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is a proud sponsor of the
Walden Chamber Players
Young Artist Competition

The Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition is held annually to promote and encourage young musicians from the greater Boston area interested in the performance and study of chamber music. The winner will perform in a public concert with the Walden Chamber Players and receive a cash prize.

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Zlatomir Fung, Cello

Zlatomir Fung, cello, is a sixth-grader at Mill Pond School in Westborough, MA. He studies cello with Emmanuel Feldman at the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division and is a member of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and the String Chamber Orchestra at NEC Prep. Zlatomir is an avid chamber music player and he has been a member of chamber ensembles at both BYSO and NEC Preparatory Division for several years. He looks very much forward to playing more chamber music in summer programs at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Luzerne Music Center, and Greenwood Music Camp.

Runner-up: Jonah Ellsworth, cello

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Founded in 1997, the Boston-based Walden Chamber Players has garnered a reputation for being one of the most exciting and versatile chamber groups performing today. Critics have hailed its performances of everything from Bach to Schoenberg, and Chamber Music America Magazine raves: A season spent with the Walden Chamber Players is a time for discovery." The success of its performances, recordings and educational curricula has earned it a place as one of the most sought-after chamber ensembles in the United States. Walden Chamber Players is comprised of twelve dynamic artists in various combinations of string, piano, and wind ensembles.