We’re pleased to announce that violinist Rinat Erlichman won first prize in the 2023-2024 Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition! Under the mentorship of Associate Professor of Violin Harumi Rhodes, Erlichman prepared afeaturing works by Ernest Bloch, Paul Ben Haim and George Gershwin. Erlichman was awarded $2,000, plus the audience favorite prize.“Winning first prize and audience favorite for this year’s Ekstrand Competition is incredibly meaningful to me,” she shares. “Preparing for the competition has helped me expand my repertoire and develop my skills. I was honored to play the program in the final round with pianist Max Randal and all the wonderful finalists.I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Ekstrand family. Your generosity means I can devote more of my time to develop my career and share my music.”Congratulations to Erlichman and all participants in the premier performance competition for the College of Music’s most outstanding graduate students.MORE
We’ll be on fall break next week: Happy Thanksgiving!