Getting to know Julia Schilz, winner of the 2026 Klein Competition, who will be playing Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 with @thesfco at their last Mainstage Concert this season 🎻🎻
Our soloist this weekend is Irving M. Klein Competition winner and virtuoso violinist, Julia Schilz, who brings her golden tone to Mozart’s effervescent 5th Violin Concerto at our final MainStage Concerts of the season.
RSVP (free!) at thesfco.org
Julia enjoys a wide range of musical endeavors as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. She is a graduate student at the Juilliard School where she currently studies with Donald Weilerstein and Catherine Cho. Prior to attending Juilliard, Julia spent a year under full-time contract with the renowned Houston Symphony.
A passionate chamber player, she participated in the Cleveland Institute of Music pre-college chamber performances for ten years under the tutelage of Peter Salaff and the Cavani Quartet, and has also attended the Taos School of Music, Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and Heifetz International Music Institute. In 2018, she traveled to Kolkata, India as an intern with Kolkata Classics, a Secretary of State Award-winning NGO which seeks to use music as a vehicle for social service and advocacy.
@kleincompetition
One last chance to revel with the SFCO this season! A dazzling program of Schubert, Mozart, and Perkinson. Plus, members are invited to an after party with a little bit of bonus music!
With 2025 @kleincompetition winner Julia Schilz
Generously sponsored by Maryann Maslan
May 1st: Taube Atrium Theater, SF
May 2nd: First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
May 3rd: First Congregational Church, Berkeley
More info and (free!) RSVP: thesfco.org
We're so excited to announce our 2026 semifinalists, who were selected by our jury panel from a record high of 150 applicants. Come see them compete for cash prizes and performances June 6-7 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music!
We're excited to announce our new prize and our new partnership for the 2026-27 season!
Thank you to William Byerley for sponsoring our new prize and Buffalo Chamber Players for partnering with us! 🎻✨⭐
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 🌪️
2025 3rd Place Winner Miles Reed, cello & Tamami Honma, piano
Applications for the 2026 Klein Competition close on January 31!
John Harbison - Solo for Strings: Solo for Violin
2025 Weiss Prize for Best Performance of Commissioned Work - Poppy Song, violin 🎻🩵
Applications for the 2026 competition close in 11 days! Apply online today.
Bach Suite No. 5 - Prelude 🌀
2025 Pablo Casals Prize for Best Performance of Bach - Joshua Kováç, cello
Applications for the 2026 Klein close at the end of this month!
