The Frederick Symphony Orchestra
Young Artist Competition

Congratulations to Sarah Bao, the Grand-Prize Winner of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra's 2008 Young Artist Competition for Piano. Ms. Bao is a sophomore at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and is a piano student of Elena Arseniev. She competed amongst the finest middle and high school-aged pianists from across Maryland at the competition held in January, 2008.

In addition to earning a cash award, Ms. Bao was competing for the opportunity to perform with the Frederick Symphony Orchestra at it's "Young Artist Showcase" Concert, which will be presented on Saturday evening, March 8, 2008 at 8:00pm at the J.B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. She will be performing Beethoven's Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 19, accompanied by the Orchestra.

About the Frederick Symphony Orchestra's Young Artist Competition

Designed to encourage the best young musicians in Maryland, the competition rotates on a three-year cycle in the following sequence: Strings in 2009, Winds and Brass in 2010, and Piano in 2011.

Middle and high-school aged string players who reside in Maryland any want to learn more about the 2009 competition should visit this page again in June of 2008 to obtain more detailed information, including registration forms and detailed competition instructions.