This was a great afternoon, listening to 6 of the 7 winners of the 2025 CCS competition. See photos below!
Collegiate Division
Jean & Jim Triner Gold Prize:
Ari Peraza (sophomore at The Juilliard School, student of Zvi Presser & Nina Lee).
Y. Chen Silver Prize:
Pin-Hao Chen (Sophomore at Oberlin Conservatory, student of Darrett Adkins)
Agnew Bach Prize:
Joshua Lyphout (Senior at Bowling Green State University, student of Brian Snow)
(Not present, due to studies in Berlin.)
Senior Division (grades 9-12)
Dually Noted Prize co-winners:
Jack Neely (Hawken School, student of Daniel Pereira)
Elena Ziegler (Copley High School, student of Dmitry Kouzov)
Junior Division (grades 6-8)
George Knobeloch Edwards Prize:
Holden Gilbert (Beachwood Middle School, student of Pamela Kelly)
Elementary Division
Mary Margaret Kramer Prize:
Adrian Cang, (Hilltop Elementary School, Beachwood, student of Jeffrey Singler)