From the Top Increases Access to Classical Music Training with $10k Awards • February 2024
Boston, Massachusetts
2024 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award recipient Sage Mae Lima-Jeffries / Photo by Qu West
From the Top, America’s largest national platform celebrating young classically trained musicians, has announced the 2024 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Out of more than 250 applicants, 21 exceptionally promising pre-collegiate musicians with demonstrated need were chosen to receive up to $10,000 each. These funds are made available for instrument purchases, summer camp tuition, college audition expenses, private lessons, and other music-related needs. A number of outlets all over the country featured these talented young musicians.
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2024 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awardees
Pataranon “Benny” Boontagarnon, 17 • Piano
Hilliard, OH
Daniel De La Cruz, 17 • Viola
Laguna Niguel, CA
Ian Dodd, 18 • Clarinet
Putney, VT
Anthony Dorsey, 17 • Violin
Cincinnati, OH
Rhyuhn Green, 17 • Piano/Composition
Brookhaven, PA
Gavin Hardy, 18 • Double Bass
Lexington, NC
Laurel Harned, 17 • Guitar
Redlands, CA
Abraham Kim, 17 • Cello
Laveen, AZ
Juhee Kim, 17 • Viola
Palisades Park, NJ
Ricardo Lazaro, 16 • Trumpet
San Antonio, TX
Sage Mae Lima-Jeffries, 17 • Cello
Atlanta, GA
Rebecca Marchan, 17 • Mezzo-Soprano
Astoria, NY
Fabrizio Milcent, 17 • Bassoon
Chicago, IL
Luis Diego Montero Hernández, 17 • Clarinet
Costa Rica & Interlochen, MI
Jiyu Oh, 17 • Violin
Seoul, Korea & Natick, MA
Eunice Park, 17 • Harp
Springfield, VA
Daniel Perez Ponce, 17 • Percussion
New York, NY
Joshua Rascón, 18 • Flute
Greely, CO
Gabriela Salvador Riera, 16 • Violin
Wilmington, DE
Benjamin Smith, 17 • Cello
Columbia, MO
Laura Wang, 18 • Violin
Lexington, MA