The John Oliveira String Competition is an annual contest held exclusively for string players studying at Lynn University Conservatory of Music. The winner receives a cash prize of $1,000 and a recital with piano in the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall. The collaborative pianist receives a cash prize of $500. Further, the winners perform additional concerts in local communities.
The competition is funded by violinist Elmar Oliveira in the memory of his brother, John Oliveira. John was a violinist in the Kansas City Philharmonic and Houston Symphony. He was one of Elmar Oliveira’s first teachers. For more information, please visit the competition's website.
Winners
- 2016 - Yaroslava Poletaeva (violin) and Darren Matias (piano)
- 2017 - Trace Johnson (cello)
- 2018 - Tinca Belinschi (violin)
- 2019 - Askar Salimdjanov (violin) and Feruza Dadabaeva (piano)
- 2021 - Bejamin Kremer (violin) and Guzal Isametdinova (piano)
- 2022 - Shane Peter Savage (double bass) and Feruza Dadabaeva (piano)
- 2023 - Miriam Smith (violin) and Marina Machado (piano)
- 2024 - Yilian Concepcion (violin) and Brenda Lorenzo (piano)
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John Oliveira String Competition 2023 - Final Round
Jury
- Scott Flavin
- Derek Mosloff
- Avi Nagin
Finalists
- Frederic Renaud (Cello) and Marina Machado (Piano)
- Gioia Gedicks (Violin) and Sergei Skobin (Piano)
- Miriam Smith (Violin) and Marina Machado (Piano)
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John Oliveira String Competition 2023 - Semi-Final Round
Jury
- Scott Flavin
- Derek Mosloff
- Avi Nagin
Competitors
- Miriam Smith (Violin) and Marina Machado (Piano)
- Niloufar Mirzanabi Khani (Cello) and Sergei Skobin (Piano)
- Eliza Willett (Violin) and Marina Macharo (Piano)
- Dina Bikzhanova (Violin) and Sergei Skobin (Piano)
- Frederic Renaud (Cello) and Marina Machado (Piano)
- Gioia Gedicks (Violin) and Sergei Skobin (Piano)
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John Oliveira String Competition 2022 - Semi-final and Final Rounds
Juries
- Michael Klotz (Viola)
- Daniel Andai (Violin)
- Lenid Sigal (Violin)
Semi-final RoundDate: March 18, 2022
Semi-finalists (Listed alphabetically)
- Kayla Bryan, violin
- Sebastian Orellana, violin
- Megan Savage, cello
- Peter Shane Savage, double bass
- Miriam Smith, violin
- Eliza Willett, violin
Final RoundDate: March 20, 2022
Finalists (Listed alphabetically)
- Kayla Bryan, violin and Marina Machado Gonzales, piano
- Megan Savage, cello and Feruza Hirst, piano
- Peter Shane Savage, double bass and Feruza Hirst, piano
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John Oliveira String Competition 2021 - Semi-final and Final Rounds
Semi-finalists (Listed alphabetically)
- Kayla Bryan, violin
- Benjamin Kremer, violin
- Sebastian Orellana, violin
- Davron Ziyodjonov, cello
Final Rounds
Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. | Live-streamed from Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
- Benjamin Kremer, violin
- Davron Ziyodjanov, cello
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John Oliveira String Competition 2019 - Winner's Recital
Winners
- Askar Salimdjanov, violin
- Feruza Dadabaeva, piano
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John Oliveira String Competition 2016 - Winner's Recital
Winners
- Yaroslava Poletaeva, violin
- Darren Matias, piano
