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Announcing the 2025 Quarterfinalists

Senior Wind Division:

  • (W1) – Citrine Quartet
  • (W2) – 4116
  • (W3) – Cerus Quartet
  • (W4) – Center Woodwind Quintet
  • (W5) – QUINTESSENCE
  • (W6) – Topaz Quartet
  • (W7) – ZaRiah
  • (W8) – Trio Al Vento
  • (W9) – Blitz
  • (W10) – Odigo
  • (W11) – Zed Quintet
  • (W12) – Halite Quartet

Senior String Division:

  • (S1) – Alira String Quartet
  • (S2) – Vantage Trio
  • (S3) – Emery Quartet
  • (S4) – Katarina String Quartet
  • (S5) – DragonBoot Quartet
  • (S6) – Trio Sona
  • (S7) – Trio Unio
  • (S8) – Trio Eris
  • (S9) – Prometheus Quartet
  • (S10) – Vinola Trio
  • (S11) – Trio Timia
  • (S12) – Forst Quartet

Junior Wind Division:

  • (JW1) – Solaris Winds
  • (JW2) – Astraea Quartet
  • (JW3) – Arcturus Quartet
  • (JW4) – Clutch City Brass
  • (JW5) – Achelois Quartet
  • (JW6) – Orion Quartet
  • (JW7) – Meliorem Saxophone Quartet
  • (JW8) – Zephyr Quartet
  • (JW9) – The Bone Rangers
  • (JW10) – Reinecke Trio
  • (JW11) – Portail du Son Saxophone Quartet
  • (JW12) – KSG Trio
  • (JW13) – Triquetra Quartet
  • (JW14) – Onyx
  • (JW15) – The Purple Hippopotami

Junior String Division:

  • (JS1) – Trio Verus
  • (JS2) – 0pus 67
  • (JS3) – Seal Quartet
  • (JS4) – Ombre Quartet
  • (JS5) – Lusingando Trio
  • (JS6) – Kawasaki Trio
  • (JS7) – Optimo Piano Trio
  • (JS8) – Tintora Quartet
  • (JS9) – Hemingway Quartet
  • (JS10) – Eura Trio
  • (JS11) – Minela Trio
  • (JS12) – Trio Voci
  • (JS13) – Doxa Quartet
  • (JS14) – Caspian String Quartet
  • (JS15) – Quartetto Speranza
  • (JS16) – Vermilion Quartet
  • (JS17) – Caravan Quartet
  • (JS18) – Spizella Quartet
  • (JS19) – Aves Trio
  • (JS20) – Myer Schwartz Piano Trio

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Congratulations to the 2024 Fischoff Competition Winners

Grand Prize Winner ($15,000)

Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)

Senior String Division

Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)

Silver Medal ($4,000) – Hesper Quartet – Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY and Juilliard School, New York, NY
Sojeong Kim (violin), Ye jin Yoon (violin), SoHui Yun (viola), Connor Kim (cello)

Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Erinys Quartet – Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Stewart (violin), Joosep Reimaa (violi), Marija Raisanen (viola), Stergios Theodoridis (cello)

Senior Wind Division

Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – LOTUS Quartet – Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Giancarlo Lay (soprano saxophone), Johnathan Lee (alto saxophone), Keegan Ewan (tenor saxophone), Jerick Meagher (baritone saxophone)

Silver Medal ($4,000) – Zed – University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Austin, TX
Connor O’Toole (soprano saxophone), Jacob Feldman (alto saxophone), Marina Sakellakis (tenor saxophone), David Bennette (baritone saxophone)

Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Onda Sonora – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ethan Roberts (soprano saxophone), Zach Mathews (alto saxophone), Kevin Barton (tenor saxophone), Joshua Mithuen (baritone saxophone)

Lift Every Voice Prize ($1,500)

Best performance of a piece by a historically underrepresented composer in the chamber music world.

Senior String – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)

Senior Wind – PULSE – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ml
Zachary Costello (soprano saxophone), Spencer Cox (alto saxophone), Owen Robinson (tenor saxophone), Michael Ethier (baritone saxophone)

Junior String Division:

Gold Medal ($2,500) – Saphir Quartet – Barratt-Due Institute of Music, Oslo, Norway
Philippe Jayer (violin/viola), Torje Rflbu (violin/viola), Amanda Noor Vatn (violin/viola), Iris Kalliovirta (cello)

Silver Medal ($2,000) – Breshears String Quartet – San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
Dustin Breshears (violin), Valery Breshears (violin), Colin Breshears (viola), Starla Breshears (cello)

Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Quartet Meraviglia – The Music Institute of Chicago Academy, Evanston, IL
Elle Cho (violin), Lauren Kim (violin), Emily Chen (viola), Lucy Wu (cello)

Junior Wind Division:

Gold Medal ($2,500) – Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet – Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Andrew Diaz (soprano saxophone), Joshua Furtak (alto saxophone), Gabriel Garnier, (tenor saxophone), Noah Vu (baritone saxophone)

Silver Medal ($2,000) – Five Guys Wind Quintet – National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, Washington, DC
Jayden Lee (flute), Louis Westerman (clarinet), Annie Jung (oboe), Alison Pollock, (bassoon), Austin Adaranijo (French horn)

Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Astraea Quartet – Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Quinlan Collins (soprano saxophone), Jacob lttycheria (alto saxophone), Eli Ward, (tenor saxophone), Paige Chirempes (baritone saxophone)

American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize ($500)

Sponsored by the American Brass Quintet, this award honors the most outstanding brass ensemble in the Junior Wind Division. The American Brass Quintet (ABQ) is dedicated to supporting and encouraging the growing number of young brass ensembles in the U.S.

Junior Wind – The Bone Rangers – Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL
Genesis Morales (trombone), Padric Sullivan (trombone), Jonathan Martinez (bass trombone), Calleigh Riordan (bass trombone)

Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble ($300)

Awarded to the highest-ranking Strings Division piano ensembles. In addition to the cash prize, the winner will be invited to the Mimir Festival to work with the Horszowski Trio and other distinguished faculty members.

Senior String – Trio Azura – Colburn Conservatory School of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Duncan McDougall (violin), Yejin Hong (cello), Yanfeng (Tony) Bai (piano)

Junior String – Trío de Ángeles – Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Esme Arias-Kim (violin), Angela Rose Padula (cello), Caden Lin (piano)

Kenneth Geoffroy Memorial Award ($800)

To encourage the participation of local chamber music ensembles in the Fischoff Competition, a special prize is awarded to the highest ranking junior ensemble from the Michiana region (60 mile radius of South Bend).

Music For – Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN

 

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Meet Our 2024 Finalists

Senior Wind Division:

  • LOTUS Quartet (W2)
  • Zed (W7)
  • Onda Sonora (W12)

Senior String Division:

  • Erinys Quartet (S2)
  • Hesper Quartet (S7)
  • Trio Azura (S12)

Junior Wind Division:

  • Five Guys Wind Quartet (JW5)
  • Astraea Quartet (JW12)
  • Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet (JW15)

Junior String Division:

  • Breshears String Quartet (JS5)
  • Saphir Quartet (JS10)
  • Quartet Meraviglia (JS20)
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Announcing Our 2024 Semifinalists

Senior Wind Division:

  • LOTUS Quartet (W2)
  • Blitz (W6)
  • Zed (W7)
  • PULSE (W8)
  • Voyager Reed Quintet (W11)
  • Onda Sonora (W12)

Senior String Division:

  • Erinys Quartet (S2)
  • Trio Eris (S4)
  • Forst Quartet (S6)
  • Hesper Quartet (S7)
  • Trio Menil (S11)
  • Trio Azura (S12)

Junior Wind Division:

  • Samba Quartet (JW2)
  • Five Guys Wind Quintet (JW5)
  • Halcyon Saxophone Trio (JW7)
  • Polarity Quartet (JW9)
  • Astraea Quartet (JW12)
  • The Bone Rangers (JW13)
  • Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet (JW15)

Junior String Division:

  • Myer Schwartz Piano Trio (JS2)
  • Seraphim Quartet (JS3)
  • Trío de Ángeles (JS4)
  • Breshears String Quartet (JS5)
  • Y Piano Trio (JS7)
  • Saphir Quartet (JS10)
  • Passera Piano Quartet (JS11)
  • The LBD Trio (JS14)
  • Trioscuro (JS17)
  • Quartet Meraviglia (JS20)

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Congratulations to the 2023 Fischoff Competition Winners!

Grand Prize Winner

Poiesis String Quartet

Senior Wind Division:

Gold – Kodachrome

Silver – Cerus Quartet

Bronze – IGNIS

Senior String Division:

Gold – Poiesis Quartet

Silver – Quartet Luminera

Bronze – Amnis Piano Quartet

Lift Every Voice Prize

Senior Wind – Sound Session

Senior String – Poiesis String Quartet

Junior Wind Division:

Gold – Incendio Saxophone Trio

Silver – Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet

Bronze – Halcyon Saxophone Quartet

Junior String Division:

Gold – FaMa Quartet

Silver – Pelios String Quartet

Bronze – Evie Quartet

American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize

Senior Wind – Amo Brass

Junior Wind – The Bone Rangers

Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Trio

Senior String – Trio Osceola

Junior String – Nth Trio

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Meet Our 2023 Finalists!

Senior Wind Division:

  • Cerus Quartet (W3)
  • IGNIS (W5)
  • Kodachrome (W7)

Senior String Division:

  • Amnis Piano Quartet (S6)
  • Poiesis Quartet (S11)
  • Quartet Luminera (S12)

Junior Wind Division:

  • Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet (JW3)
  • Incendio Saxophone Trio (JW5)
  • Halcyon Saxophone Quartet (JW13)

Junior String Division:

  • Evie Quartet (JS5)
  • FaMa Quartet (JS6)
  • Pelios String Quartet (JS10)
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Announcing Our 2023 Semifinalists!

Senior Wind Division:

  • Amity Winds (W1)
  • Cerus Quartet (W3)
  • IGNIS (W5)
  • Amo Brass (W6)
  • Kodachrome (W7)
  • Quartet Moraga (W9)

Senior String Division:

  • Vinola Trio (S1)
  • Katarina String Quartet (S3)
  • Amnis Piano Quartet (S6)
  • Stelios Quartet (S7)
  • Poiesis Quartet (S11)
  • Quartet Luminera (S12)

Junior Wind Division:

  • Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet (JW3)
  • LT Brass 5 (JW4)
  • Incendio Saxophone Trio (JW5)
  • dc² (JW9)
  • Halcyon Saxophone Quartet (JW13)
  • The Bone Rangers (JW14)
  • Tango Quartet (JW15)

Junior String Division:

  • Evie Quartet (JS5)
  • FaMa Quartet (JS6)
  • Emerald Trio (JS9)
  • Pelios String Quartet (JS10)
  • The Griscerda String Quartet (JS11)
  • Luminos Piano Trio (JS12)
  • Pika Trio (JS14)
  • Meraki Trio (JS16)
  • Nth Trio (JS19)
  • Gloria String Quartet (JS20)

Congratulations to the 2022 Fischoff Competition Winners!

Grand Prize Winner

  • Terra String Quartet

Senior String Division

  • Gold – Terra String Quartet
  • Silver – Trio Ondata
  • Bronze – Pelia Quartet

Senior Wind Division

  • Gold – Mixed Media
  • Silver – Sequoia Reed Quintet
  • Bronze – Sonarsix Sextet

Lift Every Voice Prize

  • Sequoia Reed Quintet

Junior String Division

  • Gold – Olive Trio
  • Silver – Sycamore Trio
  • Bronze – Peresson String Quartet

Junior Wind Division

  • Gold – Plexus Quartet
  • Silver – Incendio Saxophone Trio
  • Bronze – Dali Quartet

American Brass Quintet Brass Ensemble Prize

  • Kruspe Quintet

Kenneth Geoffroy Memorial Award

  • Lexingham Piano Trio

Meet our Finalists!

Senior Wind Division

  • Mixed Media
  • Sequoia Reed Quintet
  • Sonarsix Sextet

Senior String Division

  • Terra String Quartet
  • Trio Ondata
  • Pelia Quartet

Junior Wind Division

  • Incendio Saxophone Trio
  • Dali Quartet
  • Plexus Quartet

Junior String Division

  • Olive Trio
  • Sycamore Trio
  • Peresson String Quartet

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