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NewsViolinist Yume Tomita wins 1st prize at the 2021 Il Piccolo Violino Magico Competition
Held in San Vito al Tagliamento in north-eastern Italy, the international competition is for young violinists between the age of 9 and 14
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Violinist Marlon Barrios Araya wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2021
The 18-year-old violinist performed a winning recital of Beethoven, Ysaÿe and Sarasate at Milton Court Concert Hall on 25 June
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Prizes Awarded at inaugural Anna Kull International Cello Competition
Competition’s rules state that current students of jury members cannot participate
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: March 2020
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Prizes announced at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation string quartet competition
The competition is open to young European ensembles
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Menuhin Competition 2020 announces 44 successful live round candidates
The 44 violinists, chosen from a pool of 321 candidates, will compete in Richmond, Virginia from 14-24 May 2020
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: February 2020
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Between two worlds: Postcard from Lviv
The third Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition was the first in its short history to honour Ukrainian musicians with top awards. Tom Stewart reports on an event doing its best to highlight Ukraine’s musical pedigree
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The heart of Amadeus: Postcard from Zhuhai
Peter Quantrill hears Mozartians of the future competing in the violin category of the biennial Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians – by the shores of China’s Pearl River
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String players take top prizes at Gisborne Music Competition
Australian cellist Miles Mullin-Chivers wins first prize at the New Zealand contest
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Competitions, Awards and Appointments: January 2020
This month’s competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests
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Prizes awarded at International Anton Rubinstein Chamber Music Competition
Poland’s Gidaszewska/Łaguniak Duo are awarded first prize
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Verona Quartet receive 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award
The ensemble will perform at locations across the US as part of their prize
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Prizes awarded at David Popper Cello Competition
Australian Rachel Siu and South Korean Hayoung Lee share the senior category top prize
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Marmen Quartet joins Sulivan Sweetland management roster
London group’s 2019/20 season to include first Beethoven cycle and Japan tour
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Winners announced at first Oskar Nedbal Viola Competition
MinGwan Kim from South Korea wins CZK 20,000 first prize
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Competitions and Award Winners: November
Chinese violinist Ming Liu , 24, has won China’s Harbin International Music Competition . She receives $50,000. Liu studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Vera Tsu Weiling. Second prize went to Sinying Chan, 22, from Hong Kong, and third prize to Haram Kim, 21, from South Korea. ...
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Double firsts: Postcards from Moscow and St Petersburg
At this year’s quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Competition, the judges awarded the $30,000 first prize in both the violin and cello categories. Tim Homfray attended the violin section in Moscow, while Andrew Mellor visited St Petersburg to hear the cellists – and both were impressed by what they saw ...
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Postcard from Odense
This year’s Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, which took place in March, succeeded not only as a joyous celebration of the composer’s music, but in bringing together exciting young players set to make their mark on the world stage, writes Charlotte Smith
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A Royal Occasion – Postcard from Windsor
A castle setting, an enticing top prize and some highly promising string players were what Tom Stewart encountered at the Windsor Festival International String Competition final in March
