Franz Felkl and Ethan Seid are the winners of the Juneau Symphony's 2008 Youth Concerto Competition. The competition was held June 4 at the Northern Light United Church.

Felkl won first place in the senior division with Mendelssohn's "Concerto No. 1" on the violin. He has been invited to perform his concerto with the Juneau Symphony during its 2008-09 season.

Seid won first place in the junior division with Bach's "Concerto in A Minor" on the violin. He has been invited to perform with the Juneau Student Symphony during its upcoming season.

Honorable mention went to Margaret Ross who performed Beethoven's "Concerto No. 1" on the piano. She also will play with the Juneau Student Symphony next season.

The judges commended all of the musicians for their excellent performances. The next competition will be held in June 2009. The winner of the 2007 Youth Concerto Competition, Stephen Young, will perform at the Juneau Symphony's Celebrating Alaska concerts on June 14-15. Young will play Vaughan Williams' "Tuba Concerto," the first concerto ever written for the tuba.