Named to honor the memory of Miss Hogg, a co-founder of the Houston Symphony, this prestigious Competition is open to young musicians between the ages of 16 and 29 who play standard orchestral instruments or piano. Through the support of the Houston Symphony League, the Orchestra provides opportunities for students age 18 and under, and for young adults ages 16-29.

The 2010 semi-final competition took place at Stude Concert Hall at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Each musician performed 2 concertos with piano accompaniment. At its conclusion, four finalists were then selected to perform one concerto with the Houston Symphony at the Ima Hogg Competition Concert on June 5th, two of whom would go on to perform with the Houston Symphony again on either July 10th (1st place winner) or June 26th (2nd place winner).

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JUST ANNOUNCED! The 2010 Ima Hogg Competition Winners are:

	1st place / Gold Medalist: Clarinetist Stanislav Golovin attended Interlochen Arts Academy and graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is now working on his MM at the Cleveland Institute. He won 1st Prize at the Darius Milhaud, Cleveland Institute, and Tuesday Musical Club Competitions, and at the National Woodwind Competition in his native Uzbekistan. *Stanislav Golovin will be performing with the Houston Symphony on July 10th, 2010 at the Houston Chronicle Dollar Concert. To purchase tickets click here.
	2nd Place / Silver Medalist & Audience Choice Award Winner: Russian-American pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski received BM, MM, and AD degrees from The Juilliard School. He has won multiple awards in competitions and festivals and recently completed a 7-concert tour of South Africa. He has performed as soloist and guest artist at famous venues on several continents.
	3rd Place / Bronze Medalist: Pianist Sun-A Park is a MM candidate at The Juilliard School. She attended the Juilliard Pre-College Division and received her BM there as well. She has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Steinway Hall, among others, as well as in South Korea. She has appeared as guest artist with orchestras in New Jersey, New York, and Colorado. *Sun-A Park will be performing with the Houston Symphony in place of Konstantin Soukhovetski on June 26, 2010 at the Miller Theatre. For more information click here.
	4th Place: Bronwyn Banerdt, cello, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California and has recently graduated from The Curtis Institute of Music. She will be attending Julliard in the fall. She has won several grand prizes in competitions across the country, and soloed with a number of symphonies, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2002.