reading

Alumnus Ertan Torgul (PD ’92) with the SOLI Chamber Ensemble wins Adventurous Programming Award

The SOLI Chamber Ensemble, with member and alumnus Ertan Torgul (PD ’92), recently received the prestigious CMA/ASCAP “Adventurous Programming Award”. San … Continue reading

Josue Valdepenas wins Rococo Variations concerto competition

Congratulations to cellist Josue Valdepenas, a student of Professor Eric Kim, who has won the Jacobs School’s Rococo Variations concerto … Continue reading

Daniel Carson wins Jacobs School’s double bass Bottesini concerto competition

Congratulations to Daniel Carson, a student of Bruce Bransby and winner of the Bottesini concerto competition in the Jacobs School … Continue reading

Rena Kimura wins the Jacobs School’s Glazunov Violin Concerto Competition

Congratulations to violinist Rena Kimura, a student of Kevork Mardirossian, who has won the Jacobs School’s Glazunov Violin Concerto Competition and … Continue reading

Jacobs students and alumni represented at National Repertory Orchestra

Current and former Jacobs School of Music students at the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge Colo.  Keith Wymer, bass; Andrew … Continue reading