Don Chrysler Concerto Competition

Previous winners

2023

First Prize: Patrick Cao

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40F

Second Prize: Felicia Ma

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488

2022

This years’ competition took place on Monday, April 10th at 7:00pm in the Phillip T Young Recital Hall at the University of Victoria.

First prize: Cary Wang

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Cary was the soloist in our October concert. The Celebration of Young Artists concert took place on October 30, 2022 at the Sooke Community Hall.

Second prize: Patrick Cao

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1

Third prize= Layla Park & Yousef Shadian

Layla Park - Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor

Yousef Shadian - Medtner Piano Concerto No. 1

2020

First prize

Lexie Krakowski, Elgar Cello Concerto

Lexie Krakowski is in her eleventh year of cello studies at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM). After attending a music discovery camp at the VCM, where she spent a week becoming acquainted with the violin and cello, Lexie was inspired by some of the camp faculty and decided to enroll at the VCM. Years later, Lexie has since been a student of Paula Kiffner and Karen Whyte, currently studying with Brian Yoon. She is also in her seventh year as a member of the VCM Collegium Young Artists Program, as well as her third year in the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra. 

Lexie has received numerous awards and scholarships from the VCM and the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, and has won at the provincial level in both solo and chamber music categories. Lexie has won the Louis Sherman Concerto Competition as well as the Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Competition. Additionally, she was honoured to have won the SPO’s Don Chrysler Competition with her performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto in 2020. Lexie has been fortunate enough to attend summer programs such as the Meadowmount School of Music and the Orford Academy, and has been featured as a soloist with the VCM Orchestra, Victoria Chamber Orchestra, and Sidney Classical Orchestra. 

Lexie is currently in grade 12 at Oak Bay High School, and planning to pursue a degree in cello performance next year. She hopes to make a career in performance, continuing to share her passion for music with her audience.

Second prize

Alex Chernata, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major

Finalists

Jessica Carter, Mozart's Violin Concerto No.5 in A major

Rebecca Reader-Lee, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor

Jasmine Yu, Mozart's Violin Concerto No.4 in D major