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Dunedin Concerto Competition 2025 – Preliminary Round Concert Schedule
Join us for the Preliminary Round of the Dunedin Concerto Competition 2025, where talented young musicians will showcase their artistry in five sessions over three days.
📍 Venue: College of Education Auditorium, University of Otago
🎟️ Admission: Koha – Pay what you can
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Session 1 – Friday, March 7 | 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – Welcome
6:20 PM – Rimsky-Korsakov: Trombone Concerto
🎼 Ben Walker, Trombone | Tom McGrath, Piano
6:40 PM – Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50
🎼 Ken Nguyen, Piano | John Van Buskirk, Piano
7:10 PM – Raum: Concerto for Bass Trombone
🎼 Benjamin Pickering, Bass Trombone | Tom McGrath, Piano
7:30 PM – Chaminade: Concertino for Flute, Op. 107
🎼 Karuna Yang, Flute | John Van Buskirk, Piano
7:50 PM – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 (Mov. II)
🎼 Sarah Pushenko, Piano | Tom McGrath, Piano
Session 2 – Saturday, March 8 | 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – Welcome
10:45 AM – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413 (Mov. II)
🎼 Janneke Gunther, Piano | Tom McGrath, Piano
11:00 AM – Artie Shaw: Concerto for Clarinet
🎼 Oscar Robertson, Clarinet | John Van Buskirk, Piano
11:20 AM – Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 (Mov. I & II)
🎼 Orla Dunlop, Violin | Tom McGrath, Piano
11:45 AM – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459 (Mov. I)
🎼 Lily Zou, Piano | Terence Dennis, Piano
12:05 PM – Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 (Mov. I)
🎼 Portia Bell, Cello | Tom McGrath, Piano
Session 3 – Saturday, March 8 | 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – Welcome
2:15 PM – Händel: Harp Concerto in B-flat Major, HWV 294
🎼 Joy Valeria Rahardja, Harp | Terence Dennis, Piano
2:40 PM – Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 11
🎼 Dan Walker, Violin | John Van Buskirk, Piano
3:05 PM – Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"
🎼 Maxwell Wallace, Piano | Terence Dennis, Piano
3:30 PM – Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Mov. I)
🎼 Bertil Feng, Violin | John Van Buskirk, Piano
4:00 PM – Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (Mov. I & II)
🎼 Roy Zhang, Piano | Terence Dennis, Piano
Session 4 – Saturday, March 8 | 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – Welcome
6:15 PM – Arban: Fantasie and Variations on "The Carnival of Venice"
🎼 Mei Admiraal, Trumpet | Cameron Monteath, Piano
6:30 PM – Accolay: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
🎼 Lucy Ireland, Violin | Sanaz Rezai, Piano
6:50 PM – Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (Mov. I & III)
🎼 Emmanuel Keane, Piano | Terence Dennis, Piano
7:20 PM – Weber: Concertino in E-flat for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 26
🎼 Jenny Petegem Thach, Clarinet | John Van Buskirk, Piano
7:40 PM – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 (Mov. I, Cadenza: Beethoven)
🎼 Ozan Biner-McGrath, Piano | Tom McGrath, Piano
Session 5 – Sunday, March 9 | 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – Welcome
10:45 AM – Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 (Mov. I & II)
🎼 Damian Dyke, Horn | Cameron Monteath, Piano
11:05 AM – J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052 (Mov. I & II)
🎼 Danny Wang, Piano | Terence Dennis, Piano
11:30 AM – Tony Ryan: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (Mov. I & II)
🎼 Nikhil Rawat, Tuba | Cameron Monteath, Piano
11:50 AM – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456 (Mov. I)
🎼 Betty Liu, Piano | Tom McGrath, Piano
12:10 PM – Haydn: Oboe Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIg:C1 (Mov. I)
🎼 Callum Fotheringham, Oboe | John Van Buskirk, Piano
📢 Semifinalists Announced at Approximately 12:45 PM
Semifinals – Sunday, March 9
📍 Venue: College of Education Auditorium, University of Otago
4:00 PM – Semifinalists 1-3 Perform
🎶 Break (~1 hour)
6:00 PM – Semifinalists 4-6 Perform
🎶 Break
7:30 PM (Approx.) – Announcement of the 3 Finalists & Other Prizes