Competitions – Page 4
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NewsNew instruments for 25 young string players in Germany
The German Musical Instrument Fund matched a new raft of junior musicians with high quality loan instruments
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2nd round candidates announced at Zhuhai Competition
The Zhuhai International Mozart Competition has announced the violin category candidates progressing to its 2nd round
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Haruma Sato wins 2019 ARD cello competition
Japanese 21-year-old wins €10,000 cash prize plus a number of performance invitations
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ARD competition names cello finalists
Three finalists named in Bavarian Radio competition which offers cash prizes and performance invitations
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Goldmund Quartet picks up €60k award – plus a full set of Strads
German group is new recipient of Paganini quartet from Nippon Foundation and award from Jürgen Ponto Foundation
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All-male cello semi-final at ARD competition in Munich
Six semi-finalists named in Bavarian Radio competition which offers cash prizes and numerous performance opportunities
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Harbin Competition names violin section winners
Ming Liu, 24, from Shanghai, has won the $50,000 first prize in the Chinese event’s second edition
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Banff International Quartet Competition awards joint first prize
In an unprecedented move, the Banff International Quartet Competition has awarded its first prize to two quartets
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Young string quartets head to Banff for international competition
Starting next week, the triennial competition has turbocharged the careers of several past winners
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Semi-finalists announced for Tibor Varga competition
The twelve violinists are competing for a top prize of CHF20,000 as part of the Sion Festival in Switzerland
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Ray Chen gives Hollywood Bowl debut to 18-year-old Laura Kukkonen
‘Play With Ray’ competition culminates in Bach Double Concerto performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
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Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition 2020 opens for applications
Jury including Maxim Vengerov announced for the $100k event taking place next year furing Stern’s centennial
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Eric Charles Chen recital final performance at Cooper Competition
Eric Charles Chen was named winner of the Thomas Evon Cooper International Competition on Friday 26 July following a concerto final with the Cleveland Orchestra. This video captures his performance in the previous round, the recital final, in which he plays: Beethoven: Sonata No. ...
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Winner announced at Cooper Competition in Cleveland
American violinist Eric Charles Chen, 18, scoops $20,000 top prize
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Cooper Violin Competition in Cleveland names three finalists
Aged 14, 16 and 18, each will perform a concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra this Friday 26 July
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ARD competition invites 64 cellists to Munich for 2019 competition
The Bavarian Radio competition offers cash prizes and numerous performance opportunities
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István Várdai on winning competitions and beyond
Having picked up prizes early in his career, and more recently served as a jury member, the cellist offers some advice for those preparing to join the competition circuit
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Six remain as Cooper Violin Competition enters final rounds
The violinists, aged 14 to 18, are competing for a first prize of $20,000 in Cleveland, Ohio
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Oberlin’s Cooper Competition reaches concerto round
Ten violinists aged 14 to 18 compete for the Thomas Evon Cooper International Competition’s $20,000 top prize
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11-year-old Natsuho Murata plays Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
Natsuho Murata, 11, from Japan, performs at the Concours musical international de Montréal’s ‘Mini Violini’ showcase in May this year. Murata plays Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and the Scherzo-Tarantelle by Wieniawski. ‘Mini Violini’ saw five winners of international junior competitions, aged 10 to 14, invited to perform ...
