2025 Chicago National Chamber Competition Results

MYAC DIVISION

OVERALL WINNER: Quartetto Speranza

  • Cecilia O’Malley (violin), Alison Chung (violin), Callia Murray (viola), Diego Dahle (cello)

Strings and Piano Category Winner: Quartetto Speranza

  • Cecilia O’Malley (violin), Alison Chung (violin), Callia Murray (viola), Diego Dahle (cello)

Strings and Piano Category Honorable Mention: Trio Luminoso

  • Christine Chah (violin), Oliver Mah (cello), Jonah Burton (piano)

Other Instrument Category Winner: Saavedra 930

  • Arthur Yan (trombone), David Cha (trombone), Richie Dombrowski (trombone), Elliott Mackay (tuba)


OPEN DIVISION

OVERALL WINNER: Caspian String Quartet

  • Lily Sullivan (violin), Tristan Zhu (violin), Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu (viola), Jan Vargas Nedvetsky (cello)

Strings and Piano Category Winner: Caspian String Quartet

  • Lily Sullivan (violin), Tristan Zhu (violin), Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu (viola), Jan Vargas Nedvetsky (cello)

Strings and Piano Category Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):

Fourtissimo

  • Lake Weeks (viola), Prateek Kunchala (viola), Taran Tien (cello), Zack Findlay (cello)

Spizella Quartet

  • Aki Santibanez (violin), Paloma Furst Chavira (violin), Olivia Doolin (viola), John Mangum (cello)

Other Instrument Category Winner: The Bone Rangers

  • Padric Sullivan (trombone), Patrick Spera (trombone), Christopher Riley (trombone), Calleigh Riordan (bass trombone)

Other Instrument Category Honorable Mention: Lakeshore Brass Quintet

  • Tommy Chapski (trumpet), Bennet King (trumpet), Elyse Schlesinger (horn), Mariana Van Eycke (trombone), Kevin Harte (tuba)