2026 Scholarship Competition Results
Congratulations to all participants, and thanks to all the volunteers and judges!
And now the results:
Collegiate Division:
Gold (Jean and Jim Triner Prize): to Krish Subramanian (student of Alan Rafferty)
Silver (Y. Chen at Cleveland Violins Prize): to Kwabena Owusu (student of Alan Harrell)
Best Bach (Agnew Prize): to Eliott Watras (student of Alan Rafferty)
Senior Division:
Winner (Dually Noted Prize): to Sonya Moomaw (student of Sarah Kim)
Honorable Mention: to Nick Jacques (student of Alan Harrell)
Junior Division:
Winner (George Knobeloch Edwards Prize): to Brian Du (student of Abbey Hansen)
Honorable Mention: to Raven Gu (student of Derek Snyder)
Elementary Division:
Winner (Mary Margaret Kramer Prize): to Oliver Chapdelaine (student of Pamela Kelly)
And now to the volunteers: the Cleveland Cello Society would like to express its gratitude to our wonderful judges, Anna Clift, Dmitry Kouzov, Cathy Meints, Bryan Ping, Brian Snow, and Julia Yang; and all of our terrific volunteers, Elaine Breiner, Holden Gilbert, Oliver Johansson, Glenn Mercer, Ida Mercer, Nora Prokop, and Bruce Tyler.
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Upcoming Events for the 2025-26 Season
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● April 26, 2026 - Annual Scholarship Competition
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