Upcoming Events
Recipient of Honorable Mentions from Luna Composition Lab 2025-2026
October 8, 2025
Sophia Kunxu Dou have been awarded an Honorable Mention for 2025–2026! We received a great number of submissions and the panel was impressed by the high quality of your music—you should be proud of this achievement.
Yellow Barn Young Artists Composition Program
Summer, 2025
New York Youth Symphony 2024-2025 Season Concert
Trauma Dumper (for Full Orchestra)
World Premiere by New York Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra on Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:30 PM--9:00 PM at National Sawdust, 80 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Here is the website:
https://www.nationalsawdust.org/event/new-york-youth-symphony-composition-date-2025
The Dolphins Quartet Young Composers Program Celebration Concert
Thinkers (for String Quartet)
World Premiere by The Dolphins Quartet at Young Composers Program Celebration Concert on Sunday, May 18, 6pm., at The Juilliard School Studio 309. It is free to attend and everyone is warmly welcome! An RSVP is not necessary, but it is appreciated. That can be done on the Facebook event page here:
An Evening with Tania León
Dance of Unconscious Particles (for String Quartet)
Performed by The Harlem Chamber Players as part of a program — An Evening with Tania León -- Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 PM -- 9:00 PM at The Africa Center, 1280 5th AvenueNew York, NY, 10029.
Here is the link to the event: https://harlemchamberplayers.org/event/an-evening-with-tania-len-fundraiser
Juilliard Pre-College Senior Composers Concert
Awkward Ghosts (for piano and cello )
Performed by Sophia Kunxu Dou and Larissa Lakner
Dance of Unconscious Particles (For String Quartet)
Performed by Gloria So One Kwon, Chanhee Jin, Elaine Su and Larissa Lakner
April 12, 2025, 4: 00PM at The Juilliard School Paul Hall, 155 W. 65th St., New York, NY 10023
Sophia Kunxu Dou has been selected for The Dolphins Quartet Young Composers Program, and will have her brand new piece performed by and workshopped with The Dolphins Quartet.
2025 Composers Now Festival Opening Event
Would premiere of 4th Dimension of Words ( for soprano, piano, flute and clarinet)
Performed by soprano Sharon Harms and the Parhelion Trio (Sarah Carrier on flute, Ashlee Miller on clarinet, and Andrea Christie on piano) at the 2025 Composers Now Festival on January 29, 7:30pm at National Sawdust 80 N 6th St, Brooklyn. Here's the link to the event.
Winner of The 2025 First Commission Award
Past Events (2022-2024)
The Sounds of US Festival at the Kennedy Center
November 16, 4:00PM, the Sounds of US Concert at the Kennedy Center REACH, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC
World Premiere of " Melancholia" (For Trombone and Piano), performed by Weston Sprott and Anwen Deng
Finalist for 2024 National Young Composers Competition
November 10, 2024
Sophia Kunxu Dou has being selected as a Finalist in the 2023 National Young Composers Challenge! As a Finalist, you will be receiving a certificate that acknowledges your accomplishment in this nationwide competition.
Winner of The American Prize in Composition, 2024
September 25, 2024
Composer Sophia Kunxu Dou of New York NY is the winner of The American Prize in Composition, high school orchestra division, 2024, for her work entitled "Intrigue." Dou's music was selected from applications reviewed recently from all across the United States.
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program
Summer, 2024
New York Youth Symphony 2023-24 Season
May 20, 2024, 7:00PM at National Sawdust, 80 N. 6rh St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
World Premiere of “ The Alchemist “(For Chamber Orchestra), performed by NYYS Chamber Orchestra
National Finalist for The American Prize in Composition — Orchestra Music
High School Division, 2024
May 7, 2024
National Finalist for The American Prize in Composition — Instrumental Chamber Music
High School Division, 2024
May 7, 2024
“Gershwin & Copland ♡ NY” Concert Series
April 20th & 21st, 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM at 92NY, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128
Performance of “Intrigue” (For Chamber Orchestra), performed by the Little Orchestra Society
Juilliard Pre-College Composition Concert
April 13, 2024, 6:00PM at The Juilliard School Morse Hall, 155 W. 65th St., New York, NY 1002
World Premiere of “Lost and Found” (For Flute and Marimba), performed by Melody Shen and Oliver Xu
Finalist for 2023 National Young Composers Competition
November 9, 2023
Sophia Kunxu Dou has being selected as a Finalist in the 2023 National Young Composers Challenge! As a Finalist, you will be receiving a certificate that acknowledges your accomplishment in this nationwide competition.
Recipient of Honorable Mentions from Luna Composition Lab 2023-2024
October 15, 2023
Luna Composition Lab’s 2023–24 season was announced .…. Honorable Mentions have been awarded to Sophia Kunxu Dou. We received a great number of submissions and the panel was impressed by the high quality of your music—you should be proud of this achievement.
14th Busan Maru International Music Festival, South Korea
September 13, 2023, 7:30PM at Dongnae Culture Center Grand Theater in Busan, Korea
Performance of “Dance of Unconscious Particles”, performed by Avec String Quartet
Winner of 2023 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
June 1, 2023
The ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams announced the recipients of the 2023 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, which encourage talented young creators of concert music ranging in age from 13 to 30.
New York Youth Symphony 2022-23 Season
May 15, 2023, 7:00PM at National Sawdust, 80 N. 6rh St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
World Premiere of “Intrigue”(For Chamber Orchestra), performed by NYYS Chamber Orchestra
Juilliard Pre-College Composition Concert
April 29, 2023, 6:00PM at The Juilliard School Morse Hall, 155 W. 65th St., New York, NY 1002
World Premiere of “Dance of Unconscious Particles” (For String Quartet), performed by Gloria So One Kwon, Chanhee Jin, Elaine Su, Larissa Lakner
“Tchaikovsky in New York” Concert Series
December 17th & 18th, 2022, 11:30AM & 1:00PM at Kaye Playhouse, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065
World Premiere of ”The Odyssey of the Spiders” (For Full Orchestra), performed by the Little Orchestra Society
Recipient of Honorable Mentions from Luna Composition Lab 2022-2023
October 25, 2022
Sophia Kunxu Dou have been awarded an Honorable Mention for 2022–2023! We received a great number of submissions and the panel was impressed by the high quality of your music—you should be proud of this achievement.