The 23rd annual Prometheus Symphony Orchestra Student Concerto Competition will be held on January 31, 2012. The competition is open to Bay Area string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players, eighteen years of age or younger. The winner will perform with the orchestra on Sunday, May 20, 2012 and will receive a $200 award plus a professional recording of the performance. Applications for the 2012 competition are available now. Download a Concerto Competition Application here. The application deadline is January 24, 2012, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Please Note: Contestants are to perform from memory a complete concerto or solo work for solo instrument and orchestra. Contestants must provide an accompanist and a copy of the solo part for the judges. In selecting the work to be performed, the contestant should ensure that orchestral parts are currently available. Please contact us in advance if there is a question.

Teachers: You can also download a Teacher Announcement Here and a 2012 Khuner Competition Flyer Here

The Concerto Competition is held in memory of Felix Khuner, a member of the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, the California String quartet, and a teacher of chamber music. Felix Khuner played with the Prometheus Symphony after his retirement from the Opera Orchestra.

For additional information on the competition email us at: concertocompetition@prometheussymhony.org

Prometheus Symphony Orchestra Khuner Competition
c/o Dorinda Chase
1315 Lexington Way
Livermore, CA 94550

The Prometheus Symphony Orchestra congratulates the 2010-2011 winner:

Travis Chen - Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 - May 22nd Concert

Previous winners of the Concerto Competition