Allison Lee, Winner of the 2022-2023 Young Artist Concerto Competition
Allison Lee is currently a sophomore at East Brunswick High School. She has been a member of
the National Association for Music Education’s All-National Symphony Orchestra, assistant
concertmaster of the New Jersey All-State Orchestra, and concertmaster of the Central Jersey
Regional Orchestra. She currently serves as associate concertmaster of the New Jersey
Symphony Youth Orchestra and plays in the Anne Lieberson Quartet. In addition to violin,
Allison enjoys competing on her school’s Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl teams.
The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra has a history of encouraging young musicians to work with the seasoned musicians of the orchestra. One such way is to showcase local talent through the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition.
- The MSO Young Artist Concerto Competition is open to all current high school students who reside and attend school in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Mercer Counties.
- Applicants are accepted on the following instruments: Woodwind, Brass, String and Tuned Percussion. We cannot accept applications for piano or vocal. Previous winners are ineligible.
Information for the 2023-2024 season will be available in November 2023.
Previous Winners
2022-2023 - Allison Lee - Violin
2021-2022 - No Winner - Canceled due to COVID
2020-2021 - No Winner - Canceled due to COVID
2019-2020 - Susanna Bobbs - Violin
2018-2019 - Hanna Lin - Flute
2017-2018 - Alyssa Kim - Violin
2016-2017 - Lawrence Chiang - Violin
2015-2016 - Carolyn Wong - Violin
2014-1015 - Elizabeth Hendy - Violin
2013-2014 - Sydney Lee - Cello
2012-2013 - Kingston Ho - Violin
Zachary Mowitz - Cello
2011-2012 - Soyeong Park - Violin
2010-2011 - Kevin Jang - Piano
2009-2010 - Suejin Jung - Piano
2008-2009 - No Winner
2007-2008 - Hye Jin Koh - Violin
2006-2007 - Christopher Rorke - Saxophone
2005-2006 - Karen A. Hauge - Flute
2004-2005 - No Winner
2003-2004 - Robert Walliczek - Trumpet
2002-2003 - No Winner
2001-2002 - Sarah Rajtmajer - Flute
2000-2001 - Joanna Becker - Violin
1999-2000 - Catherine Resnick - Cello
1998-1999 - Jonathan Chang - Flute
1997-1998 - David Dash - Trumpet
1996-1997 - No Winner
1995-1996 - Gabrielle Leong - Piano
1994-1995 - No Winner
1993-1994 - Damien Dixon - Piano