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Culver City Symphony
Parness Competition 2026/27 It is with great excitement and anticipation that the Culver City Symphony Orchestra opens the application process for our 2026/27 Parness Competition.
For those teachers whose students have participated in the Competition in years past, we are pleased to welcome you back. For those who may be hearing about the Parness competition for the first time, we look forward to both introducing you to our competition and making your acquaintance. For this year's Competition, there will be two rounds:
Applications, with video, are due by October 12, 2026. The live round for selected contestants will be held on November 1, 2026. For further information, please download the Application. The Parness Competition is sponsored by
Culver City Symphony Orchestra P. O Box 4846 Culver City, CA 90231 www.culvercitysymphony.org [email protected] |
2025/26 Parness Competition Laureates
Junior Division First Place: Catherine Huang (Flute) Honorable Mention: Florence Lau (Violin) Honorable Mention: Yuna Nam (Violin) Intermediate Division First Place: Liam Thomas (Violin) Honorable Mention: Eiline Tai (Cello) Honorable Mention: Dallas Chu (Violin) Senior Division First Place: Dominik Yoder (Piano) Honorable Mention: Cheyoon Lee (Cello) Honorable Mention: Dennis Papazyan (Flute) Honorable Mention: Yutaka Suzuki (Violin) Parness Competition History
In the Fall of 1974, a youth fund was started in memory of Maurice Parness. Parness was a long-time friend, sponsor, and member of the Board of Directors of the Orchestra which, at that time, was known as the Marina del Rey Westchester Symphony Orchestra.
The costs of our Parness Competition and solo appearances by our talented Winners and Honorable Mentions have been supported by the Maurice K. Parness Youth Fund and administered by the SoCal Symphony Society since its inception. The first concert to feature winners of the Parness Competition was held on December 7, 1974 at the Westchester High School Auditorium. "I played with that orchestra in 1992. It was my first full concerto performance...an important moment in my life, and an exciting one."
Robert Thies, Pianist, on performing with the orchestra as a winner of the Parness Competition. Mr. Thies later went on to be awarded First Prize in the Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. The only American pianist awarded First Prize in a Russian Competition in four decades. He is active with concerts and recordings of concertos, chamber music and solo performances. The Competition, and the orchestra, rely upon your generosity. Will you consider a donation to help promote young musicians?
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