General Information: Strings

General Information:

  • Competition will consists of two stages: Prescreening and Live Performance
  • Dates for String Division (November 14-15, 2026) 
 

Requirements:

  • Age Categories: Young Stars (7-12 years old) and Young Artists (13-18 years old)
  • Currently residing in either South Carolina or North Carolina
  • Repertoire must be between 4-10 minutes (Young Stars) and 6-12 minutes (Young Artists), with all music memorized for both prescreening and final rounds and performed with your own accompanist, if applicable  
 

Application Fee and Deadline:

  • Application fee: $75 due along with application form and prescreening video uploaded to Youtube (For more information on how to upload, please go to “Prescreening” page)
  • Deadline for application: October 1, 2026 ( CHANGE: extended to OCTOBER 15, 2026)
 

String Division Schedule:

October 1, 2026- Deadline for application and video submission

October 7-15, 2026- Six finalists will be selected by Jury members and notified (Finalists competition fee $20 due at Final Round) 

November 14, 2026- Final Live Performance Round at Chun University with selected finalists and winners announced 

November 15, 2026- Winners Concert 

 

Prizes and Awards (selected from both age categories):

Young Star Division:

  • First Place: $200, medal, and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert 
  • Second Place: $100, medal, and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert 
  • Third Place: medal and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert 

Young Artist Division:

  • First Place: $500, medal, and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert 
  • Second Place: $200, medal, and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert
  • Third Place: medal and opportunity to perform in Winners Concert
Apply now!

Artistic Directors
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Victoria Pan
Violin, Artistic Director

Violin Faculty at Chun University 

G.D. New England Conservatory

M.M. New England Conservatory 

B.M. New England Conservatory

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Yixuan Han
Piano, Artistic Director

Piano Faculty at Chun University 

D.M.A. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor  

M.M. New England Conservatory 

B.M. Oberlin Conservatory


2026 Jury Members

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Lin He
Violin, Final Round Jury Chair

Associate Professor of Violin at Louisiana State University  

Associate Concertmaster of the Baton Rouge Symphony

D.M.A. Eastman School of Music 

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Mingyan Sally Yu
Conductor, Prescreening Jury Chair

PGDip Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

D.M.A. Michigan State University

M.M. New England Conservatory

M.M. Columbia University

B.M. Cornell University

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Mira Frisch
Cello

Professor of Cello at UNC Charlotte 

D.M.A. University of Minnesota 

M.M. Cleveland institute of music 

B.M. St. Olaf College

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Julia Chen
Viola

D.M.A  Arizona State University 

A.C. San Francisco Conservatory 

G.D. New England Conservatory

M.M. New England Conservatory 

B.M. New England Conservatory 

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Daniel Lail
Cello

Cello Faculty at Chun University 

M.M. Manhattan School of Music 

B.M. East Carolina University

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Weiting Sun
Cello

D.M A. Story Brook University 

G.D. New England Conservatory  

M.M Eastman School of music 

B.M Boston Conservatory


Staff
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Violet Pan
Founder/ Director of Development and Marketing

Violin Faculty at Chun University 

Former Concertmaster of Charlotte Philharmonic

Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing

Concertmaster of Central Opera House in Beijing