Jenny Rudin Violin Studio Achievements, Awards and Activities 1999-00 ANITA STONEHAM Senior, Princeton University; political science, music Current Concertmaster Princeton University Orchestra Concertmaster Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 1994-96 Concertmaster Baroque Sinfonietta 1994-96 ASPIRE scholarship student, CND, 1994-96 Awards Sierra Chamber Society Young Artist Competition, Grand Prize winner Burlingame Music Club Competition, 1st place Pacific Musical Society Scholarship Competition, 1st Prize Kohl Mansion Competition, 1st place Fremont Philharmonic Concerto Competition Award ASTA finalist, junior division, 1997 ASTA finalist, senior division, 1998   Soloist Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole Haydn, Concerto for Violin and Strings in C major Vivaldi, Seasons Vivaldi, Concerto for four violins in B minor Bach, Concerto in E Major BWV 1042 Bach, Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 Bach, Double Concerto in D minor BWV 1043 Bach, Triple Concerto BMV 1064 Mendelssohn, Concerto for violin and strings in D minor, CD recording   Redwood Symphony, Concerto Competition, winner, Glazunov concerto Nova Vista Symphony, String Concerto Competition, winner, Bruch violin concerto, Op. 26 California Youth Symphony, Young Artist Competition, winner, Bruch violin concerto in G minor, Op. 26 Palo Alto Philharmonic, Concerto Soloist Saint Saens, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Baroque Sinfonietta Mendelssohn, Concerto for violin and strings in D minor Vivaldi Concerto for viola D'amore in D minor Bach, Triple Concerto BMV 1064 Mendelssohn Double Concerto for violin & piano in D minor, SF Bay area Premiere Steve Lightburn, piano Ralston Concerts Solos Saint Saens, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Igor Frolov, Concert Fantasia on Themes from Gershwin's Opera "Porgy and Bess" Op. 19 Chamber Music Hellmesberger Serenade for three violins Hellmesberger Romance for four violins, Op. 43, No. 2 Sarasate, Navarra for two violins, Op. 33 ANDREW KONDO Sophomore, Stanford University; engineering, music Co-concertmaster Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra ASPIRE student, CND, 1997-98 Awards Menuhin-Dowling Young Musician's Award Nova Vista Symphony String Competition Award Kohl Mansion Competition Award Burlingame Music Club Competition 1st Place Junior Bach Festival Laureate Pacific Musical Society Senior Division 1st Place Barnum and Bailey Musical Scholarship for the Arts instrumentalcompetition winner Soloist Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Haydn, Violin concerto in C major Vivaldi, Concerto for four violins in B minor Bach, Triple Concerto BMV 1064 San Jose Youth Symphony Competition winner, Samuel Barber, violin concerto Baroque Sinfonietta Haydn, Violin concerto in C major Bach, Triple Concerto BMV 1064 Ralston Concerts Chamber Music Mozart, trio for three violins Von Webern string quartet, Langsamer Satz Sarasate, Navarra for two violins, Op. 33 Member Baroque Sinfonietta MIRIAM PAK Sophomore, University of California at Berkeley Soloist California Youth Symphony Senior Competition winner, 1998, Beethoven violin concerto in D major Baroque Sinfonietta Ralston Concerts Chamber Music Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K.478 Schumann, Piano Quartet in C minor ANGELA XU Sophomore, University of California at Berkeley Former Concertmaster El Camino Youth Symphony, 1997-98 Awards ASPIRE student at the CND, 1997-98 Soloist El Camino Youth Symphony Competition, winner, Mendelssohn, violin concerto E minor, 1997 Competition, winner, Beethoven, violin concerto in D major, 1998 Member Baroque Sinfonietta TROY WU Sophomore, University of Southern California Awards Harriet French McNeil Award. Performing Arts Society Scholarship REBECCA JACKSON Sophomore, Universtiy of the Pacific Former Concertmaster KAMSA Awards Santa Cruz Music Teachers Association Solo Competition, 1st place winner, 1997, 1998 American String Teachers Association California State Competition 1st place winner, 1998 California Youth Symphony Young Artist Competition, 2nd place Soloist KAMSA Bach concerto for two violins in d minor Beethoven Triple Concerto for violin, cello and piano Ralston Concerts - solo Kroll, Banjo and Fiddle Member Baroque Sinfonietta KENNETH HSU Freshman, U.C. Berkeley, California Former Concertmaster, California Youth Symphony, 1996-99 ASPIRE Scholargip student at CND Awards Menuhin-Dowling Young Musician's Award Kohl Mansion Competition award Pacific Musical Society Scholarship Competition, 1st Place, 1997, Junior division Pacific Musical Society Scholarship Competition, 1st Place, 1998, Senior division Nova Vista Symphony String Concerto Competition Award Fremont Philharmonic Young Artist String ConcertoCompetition, 1997, 1st runner-up Soloist California Youth Symphony Young Artist Competition winner, Brahms violin concerto Leo Eylar "An Orpheus Legend for violin and orchestra", 1998; CD release. Wieniawski Polonaise Brillante op.21 Fremont Philharmonic Wieniawski Polonaise Brillante op.21 Baroque Sinfonietta Ralston Concerts, Solo Glazunov violin concerto Prokofieff solo sonata Ravel Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert Sarasate, Introduction and Tarantella Bach Ciaconna in d minor Ralston Conerts, Chamber music Norman Dello Joio - Variations and Capriccio Hellmesberger - Romance for four violins Op. 43, No. 2 Schumann piano quintet Maurer concerto for 4 violins: Kenneth Hsu, Lana Lee, Mark Oshida, Tanya Gabrielian MARK OSHIDA Freshman, Brigham Young University Former Concertmaster Peninsula Youth Symphony Awards Junior Bach Festival laureate, 1998, J.S. Bach Partita in D minor American String Teachers Association, San Francisco chapter, competition winner, Soloist Nova Vista Orchestra Concerto Competition 1999, Maurice Ravel Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert Peninsula Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition 1998, Maurice Ravel Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert Peninsula Symphony Concerto Competition 1998, Maurice Ravel Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert Baroque Sinfonietta Vivaldi concerto for four violins, L'estro Armonico, Op. 3, No. 4 in E minor. Maurer concerto for 4 violins: Kenneth Hsu, Lana Lee, Mark Oshida, Tanya Gabrielian Member Baroque Sinfonietta KAY YOUNG Senior, Valley Christian High, San Jose Concertmaster, San Jose Youth Symphony Soloist Ralston Concerts, Chamber music Dvorak, Terzetto for two violins and viola with Serge Dautricourt violin and Chris Chiu, viola Member Baroque Sinfonietta JAMIE CHOY Freshman, Columbia Univrsity, New York. N.Y. Soloist KAMSA, J.S. Brandenburg concerto #3, Violin I Ralston Concerts, Chamber music Breval, duo in D Major for violin and cello Vivaldi, concerto for four violins, No.IX in F Major Op.3 Member California Youth Symphony Baroque Sinfonietta KAMSA YUNSOK SO Freshman, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA Principal viola, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Principal viola, Baroque Sinfonietta ASPIRE student at the CND Soloist KAMSA, J.S. Brandenburg concerto #3, Viola I Baroque Sinfonietta Ralston Concerts, Chamber music Borodin Nocturne, ASPIRE string quartet Schumann piano quartet in C minor Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K.478 TANYA GABRIELIAN Senior, Mountain View High, Mountain View ASPIRE violin student at CND Awards Menuhin-Dowling Young Musician's Competition (piano, violin) Pacific Musical Society junior division 1st place (violin) Pacific Musical Society intermediate division 1st place (piano) Pacific Musical Society Grand prize, 1998 (piano) Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition winner, 1998 (piano) Music Teachers Association Solo Competition winner, 1998 (piano) The Baldwin competition, 1st runner-up (piano) Scholarship piano student at the San Francisco Conservatory Soloist Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Tartini concerto in D minor Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola Vivaldi concerto for four violins in B minor Bach concerto for three violins BMV 1064 Baroque Sinfonietta, Ralston Concerts Kabalevsky Concerto in C Major Ysaye Ballade for solo violin Op. 27 No. 3 Saint Saens Havanaise Op. 83 Walton, viola concerto Suite Hebraique for viola and piano, Rapsodie Ralston Concerts, Chamber Music Bach concerto for three violins BMV 1064 Webern string quartet, Langsamer Satz Borodin Nocturne, ASPIRE string quartet Bloch Concerto Grosso for strings and piano (piano) Maurer concerto for 4 violins: Kenneth Hsu, Lana Lee, Mark Oshida, Tanya Gabrielian Fremont Philharmonic Concerto Competition winner, grand prize, Mendelssohn piano concerto in D minor, No. 2 Op. 40 Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Mendelssohn piano concerto in D minor, No. 2 Op. 40 Saint Saens piano concerto in G minor, No.2 Op. 22 Bach piano concerto in F minor BWV 1056 Member Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Baroque Sinfonietta LANA LEE Senior, Monte Vista High, Cupertino Concertmaster Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster KAMSA ASPIRE student at the CND Awards Menuhin-Dowling Young Musician's Competition 1993, 1995 Fremont Philharmonic Ruth Tarr Prize, 1995 Nova Vista Symphony competition award, 1995 State & National Federation of Music Clubs Competition, Winner, 1996 Pacific Musical Society Rcognition award, 1998 First prize CYS Young Artists concerto competition 2000 Soloist Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Mozart, violin concerto No.4 in D major Bach double concerto in D minor BWV 1043 Bach triple concerto BMV 1064 Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in A minor Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D minor Baroque Sinfonietta Haydn, violin concerto in G major Vivaldi violin concerto in G Major Op.3 No. 3 KAMSA Mozart, violin concerto No.4 in D major Ralston concerts Solo Bloch, Nigun (Improvisation) from "Baal Shem Suite" Sarasate "Carmen Fantasy" Op.25 Chamber Music Dvorak, piano quintet in A major Op. 81 Borodin Nocturne, ASPIRE string quartet Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor Maurer concerto for 4 violins: Kenneth Hsu, Lana Lee, Mark Oshida, Tanya Gabrielian Member Baroque Sinfonietta YE-JIN HAN Sophomore, Saratoga High, Saratoga Concertmaster El Camino Youth Symphony Soloist El Camino Sinfonietta Competition winner, Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole, 1998 El Camino Youth Symphony Competition winner, Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) 1999 Evie Chen, Age 8 3rd grader, Fairmeadow Elementary School, Palo Alto Soloist Fremont Symphony, Young Artist Competition winner, Nafisa Taghioff Award Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major ASPIRE - Accelerated Study Program In Regular Enrollment CND - College of Notre Dame KAMSA - Korean American Music Supporters Association Baroque Sinfonietta - Jenny Rudin, Founder, Director Current Concertmasters: Lana Lee - Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Jason Feng - Palo Alto Junior Chamber Orchestra Justin Ho - Palo Alto Training Chamber Orchestra Evan Jeng - Palo Alto Preparatory Chamber Orchestra Kay Yang - San Jose Youth Symphony Ye-jin Han - El Camino Youth Symphony Tim Wong - Sinfonietta El Camino Youth Symphony Kathy Kwon - KAMSA Orchestra Sumi Oiye - Peninsula Pops

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