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Young Artist Concerto Competition

The winner of our annual contest receives a cash prize and the opportunity to perform with the orchestra in our spring concert.

2026 Competition
Saturday, January 31, 2026

The winner will perform with the Chapel Hill Philharmonia on Sunday, May 3.

Orchestral parts of the piece must be available. Please check the UNC Orchestra Library Holdings.

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We strongly advise selecting a piece that has not been performed by a winner within the last two years. See the slideshow below for past winners.

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Past Winners

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2025

Eric Sun, Piano

Eric, who has been playing piano since he was five years old, won the Young Artist Concerto Competition while a junior at East Chapel Hill High School. He performed the first movement of the Saint Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 with the CHP. When not playing piano, he also enjoys tennis, singing, and science.

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