02/12/2026
🎻First year violin performance major Nicholas Shih-Pogrebnoy wins the 2025-2026 Baylor Concerto Competition. 🎻
Nicholas is a student of .ekaviolinstudio and will perform Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra during the 2026-2027 school year.
Congratulations to all of our talented finalists, including:
☆ Mark Andrade, flute
☆ John Bai, piano
☆ Marco Cornel, clarinet
☆ Yuxuan Mao, piano
☆ Zach Monroe, horn
☆ Samantha Olsen, double bass
☆ Nick Tesmer, tuba
Thank you to our distinguished judges:
• Joseph Dubas - Principal Trombone, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
• Joel Pagán - Professor of Viola, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
• Stephanie Key - Artistic Director and Clarinetist, SOLI Chamber Ensemble; Clarinetist, Grand Teton Music Festival
• Lawrence Loh - Music Director, Waco Symphony Orchestra; Conductor Laureate; The Syracuse Orchestra
• Tali Morgulis - Associate Professor of Piano, University of Houston Moores School of Music
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