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
CompetitionHistory
The Doreen B. Hertzog Concerto/Aria Competition was 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 2022 Doreen B. Hertzog Competition winner will perform one movement of a concerto or aria with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes during the 2022-2023 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 5 PM on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Final Round A maximum of 12 contestants will be selected for the final round, to be held in-person on Saturday, June 4, 2022 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: Sophia Werner, 2018 Hertzog winner, performing the first movement of Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 with the OSFL on March 17, 2019
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2020 Winners
Christopher Tillen, piano
Nikhil Lahiri, oboe
Christopher Tillen, piano
Nikhil Lahiri, oboe
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Christopher Tillen is a junior at Noble and Greenough High School in Dedham, MA. He started taking piano lessons at age 6 and has been a top prize winner in many competitions including Steinway & Sons Piano Competition, Bay State MTNA Piano Competition, University of Rhode Island (URI) Piano Extravaganza Bach Award, and the A Ramon Rivera Piano Competition. In addition, he has been named the Fall Rivers’ Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) Young Artist Concerto winner; the Doreen B. Hertzog Concerto winner; Concerto Festival NYC Grand Prix soloist; and the Sempre Musick Concerto first prize winner. He has performed in many venues, community events and recitals including the Mildred Freiberg piano festival, New England Conservatory’s A Ramon Rivera Advance Senior Piano Seminar and the River School Conservatory Seminar on Contemporary Music. This season, Christopher will also be playing the 2nd Rachmaninoff concerto with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) of New York.
Christopher is a Young Artist Diploma Level IV scholar at the River School Conservatory and currently studies with Ms. Erin Lindsey. In his spare time, Christopher enjoys debating, writing, singing, theatre and musical performance, community service and running. He is an Achieve and Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI) tutor; a member of Nobles Model UN, debate and Mock Trial clubs, the Nobles Theater Collective, the school newspaper, and he is the Assistant Artistic Director of Nobleonians male acapella group. |
