![Rising Stars 23 Titus performing web (500 × 600 px) First Place winner of the Rising Stars 2023 Competition, Titus Gunderson, performing with the La Crosse Symphony orchestra on March 18, 2023.](https://www.lacrossesymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rising-Stars-23-Titus-performing-web-500-×-600-px.png)
First Place winner of the Rising Stars 2023 Competition, Titus Gunderson, performing with the La Crosse Symphony orchestra on March 18, 2023.
![Rising Stars 23 with Janet web Rising Star Titus Gunderson (1st Place), Rising Star Chair, Janet Roth, Rising Star 2nd Place, Ava Kenney, and Rising Star 3rd Place, Deling Chen.](https://www.lacrossesymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rising-Stars-23-with-Janet-web.png)
Rising Star Titus Gunderson (1st Place), Rising Star Chair, Janet Roth, Rising Star 2nd Place, Ava Kenney, and Rising Star 3rd Place, Deling Chen.
Richard Record Rising Stars Concerto Competition 2023 Winners
1st place $2,000 Dick Schroeder Memorial Award:
Titus Gunderson, Senior from Holman, WI. Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33.
2nd place $1,500 Jane Saline Memorial Award:
Ava Kenney, Senior from Madison, WI. Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47.
3rd place $1,000 Jay and Dawn Jaehnke Award:
Deling Chen, Sophomore from St. Paul, MN. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15.
Honorable Mention John Bolstad Award:
Qing Ng from Madison, WI.
Honorable Mention Bill Koutsky Award:
Vladimir Tsiper from Eagan, MN.