Today we are proud to announce the finalists of the 7th Silverstein Clarinet Contest.

The overall level of musicality and competition was exceptionally high this year, making the judging process extra exciting and interesting. We are truly inspired to see such talent and passion that’s taking shape in the clarinet world.

Thank you to all the judges for the hard work of evaluating each performance with precision and integrity.
Also, we’d like to thank our sponsors, International Clarinet Association, RZ Clarinet, and Royal Global Clarinet for their kind donations this year.

Lastly, we’d like to thank each and every contestant for stepping up to the challenge and giving it your very best.

Congratulations to everyone for the courage and the fire that you have for music.
Even if you do not see your name as one of the finalists, please stayed tuned to the very end for “Honorable Mention”, and “Shining Talent” awards!

Now, we’d like to welcome everyone to help congratulate the following finalists of the 7Th Silverstein Clarinet Contest!

Junior Divison

Arsen Balayan (Armenia), Jakob Breitling (Germany), James Linhui Zhang (Australia), Leila Mostaghimi (United States), Lena Bujnowicz (Poland), Matteo Midali (Italy), Matty Angus (Canada), Milena Kluczyńska (Poland), Yerim Park (United States), Yile Lu (China)

Senior Division

Adrianna Szymczyk (Poland), Antonios Tsachtanis (Greece), Chris Dechant (United States), Clara Wigger (Germany), Ethan Kasparian Weisman (United States), Giuseppe Pio Di Bella (Italy), Marco Conti Bellocchi (Italy), Mariana Clavijo Ledesma (United States), Miraslau Batalyonak (Poland), Roman Shevchenko (Ukraine), Zane Gim (South Korea)

Good luck to all of our finalists!