TOM BAKER
YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION
Announcing...
2025 Competition Information
The next competition will be held on Saturday, January [date], 2025, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, in the auditorium of Shore Cultural Centre, 291 E. 222nd Street, Euclid, Ohio.
Applicant information and competition rules/regulations are detailed below.
Applications are now open for the 2025 competition!
Applications must include a $15 application fee.
About the competition
In the 2019-2020 season, the Euclid Symphony Orchestra held its inaugural Young Artists Competition, named after long-time friend, donor and board member of the ESO, Tom Baker.
The competition is open to students age 18 and younger who are advanced musicians (instrumental or vocal) capable of playing appropriate level repertoire, including concerto-level (or equivalent) virtuosic works.
The competition winner will receive a $500 cash prize and a performance with the Euclid Symphony Orchestra on its spring concert.
The competition is open to students age 18 and younger who are advanced musicians (instrumental or vocal) capable of playing appropriate level repertoire, including concerto-level (or equivalent) virtuosic works.
The competition winner will receive a $500 cash prize and a performance with the Euclid Symphony Orchestra on its spring concert.
Previous Competition Winners
2024 [Name, Instrument: Performance Piece]
2022 Fiona Tsang, Cello: Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1
2021 Daniel Colaner, piano: Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2
2020 Samuel Dishon, saxophone: Glazunov's Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra
2019 Katarina Davies, cello: Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
2024 [Name, Instrument: Performance Piece]
2022 Fiona Tsang, Cello: Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1
2021 Daniel Colaner, piano: Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2
2020 Samuel Dishon, saxophone: Glazunov's Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra
2019 Katarina Davies, cello: Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations