We congratulate each of the young musicians who submitted performances for our first Youth Solo Competition. Our competition was open to all musicians (both voice and instrument) ages 11-18. The winners were invited to perform a recital in our Auditorium, and our Grand Prize winner was invited to perform in our Auditorium and also perform a second recital at the Wilmette Public Library.
We invite you to enjoy performances by each of the talented performers who were selected as our Northbrook Public Library Youth Solo Competition winners.
Grand Prize Winner: Simon Cegys
Tuesday, August 20
7:00-8:00pm, Auditorium
Born in 2011, Simon Cegys started playing piano at age six studying with Beilin Han and later with his current teacher Weiwen Ma. His accomplishments include an Honorary Mention in the 2022 SAM competition, Honorary Mention in the 2022-23 Merit Solo Competition, finalist in the 2024 Chicago International Music Competition (CIMC), winner of the 2024 Northbrook Public Library Youth Solo Competition, and winner of the 2024 Illinois Music Association (IMA) piano duet competition.
Pianist Simon Cegys will perform
Scarlatti's Sonata D Major k430; D Minor k.27
Beethoven's Rondo à Capriccio
E.A. MacDowell's Witches’ Dance
Aaron Copland's Cat and Mouse
Chopin's Polonaise No. 2
Glinka's Nightingale
Ginastera's Danzas Argentinas
Past performances
Violinist Alison Chung performed
Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No.2 in D Minor, Op 22
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Romance: Andante non troppo
III. Allegro con fuocco - Allegro moderato
Mozart's Violin Sonata No. 21 in E Minor (K.304)
I. Allegro
II. Tempo di Menuetto
Chen Yi's Memory for solo violin
Pianist Ava Lee performed
Beethoven's Sonata No.21 op.53 in C Major “Waldstein” 1st movement
Prokofiev's Prelude in C Major, op. 12-7 “Harp”
Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
Vocalist Alison Fung performed
Rodrigo's De Los Alamos Vengo, Madre
Moore's The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Handel's Va Godendo
Much More from Fantasticks
Tito Mattei's Non e ver
