The 2024 Under 23 Concerto Competition will be open to ALL instrumentalists. Candidates will be required to submit an application form, with a link to a performance of one movement of a concerto or concerted work, in which they are the featured soloist. Candidates may elect to play a different concerto than in the link provided, if selected for the final round. Finalists will be invited to audition live before a jury.

The application deadline of January 12, 2024 at midnight has now passed.

Finalists will be notified by January 22nd.

The finals will be held on Sunday February 11, 2024 from 1:15 to 4pm, at Three Willows Church, 577 Willow Rd.  The finals are open to the public. Admission is free.

The Winner will be invited to perform a full concert, at a concert in the GSO’s 2024-25 season. 

NOTE: Applicants must arrange for their own piano accompaniment A list of local accompanists will be provided upon request. The second piano provided will be a digital one. Applicants may enter the competition with any concerto of their choice, but may be asked to select another work to perform in consideration of the program and cost/availability of orchestral parts.