Winner Announced!
The winner of the 2024 Don Bushell Concerto Competition, receiving the opportunity to perform their work with the Seattle Philharmonic during our 2024-2025 concert season, is Tokuji Miyasaka, performing Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major.
First Runner Up: Johnathan Lee, performing Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Cyberbird Concerto for Alto Saxophone.
Second Runner Up: Seohyun Hwang, performing Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35.
Thank you to all who participated in this year’s competition, and congratulations to our 2024 winner and honorees!
Details regarding our 2025 competition will be announced in late winter/early spring of 2025.
For questions or more information about the competition or application process, please contact the Competition Chair:
Kerry Bollinger
bushell@seattlephil.org
COMPETITION HISTORY
The Don Bushell Concerto Competition is named in honor of the Seattle Philharmonic’s first Music Director, Don Bushell, who started this annual event in 1946 to provide aspiring musicians an opportunity to perform as soloists with the orchestra. Today, this prestigious competition continues to provide professional development and an exclusive concert performance opportunity for outstanding area soloists.