Henry performs on Show 419.

Henry Auxenfans (violin), 15, is from Chicago, Illinois and a sophomore at the University of Chicago Laboratory school. He studies violin with Frank Almond, and his chamber coaches include Larry Neuman, Qing Hou, and Hsing-Huei Huang. Henry has been honored with multiple regional, national and international prizes, including First Prize at the 2022 The President’s Own United States Marine Band Concerto Competition, NYIAA (New York International Artists Association), Lakeview Symphony Young Artist competition, and 2022 Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. He won Second Prize at the 2020 Arthur Grumiaux Int’l Competition in Belgium. At the age of 12, Henry was the youngest prize-winner of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. Henry was also twice the national finalist of the MTNA (Music Teachers National Association). When he was ten, Henry had his Carnegie Weill Hall debut as a result of winning First Prize of the American Protege International competition. The same year, he also had his orchestra debut with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Hall as their 2018 concerto competition winner. For the past few seasons, Henry has served as the Concertmaster for various orchestras within CYSO and is currently the CM of their highest-level orchestra as well as their chamber orchestra. Besides orchestral and solo playing, Henry is also a passionate chamber musician. He is part of the Plymouth quintet/quartet, and University of Chicago Lab school’s Beethoven Trio. Henry has been invited to perform the national anthem solo several times with the NBA Chicago Bulls at the United Center. He was featured by WFMT with his brother, Louis, twice in 2021 and 2022. Outside of music, Henry enjoys tennis, soccer, swimming, biking, reading, writing, cooking, and learning languages.

Louis performs on Show 419.

Louis Auxenfans (clarinet), 17, is from Chicago, Illinois, and is a senior at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. In November 2021, he made his solo orchestra debut at Symphony Center with the flagship ensemble of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) as a result of winning their concerto competition. Louis has been a member of CYSO for seven seasons and is currently principal clarinetist of their highest ensemble, Symphony Orchestra. He was named the 2022 Northwest Symphony Orchestra’s Paul Vermel Young Artist, which made him the first woodwind player to solo with the orchestra. In addition, he was the youngest prize winner of the Crain-Maling CSO Young Artist Competition, winning its scholarship prize, and performed twice as a soloist at Carnegie Hall on two different instruments (clarinet & piano) in the same year. He has performed in master classes for Anthony McGill, Afendi Yusuf, and Stephen Williamson. Louis currently studies with Ms. Kai-Yun Lu of Boston. Besides solo and orchestral engagements, Louis is also an avid chamber musician. Alongside his violinist brother, Henry, he regularly performs in chamber concerts for his community. Recent performances have included a community concert in Navy Pier and a recital on the Midwest’s largest classical music radio station, WFMT 98.7, where he has been featured three times. Outside of music, Louis spends his time conducting economic research on education and inequality, serving as news editor of his high school newspaper, watching soccer, playing tennis, and reading.