William McGregor

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In 2011, William became a Fellowship scholarship student at the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he was the youngest full-time student at the Festival.  William was selected to perform in Spotlight Recital at Aspen, and performed with the Aspen Concert Orchestra.  William returned to Aspen for summer 2012, where he performed with Philharmonic Orchestra and was selected to perform at String Showcase Recital. In 2012, William won the Juilliard School Pre-College Open Concerto Competition. Additionally, William won the grand prize at the Ensemble 212 Young Artist Competition in 2012, and performed his solo concerto with Ensemble 212 at The Kaufman Center’s Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. In November, 2012, William made his Carnegie Hall debut, performing Paganini's Mose in Egitto. In October, 2013, William was the 1st Prize Winner in the Salome Chamber Orchestra Young Artist Competition in New York City. He also received the "Most Promising Young Artist" award with Salome. William performed Paganini with the Salome Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on February 21, 2014. In 2015, William was invited to solo with the Allentown Symphony, under the baton of maestro Diane Wittry. William was the Gold prize winner of 2017 Stulberg International String Competition and currently studies at the Curtis Institute of Music.