2026 FSGP YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION

For flutists ages 18-30 as of 2/27/2027

ELIGIBILITY AND RULES

1) There is no residential requirement to enter FSGP’s 2027 Young Artist Competition.

2) FSGP membership is required. To enter the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia's Young Artist Competition, you must first join FSGP as an BASIC ADULT Member (regardless of age or school year). You may then log in through the website to access the entry form.

3) Young Artist Competition entrants must be age 18-30 as of February 27, 2027.

4) The competition entry fee is $55. (This does not include the membership fee.) Entry and membership fees are non-refundable.

5) Previous First Place Winners of the Young Artist Competition are not eligible to compete again. Previous Second Place and Third Place Winners and previous winners of other divisions are eligible to compete. 

6) Any questions should be directed to Cindy Anne Broz (FSGP Young Artist & Collegiate Artist Competitions Chair) at competitions@philaflutesociety.org.

TIMELINE

1) Completed Entry Form, Fee, and AUDIO RECORDINGS must all be received by 11:59pm (EST) on January 3, 2027. Recordings must be in MP3, M4A, or WAV files and uploaded with entry application.

2) Up to six (6) Finalists will be selected and notified on or before January 24, 2027. 

3) The Final Round will be held in person on Friday, February 26, 2027 at the Wells School of Music, West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

First, Second, and Third Place prize winners will be notified on Friday, February 26, immediately following the Final Round performances and adjudication. 

First, Second, and Third Place prize winners are required to perform at the Winners' Recital which will take place the following day (2/27/2027) at our Flute Fair. All Finalists are expected to attend the Winners' Recital.

PRIZES

First Place: $1000 

Second Place: $600

Third Place: $400

PRELIMINARY ROUND

The Preliminary Round is an audio recorded round. 

PRELIMINARY ROUND PROCEDURES

1) Files must be in MP3, M4A, or WAV (audio only) and uploaded with your completed online entry form on or before January 3, 2027 by 11:59pm (EST). Video files and other file types or links will not be accepted.

2)  Upload two separate audio files (one for each compulsory piece) via the Entry Form's upload port. Each uploaded piece must be one take without editing or splicing. On multi-movement pieces you may stop recording between movements. Please do not talk or identify yourself in any way on your recordings.

3)  Label your audio files as follows: Your First Initial and Last Name.Division.Composer (Example: JDoe.YoungArtist.Karg-Elert; JDoe.YoungArtist.Telemann). To guarantee anonymous adjudication, all audio files will be renamed with a random Entrant Number before they are sent to the Preliminary Round adjudication panel.

PRELIMINARY ROUND REPERTOIRE

AND

Sigfrid Karg-Elert - Sonata Appassionata, Op. 140 

FINAL ROUND PROCEDURES

1) The six finalists will perform in person for the Final Round judges on February 26, 2027 at the Wells School of Music, West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

2) Finalists will receive information about local collaborative pianists upon notification of advancement. 

3) Finalists’ and Winners' names, photos, and bios will be posted on the FSGP website and social media pages on March 1, 2027. 

4) First, Second, and Third Place prize winners are required to perform at the Winners' Recital which will take place the following day at our annual Flute Fair. Please plan accordingly.

FINAL ROUND REPERTOIRE

Finalists are required to prepare BOTH of their submitted pieces for solo flute from Preliminary Round. 

AND

Choice of ONE of the following pieces for flute and piano:

To enter this competition you must be a current BASIC ADULT member of FSGP. To Join, click HERE.

Once you have a Basic Adult Membership with FSGP, you can open the entry form HERE.

Entry Form will be available by October 4, 2026.

Please direct any questions to Cindy Anne Broz, Young Artist & Collegiate Artists Competitions Chair at competitions@philaflutesociety.org.

PAST WINNERS 

2026

2026 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Julia Carey

2nd Place - Michael Hung

3rd Place - Chen Yu Lee

2025

2025 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Emily DeNucci

2nd Place - Yufei Wu

3rd Place - Eunah Kim

2024

2024 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - I-Ling Ho

2nd Place - Julia Carey

3rd Place - Lucy Rubin

2023

2023 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Anastasia Samsel

2nd Place - Hyeonjeong Choi

3rd Place - Hae Jee Cho

2022

2022 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Abby Easterling

2nd Place - Ethan Nylander

3rd Place - Arin Sarkissian

2021

2021 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Calvin Mayman

2nd Place - Catherine Boyack

3rd Place - Yidi Song

2020

2020 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Fuki Wang

2nd Place - Martha Chan

3rd Place - Ali Dettmer

2019

2019 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Alejandro Lombo

2nd Place - Christian Paquette

3rd Place - You Yang

2018

2018 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Catherine Baker

2nd Place - Matthew Ross

3rd Place - Christian Paquette

2017

2017 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Allison Fierst

2nd Place - Austin Brown

3rd Place - Aram Mun

2016

2016 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place - Rama Kumaran

2nd Place - Seungmin Oh

3rd Place - Gloria Yun

2015

2015 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place (tie) - Julian Rose

1st Place (tie)  - Nave Graham

3rd Place - Allison DeFrancesco