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2009 Klein Competition Winners Announced

Congratulations to our 2009 Klein Competition Winners!

1st Prize Winner Nikki Chooi, a 20-year-old violinist from Victoria, Canada, studies with Joseph Silversteint & Ida Kavafian at Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA.

1st Prize Winner

Nikki Chooi, a 20-year-old violinist from Victoria, Canada, studies with Joseph Silversteint & Ida Kavafian at Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. (Read Full Bio...)

2nd Prize Winner So Jin Kim, a 23-year-old violinist from South Korea, studies with Cho-Liang Lin at Rice University in Houston, TX.

2nd Prize Winner

So Jin Kim, a 23-year-old violinist from South Korea, studies with Cho-Liang Lin at Rice University in Houston, TX.

Meta Weiss, a 21-year-old cellist from San Francisco, CA, studies with Norman Fischer at Rice University in Houston, TX. Also winner of the The Allen R. Weiss Memorial Prize for best performance of commissioned work

3rd Prize Winner

Also winner of the The Allen R. Weiss Memorial Prize for best performance of commissioned work.

Meta Weiss, a 21-year-old cellist from San Francisco, CA, studies with Norman Fischer at Rice University in Houston, TX.

4th Prize Winner The Lena and Jules Flock Memorial Award Jacqueline Choi, a 22-year-old cellist from Old Tappan, NJ, studies with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.

4th Prize Winner

The Lena and Jules Flock Memorial Award

Jacqueline Choi, a 22-year-old cellist from Old Tappan, NJ, studies with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.

SuJin Lee, a 17-year-old cellist from South Korea, who studies with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory and who attends Newton South High School.

4th Prize Winner

The Thomas and Lavilla Barry Award

SuJin Lee, a 17-year-old cellist from South Korea, who studies with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory and who attends Newton South High School.