Young Recitalists

(2024 Finalists Pictured) 

Come hear the 2025 Young Winners and Finalists!

Young Recitalist Concert
Sunday, May 4 @ 2 pm

First United Methodist Church, 2950 Washington Blvd, Fremont

Purchase your tickets today for $25 here.

Join us for an exhilarating program of young, local musical talent, honoring the four award winners from our Top 10 Young Recitalists and Trio:

First Place: Jayden Choi

Second Place: Lynn Ueno

Third Place: Claire Yang

Alvin Dockter Award: Philia Wu

Clarisse Chong

Cailey Chong

Castor Li

Charisse Suen

Pooja Verma

Braden Wang

Trio: Oliver Corro, Chiara Thendean, Cara Wang

You’ll enjoy works by Beethoven, Bruch, Chopin, Clarke, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schumann and von Weber.

Get your tickets today and marvel at the talents of our next generation of musicians!

Calling all young recitalists and ensembles!

Young Recitalist Competition
Audition Saturday, March 8 and Concert Sunday, May 4

The Bay Philharmonic and Bay Phil Guild are holding a Young Recitalist Competition to showcase your talents. This is your chance to shine, perform locally in the community, compete with fellow musicians and receive a monetary prize!

If you play an instrument and are up to 18 years old (as of January 1, 2025), just select up to a 10-minute piece* you can play, and enter the competition. We look forward to hearing your piece! 

*An excerpt from a longer work is acceptable.

Criteria and Process

All it takes to participate is: 

  • Reside in Castro Vally, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Milpitas, Newark, Pleasanton,

    San Ramon, Sunol or Union City

  • Complete a short Audition Application 

  • Send your non-refundable $45 Audition Fee 

  • Get your application and audition fee in by February 28, 2025 

  • Prepare to play your piece from memory and demonstrate your artistic nuance, technical skill and musicality 

  • Audition on Saturday, March 8 at Fremont’s First United Methodist Church (2950 Washington Boulevard

  • Hold May 4 open on your calendar to perform if you’re a finalist

Once all applications are received, we’ll contact you to arrange a specific audition time. 

After auditions, our panel of esteemed judges select and notify up to 10 finalists who perform their pieces during a Community Recital on May 4. 

Awards

We will award prizes:

  • 1st Place $300

  • 2nd Place $200

  • 3rd Place $150

  • Docker Award for applicants under 10 years old $ 100

In addition, each finalist receives a Certificate of Recognition for their achievement. 


Tickets

If your parents, family, and friends would like to get their recital tickets for May 4 in advance, they can purchase them for $25 each here.