Jenny Rudin Violin Studio Achievements, Awards and Activities 2007-08 ELEANOR SU , Age 8 Awards and honors Scholarship winner, Palo Alto MTA, 2006 Finalist, Junior Division, Pacific Musical Society, 2007 Soloist ANGELA THE, Age 9 Member, PACO Superstrings, 2006 Awards and honors Winner, PACO Sinfonia Concerto Competition, 2006 Winner, MTAC/VOCE competition, Santa Clara 2007 Soloist PACO/Sinfonia Haydn Concerto in G Major, 2007 NATALIE NG, Age 9 Member, El Camino Youth Symphony Awards and honors Winner, ECYS Competition, 2006 Soloist ECYS, Kabalevsky Violin Concerto, 3rd movement, 2006 El Camino Youth Symphony sinfonietta Orchestra, concerto competition winner, 2007 DYLAN NAROFF, Age 10 Awards and honors Superior command performance, California Music Educators Association of CA, 2007 Soloist Mozart Concerto in G major, 2007 NATHAN PINSKER, Age 13 Awards and honors Palo Alto Unified School District Music Teachers' Scholarship, 2001 Soloist Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2003 En El Circo, Marcia R. Streabbog (w/ Jennifer Kim, Joy Beak, Tom Yaron) Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2004 Scene de Ballet, de Beriot Praeludium & Allegro, Kreisler ALEXI KENNEY, Age 13 Co-concertmaster, ECYS Awards and honors Participant, Music at Menlo, 2004 Participant, Music at Menlo, 2006 Master class with Robert Chen, Concertmaster Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2005 Winner, ECYS Concerto Competition Master class with David Kim, Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra, 2006 Winner, ECYS Concerto Competition, 2006 Soloist ECYS, 2006 Wieniawski Polonaise in A Major ECYS, 2007 Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Flint Center Solo Recital, 2007, Hyatt University Auditorium Member, ECYS String Quartet TIMOTHY YU, Age 13 Co-concertmaster, ECYS Awards and honors Master class with Robert Chen, Concertmaster Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2005 Master class with David Kim, Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra, 2006 Winner, ECYS Concerto Competition, 2006 Soloist Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, ECYS, 2006 Jennifer Kim, Age 13 Principal, PACO Sinfonia Awards and honors Winner, PACO Concerto Competition, 2006 Soloist Winner, PACO Concerto Competition, 2007 PACO, Vivaldi Concerto in G Major, 2007 PACO, Vieniawski Legende, Op. 17, 2008 TOM YARON, Age 14 Member, PACO, 2006 Co-concertmaster, PACO, 2006/07 Awards and honors Winner, PACO Concerto Competition, 2005 Soloist PACO/Sinfonia, Haydn Concerto in G Major, 2005 EVIE CHEN, age 15 Principle violin, Junior PACO, 2004/05 Awards and honors Principle violin, PACO, 2005/06 Member, CYS, 2006 Winner, ASTA competition, Bay Area Chapter, 2002 Winner, ASTA competition, California State, 2002 National Finalist, ASTA competition, 2002 Winner, ASTAA competition, violin junior, Bay Area Chapter, 2002 Finalist, ASTA competition, violin junior, CA State finals, 2002 Winner, Young Musicians Concerto Competition 2004 Winner, MTAC/VOCE branch Solo Competition, 2005 Winner, MTAC/VOCE Chamber Music Competition, ASPIRE String Quartet , Violin I (w/ Vivian Luo, Annes Ahn, Erin Chen) Winner, PACO Concerto Competition, 2006 Nationals, San Francisco branch ASTA competition Winner, MTAC/VOCE, Santa Clara branch winnter Laureate, Junior Bach Festival, 2006 Young Artist Competition winner, Fremont Symphony, Nafisa Taghioff Award Winner, Junior Division, ASTA CA Annual State Solo Competition, 2007 Instrumental Prize Winner, senior division, Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, 2008 Soloist Fremont Symphony Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major San  Francisco Chamber Orchestra 2004 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2003 Trio Sonata in FG.Tartini (w/ Vivian Luo) Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2004 Fantasia  Porgy & Bess, Frolov / Gershwin Solo Performance, Soesterberg International Music Festival, 2004 Member Aspire Quartet, Violin 1, Soesterberg International Music Festival, 2004 PACO, 2005/2006 J.S. Bach Triple Violin Concerto (Evie Chen, w/ Evan Jeng, Theodore Chao) Solo Recital, Hyatt University Auditorium, 2007 VIVIAN LUO, Age 16 Concertmaster, Junior PACO, 2004/05 Associate Principle, SFYO, 2005/06 Awards and Honors Winner, Junior PACO Concerto competition, 2003 Winner, MTAC/VOCE solo competition, branch, 2005 Winner, MTAC/VOCE chamber music competition, w/ ASPIRE Quartet, 2005 Winner, Symphony Concerto Competition, 2005 Winner, SJYS Young Artists Concerto Competition, 2006 Laureat, Junior Bach Festival Competition, 2007 Soloist 1st place alternate, MTAC/VOCE solo competition, Senior division, CA State, 2007 Finalist, SFYO Concerto competition, 2007 PACO, 2003 Mozart Concerto No. 5 Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2003 Trio Sonata in F, G.Tartini (w/ Evie Chen) Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2004 Ravel, Tzigane Member Aspire Quartet, Violin 1, Soesterberg International Music Festival, 2004 Performance w/ ASPIRE String Quartet, School of Music & Arts SJYS, 2007 Barber Violin Concerto Solo Recital, Hyatt University Auditorium, 2007 ASHLEY LAU Sophmore, Stanford University Co-concertmaster SJYS Junior Orchestra 2000-01 Awards and honors Co-concertmaster PYSO 2002-03 Member CYS, first violin section Finalist, ASTA competition, violin junior, Bay Area Chapter, 2002 Finalist, ASTA competition, violin junior, Bay Area Chapter, 2003 Bach Festival Laureate, Bach Ciaccona from Partita in D minor BWV 1004, 2003 Burlingame Music Club Competition, 2003 PYO Solo Concerto Competition, 2003 Soloist Nova Vista Symphony Prize Winner, 2006 Winner, CYS young artist concerto competition, 2004, Sibelius Violin Concerto Nova Vista Symphony Concerto Competition  2nd place winner, 2004  SJYS, 2001 Mozart Violin Concerto #3 in G Major (K.216) PYO, 2003 Lalo Symphonie Espagnole Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit 2004 Romance Op, 43, No.2  Four violins, J. Hellmesberger (w/ Evan Jeng, Dora Friedman, Tim Wong) Nova Vista Symphony, 2004 Lalo Symphonie Espagnole CYS, China tour, 2006 Lalo Symphonie Espagnole CYS, CD recording Jan Sibelius Violin Concerto Saratoga Symphony, 2006 Paganini, The Witches Dance Solo Recital, Hyatt University Auditorium, 2007 BEN RICHARD, age 18 Member, PYO, 2005 Awards and Honors Concerto Competition winner, 2007 Soloist PYO Telemann, Viola Concerto in G major, 2007 EVAN JENG, Sophmore, Princeton University OLENA KOMIRENKO, age 20 Sophomore, De Anza College Solo Recital, Hyatt University Auditorium, 2005 (w/ Sergiy Kimirenko, piano) Concertmaster, PACO 2005/2006 Awards and honors Concertmaster, Junior PACO 2002 - 2005 Principal, Junior PACO 2001/2002 Winner, Fremont Symphony String Concerto Competition, 2004 Winner, PACO Young Musicians Concerto Competition, 2004 Palo Alto Philharmonic competition winner, 2003 PACO concerto competition winner, 2003 Soloist PACO Training, 2001 Vivaldi, Seasons, Le Quattro Stagioni, No.3 L'Autunno Palo Alto Philharmonic, 2003 Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen PACO, 2003 J. Haydn concerto in C Major Palo Alto  Chamber Orchestra  European Tour 2004 J. Haydn concerto in C Major Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit, 2004 Romance Op, 43, No.2  Four violins, J. Hellmesberger (w/ Ashley Lau, Dora Friedman, Tim Wong) PACO, 2005/2006 J.S. Bach Triple Violin Concerto (w/ Evie Chen, Evan Jeng, Theodore Chao) Fremont Symphony, 2005 Wieniawski Violin Concerto in D minor Winchester Orchestra, 2006 Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 Solo Recital, Hyatt University Auditorium, 2007 Awards and honors Winner MTAC/VOCE, Santa Clara branch, 2006 Soloist Winner, Pacific Musical Society, Senior division finals, Solo competition, 2007 Ralston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit, 2003 Concertante- four violins, Op. 55 L.W. Maurer ( w/ Beatrix Chan , Elaina Cook , Trina Stoneham) Bing Concert Series Stanford  Hospital, 2003 The Komirenko Duo (w/Sergiy Komirenko, 18, piano) Sarasate Carmen Program: Chopin, Saint Saens, De Falla, Debussy, Dinicu-HeifetzRalston  Ballroom NDNU Benefit, 2004 Recital, 2004 Tchaikovsky violin concerto Current Concertmasters: Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Evie Chen - Concertmaster Jennifer Kim - Concertmaster, Sinfonia California Youth Symphony Evie Chen - Concertmaster San Francisco Youth Orchestra Alexi Kenney - Assistant c oncertmaster El Camino Youth Symphony Timothy Yu - Co-concertmaster Albert Chen - Concertmaster, Sinfonietta Mountain View High School Edwin Jeng - Concertmaster Valley Christian Junior High Dylan Naroff - Concertmaster PACO - Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra CYS - California Youth Symphony ECYS - El Camino Youth Symphony SFYS - San Francisco Youth Symphony SJYS - San Jose Youth Symphony PYO - Peninsula Youth Orchestra ASTA - American String Teachers Association MTAC - Musc Teachers Association of California ASPIRE - Accelerated Study Program In Regular Enrollment CND - College of Notre Dame KAMSA - Korean American Music Supporters Association Baroque Sinfonietta - Jenny Rudin, Founder, Director

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