2022 Stanger Competition Results

February 21, 2022

Violinist Elinor Detmer wins 2022 Competition

The Elmhurst Symphony Association is pleased to announce the 2021/2022 Robert Stanger Young Artist Concerto Audition Winners:


First Place: Elinor Detmer, violin (pictured)
Violin Concerto in D minor 1st movement, by Jean Sibelius
12th Grade, Homeschool
Teacher: Almita Vamos


Second Place: Esme Arias-Kim, violin
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, 1st movement, by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
10th Grade, William Fremd High School
Teacher: Almita Vamos


Third Place: Ella Saputra
Violin Concerto, 1st movement, by William Walton
11th Grade, James B. Conant High School
Teacher: Desiree Ruhstrat


Fourth Place: Sofia Radovic, violin
Violin Concerto, Op. 14, 1st movement, by Samuel Barber
11th Grade, Heritage High School
Teacher: Desiree Ruhstrat


Honorable Mention: Sofia Grimes
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, 1st movement, by Max Bruch
11th Grade, Glenbard South High School
Teacher: Drew Lecher



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