Congratulations to this year’s finalists! Finals will take place April 23 – 24 at the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul, and are open to the public.
BRUCE P. CARLSON SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION FINALISTS, 2022 – April 23 & 24, Landmark Center
Piano Level I (Grades 7-9)
Afrah Daidzic, P116
St. Peter, MN
St. Peter High School
David Viscoli
Noah Greenstein-Sheppard, P103
Minneapolis, MN
Minnehaha Academy
Paul Wirth
Graham Hennig, P111
Vadnais Heights, MN
Homeschool
Philip Low
Madeleine Klevay, P105
Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul Highland Park Middle School
Elena Piastro
Edward Ojard, P119
Two Harbors, MN
Homeschool
Nicholas Susi
Danica Scofield, P120
Blaine, MN
Northdale Middle School
Megan Wallace
Kento Sugiyama, P118
Iowa City, IA
Northwest Junior High School
Jack Winerock
Piano Level II (Grades 10-12)
Dina Dautova, P207
Faribault, MN
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School
Alexander Braginsky
William Gannon, P201
Mendota Heights, MN
Two Rivers High School
Joseph Zins
Ilya Rice
Middleton, WI
Middleton High School
Alexander Braginsky
Gideon Scheeler, P203
Saint Paul, MN
Christ’s Household of Faith
Elena Piastro
Jacob Taggart, P213
Blaine, MN
St. Agnes
Paul Wirth
Aurora Wang, P211
Shoreview, MN
Mounds View High School
Alexander Braginsky
Clara Wrolstad, P212
Minnetrista, MN
Minnetonka High School
Cosmo Buono
Piano Level III (College Freshman – Age 23)
Jonathan Bass, P311
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Michael Mizrahi
Henry Giles, P313
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Michael Mizrahi
Logan Griggs, P325
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Anthony Padilla
Ami Hatori, P320
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Ryan Holt, P302
Brooklyn Park, MN
Luther College
Xiao Hu
Benjamin Keating, P328
Urbana, IL
Lawrence University
Catherine Kautsky
Calvin Kotrba, P304
Eagan, MN
University of Iowa
Ksenia Nosikova
Qiaochuhan Li, P316
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University
Anthony Padilla
Jenna Salliman, P310
Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa
Uriel Tsachor
Emma Taggart, P315
Blaine, MN
The New School
Simone Dinnerstein
Piano Level IV (Age 24-28)
Hui Chen, P405
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Alexander Braginsky
Klyde Ledamo, P403
Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa
Uriel Tsachor
Bowen Liu, P404
Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa
Ksenia Nosikova
Cindy Lu, P401
Little Canada, MN
Nina Ferrigno
Strings Level I (Grades 7-9)- No Preliminary Round
Strings Level II (Grades 10-12)
Kana Aihara, S203 – Violin
Roseville, MN
Oak Meadow High School
Almita Vamos
Stephanie Arado
Dennis Eum, S216 – Violin
Edina, MN
The Blake School
Mina Fisher
Bradley Gibson, S215 – Cello
Medina, MN
Wayzata High School
Mina Fisher
Emily Kleiber, S208 – Violin
Hudson, WI
Hudson High School
Sally O’Reilly
Katya Moeller, S209 – Volin
Coralville, IA
Indiana University Online High School
Almita Vamos
Timothy Pinkerton, S205 – Violin
Bemidji, MN
Homeschool
Eric Olson
Grace Weitzel, S201 – Violin
Woodbury, MN
Stillwater High School
Aaron Janse
Strings Level III (College Freshman – Age 23)
Maximus Gurath, S311 – Cello
Sioux Falls, SD
Rice University
Brinton Smith
Gabriel Roethle, S310 – Violin
Rockford, IL
Lawrence University
Wen-Lei Gu
Kalli Sobania, S313 – Violin
Northfield, MN
St. Olaf College
Francesca Anderegg
Samuel Sykes, S306 – Cello
Dubuque, IA
Cleveland Institute of Music
Melissa Kraut
Ingrid Tverberg, S301 – Cello
Owatonna, MN
University of Northwestern- St. Paul
Benjamin Osterhouse
Strings Level IV (Age 24-28)
Wanchi Chang, S403 – Violin
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Yu-Chia Hsu, S405 – Violin
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Yiru Liao, S404 – Violin
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly
Hang Liu, S410 – Cello
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Tanya Remenikova
Voice Level I (Age 18-21)
Carson Carter, V107 – Baritone
La Crosse, WI
Viterbo Univeristy
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Emma Davis, V108 – Soprano
Roseville, MN
University of Northwestern- St. Paul
Carol Eikum
Rachel Dumont, V104 – Soprano
Northfield, MN
St. Olaf College
Tracey Engleman
Matthew Lind, V109 – Baritone
La Crosse, WI
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Ellyn Werner, V106 – Soprano
Lake Mills, WI
Viterbo University
Daniel Johnson-Wilmot
Voice Level II (Age 22-25)
Emma Arachtingi, V202 – Soprano
Saint Paul, MN
Tracey Engleman
Alexandra Burch, V208 – Soprano
La Crosse, WI
Daniel Jonson-Wilmot
Daniel Haakenson, V213 – Countertenor
Minneapolis, MN
St. Olaf College
Tammy Hensrud
Bridget Johnston, V204 – Soprano
Waukee, IA
Carnegie Mellon University
Sari Gruber
Maxim Muter, V203 – Baritone
St. Paul, MN
Dennis Peterson
Christina O’Malley, V201 – Soprano
New Brighton, MN
Jane Giering de Haan
Camden Pruitt, V206 – Soprano
Fargo, ND
North Dakota State University
Mariane Lernieux-Wottrich
Voice Level III (Age 26-30)
Leah Brzyski, V306 – Soprano
Minneapolis, MN
Jason Ferrante
Jacob Engel
Richland Center, WI
Daniel Jonson-Wilmot
Jianing Li, V301 – Soprano
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
Jane Giering de Haan
Yueshan Liang, V305 – Soprano
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota
John DeHaan
Briana Moynihan, V308 – Mezzo-Soprano
Saint Paul, MN
Kim Roberts