At our Scholarship Concerts on the evenings of April 29 and May 1, 2025, the event truly served as the “grand finale” of our 2024–2025 performing season! Each season brings us an even more amazing array of young musicians whom we are proud to support and delighted to showcase. The awardees came from local area schools, including one from the Classical Academy of Sarasota and several who are homeschooled. The thirteen students thrilled the concert audience with performances of the highest quality and most joyful execution. If you missed the live performance on Tuesday evening, we are pleased to offer their performances here for your enjoyment.
First Place, Senior Division
Andrii Padkovskyi, violin, grade 9
Venice High School Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1, No. 20 by Paganini
Second Place, Senior Division
Emmanuel Luzginov, violin, grade 10
Homeschooled Violin Concerto No.5—Mozart
Third Place, Senior Division
Selena Shen, violin, grade 10
Pine View School Concerto in E minor—Mendelssohn
Fourth Place, Senior Division
Gizel Bebikh, piano, grade 9
Homeschooled Nocturne No.2---Chopin
Fifth Place, Senior Division
Diana Rumiantseva, violin, grade 9
North Port High School Praeludium and Allegro—Kreisler
First Place, Middle School (Tied)
Aurora Xia, piano, grade 7
Pine View School Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14—Mendelssohn
Aiden Yue, piano, grade 8
Pine View School Impromptu, Op. 90—Schubert
Second Place, Middle School (Tied)
Leo Chen, piano, grade 7
Pine View School Scherzo in B minor---Chopin
Jin Huang, piano, grade 6
Pine View School La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Third Place, Middle School
Adam Mezhibovsky, piano, grade 6
The Classical Academy of Sarasota April—Tchaikovsky
First Place, Elementary Division
Mia Bugan, violin, grade 2
Out of Door Academy Concerto No.4—Seitz
Second Place, Elementary Division
Daniyyel Kramer, violin, grade 3
Foundation Christian Montessori School 3rd Aire Varie---Dancla
