For four decades, the Klein Competition has championed the world’s finest young string players through professional and performance skills, providing performance opportunities, monetary support, and a community for their growth.
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Performances with our partners and community featuring our laureates
Miles Reed @ Piedmont Center for the Arts
March 8, 2026 at 7pm
Piedmont, California
After winning third place at the 2025 Klein Competition, cellist Miles Reed returns with pianist Amy Zanrosso to play a recital at the Piedmont Center for the Arts.
Joshua Kováç @ 405 Shrader
April 10, 2026 at 7pm
San Francisco
After winning fourth place at the 2025 Klein Competition, cellist Joshua Kováç returns with pianist Allegra Chapman to play a recital at 405 Shrader.
Special Klein Party: Gabrielle Després & Coleman Itzkoff
April 11, 2026 at 7pm
Stanford, CA
Laureates violinist Gabrielle Després (1st Prize 2020) and cellist Coleman Itzkoff (2nd Prize 2016) present an intimate concert for the singular acoustic pairing of violin and cello. Enhancing the music will be a pan-Mediterranean meal prepared by former Klein Competition Executive Director Fred Spitz that will delight vegetarians, vegans and carnivores alike.
Julia Schilz @ Musical Masterworks
April 25 & 26, 2026
Old Lyme, CT
After winning first place at the 2025 Klein Competition, violinist Julia Schilz plays chamber music with Musical Masterworks.
Julia Schilz @ San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
May 1, 2, & 3 2026
San Francisco, Palo Alto, & Berkeley, California
After winning first place at the 2025 Klein Competition, violinist Julia Schilz returns to play Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
Pearl de la Motte @ Peninsula Symphony
May 16 & 17, 2026
Campbell & San Mateo, California
After winning first place at the 2024 Klein Competition, violist Pearl de la Motte returns to play Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola (orch. Ruth Lomon) with the Peninsula Symphony.
Miles Reed @ San José Chamber Orchestra
May 17, 2026 at 7pm
San José, California
After winning third place at the 2025 Klein Competition, cellist Miles Reed returns to play Nikolai Kapustin’s Cello Concerto No. 2 with the San José Chamber Orchestra.
Other performances in the Bay Area featuring our laureates
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