Competitions – Page 9
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VideoOleksandr Pushkarenko performs at the Enescu International Violin Competition
As part of the first round of this year’s George Enescu International Violin Competition, the Ukrainian violinist Oleksandr Pushkarenko, who is studying for a a Masters at the Niccolò Paganini Conservatory of Genoa in Italy, performs the first movement of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5 in A Major, K.219.
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Finalists announced at International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Six violinists have made it through to compete for performance opportunities and $30,000 top prize
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Semi-finalists announced at Indianapolis Violin Competition
The tenth edition of the quadrennial competition has named the last 16 vying for $30,000 top prize and numerous performance opportunities
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Tiny margin separates top two in Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition
Judges’ scores released today reveal that just 1 point of a possible 1,300 gave US violinist Nancy Zhou the event’s $100,000 first prize last week
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Nancy Zhou wins Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition 2018
The US violinist triumphed in the all-female final to take home the $100,000 first prize
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'My father hated competitions': David Stern at the Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition
David Stern, joint chair of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition – currently in its final round – tells The Strad about protecting his father’s legacy and enforcing ‘radical clarity’ on the jury
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Nancy Zhou performs Kreisler at Shanghai competition
American violinist Nancy Zhou, 25, no stranger to the competition circuit , here plays Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice op.6 as part of the semi-final round of the Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition . Earlier in the video she plays Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, op.12 ...
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Kayhan Kalhor named recipient of 2018 Isaac Stern Human Spirit Award
The Iranian violinist shares the accolade with the Xiaoshuijing Miao Farmers Choir
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All-female final for $100k first prize Shanghai competition
Six young violinists remain in contention for the biggest prize pot available in any competition, following three-part semi-final round
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$100,000 Shanghai Isaac Stern Competition enters semi-finals
Twelve young violinists remain in contention for the biggest prize pot available in any competition, whittled down from the 36 invited to the live rounds
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Who are the string players in Eurovision Young Musicians
Biennial classical competition held this year in Edinburgh with 18 contestants, of which ten play bowed strings
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The competition teaching China how to love chamber music
Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s chamber music competition aims to popularise the form for students, teachers and listeners alike, as Nancy Pellegrini discovers
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Remembering Henryk Szeryng
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Polish-Mexican virtuoso’s birth, Henryk Szeryng’s widow Waltraud shares her memories of a man who dedicated all aspects of his life to exactitude. Interview by Julian Haylock
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Winners announced at 2018 Schoenfeld Competition
Lorenz Chen and Zlatomir Fung win top honours at the event in Harbin, China
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Ulysses Quartet wins Schoenfeld chamber music prize
New York based group nets $20,000 first prize in Chinese competition
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Violinist wins ABC Young Performers Award 2018
Emily Sun adds Australia’s ABC Classic FM competition to an already impressive list of recent successes
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Schoenfeld String Competition announces violin and cello finalists
Competition based in Harbin, China, reaches final stage of its live rounds, with ten musicians from eight countries
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Maria Włoszczowska wins 1st Prize in 2018 Bach Competition
26-year-old Polish violinist takes the top prize in the violin/Baroque violin category
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Violinist reaches ABC Young Performers Awards finals
Emily Sun hoping to add Australia’s ABC Classic FM competition to an already impressive list of recent successes
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Finalists announced in Leipzig Bach Competition
Violin and Baroque violin finalists competing for €10,000 top prize and concert engagements
