Young Texas Artists’ (YTA) 2024-2025 season is now underway. “This is a particularly meaningful season for us because it includes our 40th Young Texas Artists Music Competition, a major milestone for us,” YTA President/CEO Susie Pokorski said. “We’ve been helping emerging classical musicians in Texas launch successful careers since 1983. This season, we’re celebrating that legacy and looking … Read more
Matthew Loudermilk was Young Texas Artists’ 2008 Gold Medalist in Piano. He recently shared an update on his career with us. How would you say your experience with YTA impacted you and your music career? Well, it was a wonderful experience. It’s always delightful to win first — It’s a big encouragement. There’s a lot … Read more
Viktor Valkov Viktor Valkov was Young Texas Artists’ 2011 Gold Medalist in Piano. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been 13 years since you won our Gold Medal in Piano. What have you been up to since then?Well, I finished my doctorate at Rice University in 2017. In 2011, I … Read more
If classic country musician Bill Mock could offer one piece of advice to emerging musicians, other than practicing, it would be to listen to seasoned artists in the same discipline and learn from them. That’s how he got started as a performer more than 15 years ago. “You’d surround yourself with better players than yourself,” … Read more
Soprano Catherine Goode was YTA’s 2018 Audience Choice Award winner and Silver Medalist in the Voice division. Goode recently shared an update on her career with us. It’s been five years since you won our Audience Choice Award and Silver Medal in Voice. How would you say your experience with YTA has impacted you and … Read more
It’s fair to say that 2023 has been a big year for marimba player Mateo Seghezzo. Not only did he become a Gold Medalist in the Young Texas Artists Music Competition’s Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, and Guitar division this year, Seghezzo also won the U.S. Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition. As winner of the … Read more
“We are delighted to welcome Aurel to our team,” YTA President/CEO Susie Moore Pokorski said. “Her background in music education and music competitions is a tremendous asset, and she is already making a positive difference. “
Pianist Anastasia Markina was YTA’s Grand Prize winner in 2007 and our Silver Medalist in Piano in 2005. She received an Honorable Mention in Piano from YTA in 2004. Markina, who was YTA’s Guest of Honor during our 2023 Finalists’ Concert & Awards on March 11, recently shared an update on her career with us. … Read more
Anyone who regularly attends Young Texas Artists’ Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala likely associates it with at least three things: Texas swing music, Lone Star attire ranging from “jeans to jewels” — and the charismatic stage presence of auctioneer Lady Lyn Howard. Howard, also a successful entrepreneur and long-time Montgomery County resident, has been a … Read more
Clarinetist Jonathan Jones won YTA’s Audience Choice Award in 2006 and 2007. He also won YTA’s Gold Medal in the Winds, Brass, Percussion, Harp and Guitar division in 2008 and the Silver Medal in that division in 2006. He recently shared an update on his career with us. It’s been 14 years since you won … Read more
