2026 Hendersonville Symphony Young Artist Competition

Now in its 30th year, the Young Artist Competition is open to musicians in grades 9-12 who live

in Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison,

McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties in North Carolina or

who are members in good standing in the Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

The 2026 Young Artist Competition will be held on Saturday January 10th, 2026, at Freeburg Pianos, in Hendersonville, NC

DEADLINE FOR APPLYING is December 13th 2025!

With the very generous support of the event sponsors, awards for the winners include:

First Place: $1000

Second Place: $600

Third Place: $400