Above: Raymond Feng, 2017 Hertzog winner, performing Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
I. Allegro Maestoso with the OSFL on March 11, 2018
I. Allegro Maestoso with the OSFL on March 11, 2018
The Doreen B. Hertzog Concerto & Aria Competition for Young Artists
Congratulations to violinist Ashley Park, winner of the 2025 Doreen B. Hertzog Concerto & Aria Competition! The judges unanimously agreed that Ashley was the outstanding winner and have invited her to perform as soloist with the OSFL next March.
CompetitionHistory
The Doreen B. Hertzog Concerto/Aria Competition originated as a program of the Elmira Symphony and Choral Society, known as the Young Artists’ Competition that began in the late 1960s. It was later renamed in honor of one of its founders, Doreen B. Hertzog. The merged successor of the Elmira Symphony and Corning Philharmonic, now known as the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, has continued the competition since its formation in 1995. Designed to showcase the finest young musicians, the Hertzog Competition is a vehicle for the OSFL to nurture and support talented young performers throughout the region, from Rochester, NY to Mansfield, PA and beyond. Award and Eligibility The 2025 Doreen B. Hertzog Competition winner will perform one movement of a concerto or aria with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes during the 2025-26 Season. Students in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to audition. Eligible instruments are: piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and voice. The Audition Preliminary Round Contestants will submit a good quality audio recording, performing one movement from a concerto or aria with accompaniment. Recordings should not exceed ten minutes; movements of longer duration must be cut appropriately. Format should be MP3 audio only. No video recordings please. Applications and recordings are due by Thursday, May 1, 2025. Final Round A maximum of 10 contestants will be selected for the final round, to be held in-person on May 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM in Horseheads, NY. Contestants will perform the same movement as submitted in the preliminary round, from memory. It is mandatory that each student bring his or her own piano accompanist; the OSFL will not provide an accompanist to contestants. Hertzog Competition auditions are very competitive; only one student will be selected to perform with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, and the judges may, at their discretion, decide not to select a winner. The decision of the judges is final. |
Above: Isabel Metz, 2022 Hertzog winner, performing the first movement of Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 with the OSFL on March 5, 2023.
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2025 Winner
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Ashley Park is a 14-year-old violinist from Ithaca, New York, USA. She is a freshman at Ithaca High School and is an avid member of its music program. Currently, she studies with violinist YooJin Jang, a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. First introduced to the violin at 5 years old, Ashley has since loved to play the instrument and has won awards in several competitions, including the Charleston International Music Competition, American Virtuoso International Music Competition, Ensemble 212, Camerata Artists International Competition, STMTA Music Competition, International Grande Music Competition, Vivo International Music Competition, Venusto Korea Music Competition, Sung-Jung Music Competition, Haneum Music Competition, and Korea Times Competition. Through Eastman Community Music School, Ashley has recently received masterclasses from Juliana Athayde, Janet Sung, Robin Scott, and Timothy Peters. In 2024, she attended the Bowdoin International Music Festival and will return in 2025. |
