The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced Monday that its online concerto competition did not pick a winner.
PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck and symphony officials had invited musicians to submit clips on YouTube with the idea in hopes of finding talented musicians who were not already represented. The winner's price was to receive $10,000 and the chance to perform at two symphony concertos this fall.
"It was a very difficult decision not to choose a winner," said Robert Moir, PSO's senior vice president of artistic planning & audience engagement.
"Our goal was to discover an unknown talent performing at the level of soloists with the Pittsburgh Symphony. We did not find that," Moir said. "We did, however, find some wonderful young musicians who we encouraged as strongly as we could to continue their growth. We will follow developments in their young careers with great interest."
The PSO's competition received 104 qualified videos online from February 9 to March 22 and public votes chose four finalists in April. The top four who auditioned at Heinz hall received roundtrip airfare to Pittsburgh.
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