First Prize – Channa Lee, violin

• Winner of the Jeanne Marvin Phillips Prize
• Scholarship to attend Luzerne Music Center summer camp
• Invitation to perform with the BCSO in the 2026 Family Concert

Second Prize – Ethan Do-Yoon Kim, violin

• $500 cash award

Honorable Mention:

• Madeline Han, violin
• Christopher Jin, violin
• Freya Price, viola
• Nathan Watson, cello

Please visit this site in the fall of 2026 for information regarding the Spring 2027 Youth Concerto Competition. Auditions will be open to all musicians 14 years of age or younger as of June 30, 2027 who play an orchestral instrument other than piano. Interested student musicians must live in either Bucks or Montgomery County in Pennsylvania or within a 30-mile radius of Doylestown, PA.

For information: jschulang@gmail.com

Winner of the BCSO Youth Concerto Competition will be offered the choice of a cash prize or a two-week summer music camp experience at the beautiful Luzerne Music Center in upstate New York. Read about camp opportunities at LuzerneMusic.org.

Channa Lee, violin

• YOUTH COMPETITION AUDITION APPLICATION (PDF)
• YOUTH COMPETITION AUDITION FLYER (PDF)