Cezary Karwowski, Concerto Competition Winner

The 2021-2022 School of Music Concerto Competition was held last Saturday, and the remote judging wrapped up late this week. I’m excited to report that the winner was pianist Cezary Karwowski, student of Dr. Bradley Bolen, who performed Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor by Frederic Chopin.

All finalists performed very well, and the judges commented on the high level of performances across the board. The other finalists were:
Cole Allex (saxophone), student of Dr. Michael Jacobson
Hunter Bellows (euphonium), student of Dr. Kent Eshelman
Darren Carter (violin), student of Dr. Eka Gogicashvili
Sam Day (cello), student of Dr. Philip Borter
Myles Meader (oboe), student of Dr. Eury Alvarez
Blake Moreland (horn), student of Dr. Kristy Morrell
Joshua Painter (piano), student of Dr. Terry Lynn Hudson

The judges for the competition were:
Dr. Jung Choi, Assistant Professor of Oboe, University of North Texas
Ms. Angela Fuller Heyde, Principal Second Violin, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Stacie Mickens, Associate Professor of Horn, University of North Texas
Mr. Farkhad Khudyev, Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies and Music Director of the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Carolyn True, Professor of Piano, Trinity University

Many thanks to the collaborative pianists — Dr. Cam Hofmann, Dr. Rajung Yang, and Dr. In-Ja Eshelman — for their invaluable contributions, and also to Darren Roos for his work on the pianos and Rick Carpenter for recording and live-streaming.