All competitions articles – Page 15
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NewsFrancisco Garcia Fullana wins fifth Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition, Japan
The Spanish violinist receives the two-year loan of a Stradivarius and a cash prize
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NewsFrench Van Kuijk Quartet wins 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
The London venue’s triennial competition is open to international quartets ‘of the highest calibre’ under the age of 35
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NewsNo first prize awarded at Seoul International Violin Competition 2015
Second prize was shared between Ayana Tsuji from Japan and Suliman Tekalli from the USA
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NewsJohansen International Competition for Young String Players names winners
The triennial event, held in Washington DC, is open to young violinists, violists and cellists
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ArticleLeia Zhu, aged 8, gives winning performance of Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto
British violinist Leia Zhu, aged 8, has been named the youngest ever winner of the International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ in Sophia, Bulgaria. The competition's 2015 edition included violin, viola, cello and percussion categories, each divided into four age groups.Zhu won her violin category (up to the age of ...
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2015 names shortlisted violin candidates
A number of the 69 contestants are prize winners from other international competitions
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NewsIn Mo Yang wins 2015 Paganini International Violin Competition
The 19-year-old artist receives €20,000 and concert opportunities
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ArticleViolinist Itzhak Perlman on building a career in music
The most important concert date you will ever have is your second. Securing one concert is fine, but being asked back is the key!' Violinist Itzhak Perlman talks about being diagnosed with Polio, winning competitions and building and sustaining a career. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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NewsWitold LutosŠ‚awski International Cello Competition awards joint first prize
Cellists Maciej KuŠ‚akowski and Zuzanna Sosnowska share the top honour
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NewsBelenus Quartet wins first prize at the ‘Franz Schubert and Modern Music’ Competition
The Swiss ensemble triumphed in the string quartet category; no first prize was awarded in the piano trio section
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NewsValery Gergiev announces Tchaikovsky Competition 2015 judges
A number of today's leading names will join the violin, cello, piano and voice panels this summer
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NewsEduardo Ríos wins Sphinx Competition $50,000 first prize
The annual Detroit contest, including senior and junior divisions, is open to black and Latino US string players
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NewsInternational Boris Goldstein Violin Competition responds to criticism
The event was accused of favouring students of its founder and jury chair, Zakhar Bron, writes Rebecca Schmid
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NewsMone Hattori wins inaugural Boris Goldstein International Violin Competition in Switzerland
All six of the top prizes went to students of competition founder Zakhar Bron
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NewsBoris Goldstein Violin Competition names finalists
Seven violinists have made it through to the final of the International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition Bern. The candidates were selected from a second-round field of 14.The finalists are:Benjamin Baker (24, New Zealand/United Kingdom)Mone Hattori (15, Japan)Furong Li (24, China)Arsenis Selalmazidis (24, Greece/Russia)Aleksey Semenenko (26, Ukraine)Stefan Tarara (28, ...
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NewsBoris Goldstein Violin Competition names second-round candidates
Fourteen violinists have made it through to the second round of the International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition Bern. The candidates were selected from a first-round field of 31.The second-round candidates are:Benjamin Baker (24, New Zealand/United Kingdom)Mizuki Chiba (18, Japan)Soo Jin Hannah Cho (19, South Korea)Mone Hattori (15, Japan)Alexander ...
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NewsYu-Chien Tseng wins the Singapore International Violin Competition
The violinist receives $50,000 prize money, a Naxos recording and high-profile performance engagements
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ArticleFinalists perform Mozart at the Singapore International Violin Competition
The three Grand Finalists of the Singapore International Violin Competition have now been announced: Sirena Huang, USA; Richad Lin, Taiwan; and Yu-Chien Tseng, Taiwan.The three will perform Romantic concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Verbitsky on 21 January and compete for a top prize of ...
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NewsCellists to feature in 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition
The annual contest currently caters for violinists, pianists and singers
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NewsSingapore's inaugural $50,000 International Violin Competition names six finalists
Each violinist will perform a Mozart concerto before just three are selected for the Grand Final
