Congratulations to the 2025 Fischoff Competition Winners
Grand Prize Winner ($15,000)
Katarina String Quartet – The Julliard School, New York, New York
Jeanel Liang (violin), Jerome Chiasson (violin), Celia Morin, (viola), Maya Enstad (cello)
Senior String Division
Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – Katarina String Quartet – The Julliard School, New York, New York
Jeanel Liang (violin), Jerome Chiasson (violin), Celia Morin, (viola), Maya Enstad (cello)
Silver Medal ($4,000) – Trio Eris – New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts
K.J. McDonald (violin), Annie SeEun Hyung (cello), Andrew Jun Chen (piano)
Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Trio Timia – Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal, Canada
June Lee (violin), Francois Lamontagne (cello), Itamar Prag (piano)
Senior Wind Division
Gold Medal ($5,000 & Double Gold Tour) – Cerus Quartet – University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Roberto Campa (soprano saxophone), Laura Ramsey (alto saxophone), Kyle Kato (tenor saxophone), Samuel Dishon (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal ($4,000) – Blitz – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Jake Simons (soprano saxophone), Johann Koh (alto saxophone), Matthew Hrinda (tenor saxophone), Wesley Taylor (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal ($3,000) – Halite Quartet – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Parker Fritz (soprano saxophone), Jacob Nance (alto saxophone), Ethan Roberts (tenor saxophone), Alex Lee (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 Unio – Seoul, South Korea
Young Sun Choi (piano), Eunji Kim (violin), Ah-Yeon Nam (cello)
Senior Wind – Blitz – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Jake Simons (soprano saxophone), Johann Koh (alto saxophone), Matthew Hrinda (tenor saxophone), Wesley Taylor (baritone saxophone)
Junior String Division:
Gold Medal ($2,500) – Aves Trio – Young Chamber Musicians, Burlingame, CA
Euisun Hong (violin), Huisun Hong (cello), Jacob Rockower (piano)
Silver Medal ($2,000) – Doxa Quartet – The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Lena Kim (violin), Jiyu Lee (violin), Kayla Kim (viola), Noah Choi (cello)
Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Quartetto Speranza – Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Highwood, IL
Cecilia O’Malley (violin), Alison Chung (violin), Callia Murray (viola), Diego Dahle (cello)
Junior Wind Division:
Gold Medal ($2,500) – Arcturus Quartet – Independence High School, Frisco, TX
Darshan Senthil Kumar (soprano saxophone), Alex Walker (alto saxophone), Sahishnu Sathish, (tenor saxophone), Stephen Choy (baritone saxophone)
Silver Medal ($2,000) – Astraea Quartet – Lake Travis High School, Austin, TX
Jacob lttycheria (soprano saxophone), Sayaka Nabeshima (alto saxophone), Eli Ward, (tenor saxophone), Paige Chirempes (baritone saxophone)
Bronze Medal ($1,500) – Reinecke Trio – National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C.
Donovan Holt-Harrington (clarinet), Ian T. Lander (french horn), Evelina Kleczek (piano)
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
Padric Sullivan (trombone), Christopher Ripley (trombone), Patrick Spera (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 Eris – New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts
K.J. McDonald (violin), Annie SeEun Hyung (cello), Andrew Jun Chen (piano)
Junior String – Aves Trio – Young Chamber Musicians, Burlingame, CA
Euisun Hong (violin), Huisun Hong (cello), Jacob Rockower (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).
The Benediction Trio – St. Joseph High School, South Bend, IN; Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN; Kolbe Academy, Napa, CA
