The Next Star Talent Competition ONE OF SAN DIEGO’S HOTTEST MUSIC EVENTS OF 2010
Maria Lozano voted
Monday, March 8, 2010

View these videos from The Next Star concert when the finalists performed with Orchestra Nova. "The Next Star" Final Concert Maria Lozano, "The Next Star" Winner - Concert Performance Hei-ock Kim, "The Next Star" Finalist - Concert Performance Gordon Cheng, "The Next Star" Finalist - Concert Performance   These three finalists performed with Orchestra Nova at the March Classics Series concerts. Check out a short pre-concert interview with the finalists

Internet and audience voters were the judges for determining the NEXT STAR!



Internet voting for three finalists - February 1 - March 4, 2010.

Voting by concert audience - March 5, 6, 8, 2010.
Winner announced March 8.

Competition Details KPBS “These Days" March 3, 2010 KPBS “These Days”: The Next Star - January 2010 Maestro Pak talks about The Next Star

KUSI "Good Morning San Diego" – Feb 26, 2010

The Timeline

• January 15, 2010 – application deadline
• January 19, 2010 – semi-finalists posted on the Orchestra Nova web site; Internet voting for semi-finalists begins
• January 30, 2010 – Internet voting for semi-finalists closes at midnight
• January 31, 2010 – semi-finalists perform in live audition
• February 1, 2010 – finalists posted on the Orchestra Nova web site; Internet voting for  finalists begins
• March 4, 2010 – Internet voting for finalists closes at midnight
• March 5, 6, 8, 2010 – Three finalists in concert
• Live voting occurs at each concert during intermission – results are announced at the end of each concert
• March 8, 2010 – Winner is announced at the conclusion of the final concert