Young Artists Competition

Since 1956, the Tuesday Musical Club has held a Young Artists Competition each spring for serious students of music who reside or study in Texas. The competition is held for piano, voice, or strings in rotating years. Texas Public Radio often records the Finals of the Competition, held in the evening, for later broadcast.

The 2025 Competition will be in voice and will be held at the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, at Trinity University. The deadline to register for the competition is December 15, 2024. Click here to register.

The Young Artists Competition is free and open to the public. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

The 2024 Young Artists Competition featured pianists. Here are the winners:

These fine young artists are:

First place winner: Jonathan Mak, from Rice University
Second place winner: Cezary Karwowski, from Baylor University
Third place winner: Martin Shabazyan, from Texas Christian University

The Competition is made possible by the generous support of Martha Oppenheim, and these Tuesday Musical Club funds: Anna Hertzberg Fund for Music, Emma Albright/Dorothy Werner Foundation, Lucile Scrivener/Ernest Scrivener Memorial Award Fund, Ann Stuckey Fund Trust, V.Raulston/G.Pyron/L.Rogerson Fund, Elizabeth Ann Green Fund, Mattie Jennie Fund, Muriel Kelly/Kitty Kelly Kellond Trust, and Harry Herzberg Operating Fund.

Contact

Please contact us at tmcyoungartists@gmail.com with any questions regarding the application and/or eligibility.

About The San Antonio
Tuesday Musical Club

Founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1901, the Tuesday Musical Club is dedicated to the promotion, study and performance of music as a fine art. We invite you to participate in any of our community outreach programs: Artist Series, Young Artists Competition and Junior Tuesday Musical Club. Virtual musical performances are sponsored for members and their guests; new members welcome.

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Tuesday Musical Club sponsors three outreach programs for the community

Artist Series

Since 1923, the Artist Series of the Tuesday Musical Club has featured concerts by premier world-class artists, including Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, Angelika Kirchschlager, Chanticleer, Joshua Bell, Nathan Gunn, and Lawrence Brownlee. The Artist Series concluded with the Centennial Season, but stay tuned for future artist programming.

Junior TMC

The Junior Tuesday Musical Club gives young people in grades 1 - 12 an appreciation of the beauty of music and an opportunity to perform for each other on a professional stage. The Juniors' annual competition takes place each February winners perform at the TMC meeting in March.

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Young Artists Competition

Since 1956, a Young Artists Competition has been held each spring for serious students of music who reside or study in Texas, with $10,000+ in cash prizes. The competition rotates among three disciplines: piano, voice, and strings. The next competition, for voice, will be held March 15, 2025.

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