Where it started / Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas cellist.

Before Boston, Spike Jung built his early record as a cellist in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The place that holds it down.

Las Vegas is where Spike’s competition wins and orchestra seasons came first. The honors and performances below are the record of those years.

YAO Symphony Honors Award — Outstanding Musician Award, May 2026
Las Vegas Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition — Winner, January 2026
MTNA Southwest Division Junior Strings Performance Competition — Alternate, January 2026
MTNA State Junior Strings Performance Competition — Winner, November 2025
Brimhall Cello Senior Division Competition — 3rd Prize, September 2025
Roger Bushell Scholarship Competition — 1st Place, April 2025
OPUS National Competition · String Category II — Merit Prize, March 2025
Carol Jackson Concerto Competition — 2nd Place, February 2025
OPUS State Competition · String Category II — 1st Prize, December 2024
MTNA State Junior Strings Performance Competition — Winner, October 2024
Brimhall Cello Junior Division Competition — 2nd Prize, September 2024
LVMTA Legacy Competition — 1st Place, March 2024

Spike now lives in Boston and studies at New England Conservatory Prep (pre-college).