2013 – 2014 National Concerto Competition®

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Concerto Final – Saturday 8th March 2014 – Results – Updated 10th March 2014

A wonderful evening was held on Saturday night with three young, very talented musicians.  They all performed superbly!

The results are as follows:

Joint Winners were:

Joint Winner - Arna Morton (Christchurch) - Violin who played Violin Concerto No. 1, Op35 by Karol Szymanowski
Joint Winner – Arna Morton (Christchurch) – Violin who played Violin Concerto No. 1, Op35 by Karol Szymanowski

and

Joint Winner - Matthias Balzat (Auckland) - Cello who played Cello Concerto by William Walton
Joint Winner – Matthias Balzat (Auckland) – Cello who played Cello Concerto by William Walton

Third Prize

Third Prize - Nathaniel Smorti (Taupo) - Clarinet who played Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op.73 by Carl Maria von Weber
Third Prize – Nathaniel Smorti (Taupo) – Clarinet who played Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op.73 by Carl Maria von Weber

People’s Choice prize went to Matthias Balzat
Junior Jury prize went to Nathaniel Smorti

Semi-Finalists Not Chosen for the Finals – December 2013

The three semi-finalists (not chosen for the finals) from left to right are:
The three semi-finalists (not chosen for the finals) from left to right are:

– Stella Kim (Violin) from Auckland
– Heather Lewis (Cello) from Wellington
– Hye-Won Suh (Flute) from Auckland

Also awarded were the:
Most promising performer not selected for the semi-final –
Maia–Dean Martin (Violin) from  Whangarei

Most promising Cantabrian not selected for the semi-final –
Diane Huh (Violin) from Christchurch

The Adjudicators for the Preliminaries and Semi-Finals left to right are:
The Adjudicators for the Preliminaries and Semi-Finals left to right are:

Dr Curt Thompson (Melbourne), Samuel Jacobs (Wellington) and Andrew Joyce (Wellington)