All competitions articles – Page 11
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NewsShanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition names 36 shortlisted candidates
The violinists will compete for a top prize of $100,000 from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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NewsElmar Oliveira launches new International Violin Competition
The inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition will be held in January and February 2017 at Lynn University, Florida
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NewsCellist Alexander Hersh wins Schadt String Competition 2016
The 22-year-old New England Conservatory student receives $8,000 and a performance with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra
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NewsChinese violinist Xiao Wang wins Byrd International Young Artist Competition
The musician is a former winner of the Szigeti and Seoul competitions
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NewsTimothy Ridout wins 2016 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition
The young violist receives a cash prize, performance opportunities and a viola bow
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ArticleMaxim Vengerov plays the ‘Schneiderhan’ Stradivarius violin - first prize for the Menuhin Competition 2016
There is nothing like a 301-year-old violin sound. I was very lucky, as at the age of 10, I was given the use of a half-size Strad. You immediately think that you are now going to be an amazing violinist because you are playing a Strad, with its ...
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BlogsMenuhin Competition candidates perform at London's St Pancras Station
The two violinists will be competing in the Menuhin Competition 2016 next month
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NewsMontreal International Music Competition 2016 names 24 shortlisted violinists
The candidates will compete for $86,000 in prizes – including a top prize of $30,000
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NewsHRH Prince Charles agrees to be patron of Menuhin Competition 2016
The Prince of Wales, who knew violinist Yehudi Menuhin well, has given his ‘warmest good wishes’ to this year’s competitors
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Article12-year-old Veronika Mona Bogic gives winning de Falla performance at Grumiaux Violin Competition
Serbian violinist Veronika Mona Bogic gives a winning performance of Manuel de Falla's Danse Espagnole. The 12-year-old shared first place with 11-year-old Aliaksandra Arbuzava in the 13 years and under category at the International Grumiaux Violin Competition 2016 .Winner of the 10 years and under category was 9-year-old ...
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NewsMichael Foyle wins 2016 Netherlands Violin Competition
The 24-year-old violinist receives €12,000 and performing opportunities
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NewsSendai International Violin Competition 2016 names shortlisted candidates
The 40 selected violinists will compete for a $26,000 grand prize in Sendai, Japan in May and June
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NewsChinese violinist Ziyu He wins International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2016
The 16-year-old triumphed in the violin section, winning €10,000
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News2016 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition names 24 shortlisted candidates
Led by president Nikolaj Znaider, the contest takes place from 16-22 April in Denmark
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NewsInaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition extends deadline for entries
The competition, with a grand prize of $100,000, takes place from 14 August to 2 September 2016
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2016 names 44 shortlisted violinists in a list dominated by females
This year’s contest, celebrating the centenary of its famous namesake, takes place in London during April
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DebateHow much does choice of concerto affect a competition result?
In the past year, big, tuneful, Romantic works have dominated violin competition finals, leaving little room for Classical and 20th Century works, writes Charlotte Smith
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ArticleChristel Lee performs Bartók at the 2015 Sibelius Competition
Christel Lee performs the first movement of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto in the final of the 2015 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. The US violinist was named the competition winner and received €25,000.Watch: Christel Lee performs Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in 2014
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NewsViolinist Jun Hong Loh wins Gisborne International Music Competition in New Zealand
The 25-year-old musician receives a cash prize and a concert engagement with Orchestra Wellington
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Article9-year-old violinist Leia Zhu gives winning Mendelssohn performance at Moscow ‘Nutcracker’ Contest
Leia Zhu, aged nine, won first prize in the stringed instrument category of the 2015 International ‘Nutcracker’ Contest for Young Musicians in Moscow on 7 December. The UK violinist is the youngest contestant to win a gold medal in the competition's 16-year history.This year the televised contest received ...