The Fifth Triennial Johansen International Competition for Young String Players took place at the Sumner School Museum, Washington, DC, on March 12–14, 2009. To learn more about the 2009 competition, and to see what repertoire was performed during Semi-Final and Final rounds, take a look at the 2009 JIC Program.
Prize Winners
Violins
- First Prize – $10,000 – Nancy Zhou, age 16; student of Jaime Laredo and Long Zhou, from San Antonio, Texas.
- Second Prize – $7,000 – Jae-Hyeong Lee, age 16; student of Nam-yun Kim at Korean National University of Arts; from Seoul, Korea.
- Third Prize – $5,000 – Yerang Kim, age 15; student of Aaron Rosand at Curtis Institute of Music; from Seoul, Korea.
Violas
- First Prize – $10,000 – Matthew Lipman, age 17; student of Roland Vamos at Music Institute of Chicago; from Chicago, Illinois.
- Second Prize – $7,000 – Yifei Deng, age 16; student of Li Sheng at Music Middle School Affiliated with the Shanghai Conservatory; from Shanghai, China.
- Third Prize – No viola third prize awarded.
Cellos
- First Prize – $10,000 – Sang Eun Lee, age 15; student of Myung-Wha Chung at Korean National University of Arts; from Seoul, Korea.
- Second Prize – $7,000 – Gabriel Cabezas, age 16; student of Hans Jensen at Music Institute of Chicago; from Chicago, Illinois.
- Third Prize – $5,000 – Matthew Allen, age 17; student of Greg Sauer at Florida State University; from Tallahassee, Florida.
Best Performance of Commissioned Work, Scherzo, by Lenny Williams – $500 – Nancy Zhou, age 16; student of Jaime Laredo and Long Zhou; from San Antonio, Texas.
Performance and Other Opportunities
Individual winners performed in a Winners’ Recital at the Church of the Annunciation in Washington, DC, and also appeared as soloists with the Capital City Symphony, FMMC Avanti Orchestra, and Prince Georges Philharmonic.
