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2013-2014 Concerto Competition Award Recipients

Strings Category

Violinist Victor Fournelle-Blain wins the string category of the  ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Concert

Violinist Victor Fournelle-Blain is the strings category winner of the 2013-2014 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Concerto Competition.  On Sunday, February 16, 2014 Victor performed his winning rendition of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op. 64. He performed with the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra in April 2015. The award comes with the recently established Mary Feher Prize, a substantial cash award given for the first time this competition. Read more

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Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion Category

Lara Deutsch is the woodwinds, brass and percussion category winner of the 2013-2014 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Concerto Competition.  A past winner of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Classical Concerto Competition, she performed with the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Symphony  Orchestra in October 2014.

Lara Deutsch received her Master’s Degree in Orchestral Flute Studies at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University under Timothy Hutchins in 2014. She completed her undergraduate degree at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in May 2012 under Denis Bluteau. That year, Lara was the recipient of the Astral Artist Prize and also received the Salsinger-Tani Gold Medal for Excellence in Performance for her graduating class.
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