Three young musicians were selected on November 1st to perform with the Philharmonic at the annual Youth Concerts in January 2009.

The Philharmonic's Young Artists' Competition is held annually under the direction of Dr. Richard McGee as an opportunity for talented students to perform with the Philharmonic. LVP Principal Trumpet, Tom Wright and LVP violinist James Harvey assisted Dr. McGee as this year's adjudicators.

The three winners are:

Violinist Linda Duan, age 16, from the Las Vegas Academy performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and a student of LVP violinist Rebecca Ramsey.

Violinist Tracy Bu, age 16, from the Odyssey Charter School performing the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 and a student of UNLV professor Wei Wei Le.

Clarinetist Vincent Camuglia, age 16, also from the Las Vegas Academy performing the Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 and a student on UNLV Professor Dr. Marina Sturm.

The 2009 Youth Concerts are presented at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, UNLV on January 8,9,10, 13 and 14 for Clark County 4th and 5th graders and remain an important part of the Philharmonic's ongoing educational outreach programs across the Las Vegas valley.

For more information regarding the Youth Concerts, please call the LVP office at 258-5438.