Chamber Music Competition Past Finalists
2024
Amara Trio
The Julliard School
LERMAN GOLD PRIZE
Nagyeom Jang, Kevin Jansson, Christina Nam
Hesper Quartet
Stonybrook University, NY
SILVER PRIZE (TIED)
Connor Kim, Sojeong Kim, Ye Jin Yoon, SoHui Yun
PULSE
Michigan State University, MI
SILVER PRIZE (TIED)
AUDIENCE CHOICE
Zachery Costello, Spencer Cox, Michael Ethier, Owen Robinson
Kodak Quartet
New York, NY
Edgar Donati, Blake Kitayama, Martin Noh, Daniel Spink
Trio Menil
Houston, TX
Jeongwon An, David Dietz, Jonathan Ma
2022
Trio Colores
Austria, Switzerland
LERMAN GOLD PRIZE
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Matthias Kessler, Luca Stafffelbach, Fabian Ziegler
Abeo Quartet
University of Delaware
SILVER PRIZE WINNER
Brian Gadbow, Njioma Grevious, Rebecca Benjamin, James Kang
Aero Quartet
Salvador Flores, Walt Puyear, Matthew Koester, Brian Kachur
Elles Quartet
Cleveland Institute of Music
Emera Gurath, Megan Lin, Marcus Stevenson, Cecelia Swanson
Terra String Quartet
New York City
Harriet Langley, Amelia Dietrich, Ramón Carrero Martínez, Geirthrudur Gudmundsdottir
2021
Zelter String Quartet
Los Angeles, CA
LERMAN GOLD PRIZE
Kyle Gilner, Allan Hon, Gallia Kastner, Nao Kubota
Dior Quartet
Israel, Canada, St. Lucia and the USA
SILVER PRIZE WINNER
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Joanne Yesol Choi, Tobias Elser, Caleb Georges, Noa Sarid
AYA Piano Trio
Curtis Institute of Music
Angela Chan, Ying Li and Andres Sanchez
Soma Quartet
Indiana University
David Bayard, Paul Lorenz, Sean Bradley, and Arthur Liang
2018
Merz Trio
New York, NY
LERMAN GOLD PRIZE Tie
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Brigid Coleridge, Lee Dionne, Julia Yang
Trio St. Bernard
Taos, New Mexico
LERMAN GOLD PRIZE Tie
Brandon Garbot, Sahun Hong, Zachary Mowitz
District 5
Washington, D.C.
Laura Kaufman Mowry, Alison Lowell, Zachary Gauvain, Laura Crook Brisson, Eddie Rumzis
Ajax Quartet
University of Colorado
Mario Rivera, Eric Haugen, Renee Hemsing Patten, Tom Yaron
Sapphirus Quartet
University of Michigan
Connor O’Toole, Liam Dilenschneider, Emmet Rapaport, Charles Lilley
2016
BLOCK 4
London, England
GOLD PRIZE WINNER
Emily Bannister, Katie Cowling, Rosie Land, Lucy Carr
Olympus Piano Trio
Julliard, New York
SILVER PRIZE WINNER AND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Regi Papa, Ben Capps, Konstantine Valiantos
Daraja Ensemble
University of Maryland
Michele Von Haugg, Sam Fraser, Grace Ju-Yeon Wang, Michael Homme, Joshua Blumenthal
Cerulean Trio
Florida State University
Ivan Ugorich, Jackie Glazier, Galen Dean Peiskee
East End Quartet
Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, New York
Jonathan Wintringham, Myles Boothroyd, Matthew Amedio, Tyler Wiessner
2014
Wasmuth String Quartet
(now known as Verona String Quartet)
Bloomington, Indiana
GOLD PRIZE WINNER AND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Jon Ong, Abigail Rojansky, Brendan Shea, Warren Hagerty
Kenari Saxophone Quartet
Bloomington, Indiana
SILVER PRIZE WINNER
Robert Eason, Durand Jones, Corey Dundee, Steven Banks
Aizuri Quartet
New York and Philadelphia
Karen Ouzounian, Zoe Martin-Doike, Ayane Kozasa, Miho Saegusa
Trio Kanon
Duino, Italy
Lena Yokoyama, Diego Maccagnola, Alessandro Copia
Trio Cleonice
Boston, Massachusetts
Gwen Krosnick, Emely Phelps, Ari Isaacman-Beck
2012
Calidore String Quartet
Los Angeles, California
GOLD PRIZE WINNER
Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan, Jeremy Berry, Estelle Choi
Russian Trio
Baltimore, Maryland
SILVER PRIZE WINNER AND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Katherine Harris Rick, Nikita Borisevich, Dmitry Volkov
Sun Silverstein Lyon Trio
LA and NYC
(L to R): Elicia Silverstein, Hannah Sun, Elizabeth Lyon
Quartet La Mi
Los Angeles, California
(L to R): Eriko Tsuji, Ambroise Aubrun, Din Hann Sung, Hillary Smith
Axiom Brass Quintet
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Dorival Puccini, Jr, Kris Hammond, Matthew Oliphant, Kevin Harrison, Orin Larson
2010
Red Line Sax Quartet
Rochester, NY
GOLD PRIZE WINNER
Brandon Kies, Doug O’Connor, Gai Qun, Quinn Lewis
Harlem Quartet
New York, NY
SILVER PRIZE WINNER AND AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Melissa White, Desmond Neysmith, Ilmar Gavilan
Jasper Quartet
New Haven, CT
Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson Freivogel, J Freivogel, Sam Quintal
Klimt Trio
Boston, MA
Kyu-Yeon Kim, Robin Scott, Ahrim Kim
Sima Trio
New York, NY
Sami Merdinian, Ani Kalayjian, Sofya Melikyan
2008
Attacca Quartet
New York
SILVER PRIZE WINNER
Andrew Yee, Gillian Gallagher, Keiko Tokunaga, Amy Schroeder
Gracieux Trio
New York
Ryoko Arai, Yuiko Arai, Gloria Shih
N-E-W Trio
New York
Gal Nyska, Julio Elizalde, Andrew Wan
ViM Quartet
Washington
Dimitrios Kostaras, Michael Matlock, Richard Miserindino, Kristin Rarick
2006
David Trio
Milan, Italy
GOLD PRIZE WINNER
Giovanni Gnocchi, Daniele Pascoletti, Claudio Trovajoli
California Quartet
Los Angeles, California
Christine Grossman, Bridget Dalkas, Erin Breene, Maia Jaspar
Intrada Winds
Yale University
Adam Ward, Karisa Wendon, Jeremy Eig, Stephanie Corwin, Conor Nelson
Manhattan Piano Trio
Juilliard School, New York, NY
Dmitry Lukin, Milana Bahl, Dmitry Kouzov
Vinca Quartet
Yale University
Sophie Heaton, Tina Lee, An-lin Bardin, Michelle Lee.
2004
Exit 9 Percussion Group
New Jersey
GOLD PRIZE WINNER
Grant Braddock, Edward Choi, Mike Ramsey, Kenneth Richman, Kevin Romanski
Bulldog Brass
University of Georgia
Christopher DiMeglio, Colin Jones, David Nelson, Ian McIrose, Heidi Lucas
Moriac Trio
Indiana University
Cordelia Hagmann, Robin Ryczek, Wen-Ting Huang
Hyacinth Quartet
Chicago, IL
Geoffrey Deibel, Jeff Loeffert, Johnny Salinas, Jared Ziegler
Fountain Ensemble
New York, NY
Anna Elashvili, Yonah Zur, Michael Angelo Larco, Alistair MacRae, Gilad Harrel
