All competitions articles – Page 3
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Richard Lin wins 10th International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
The 27-year-old violinist takes home the Gold Medal and the top prize of $30,000
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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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Diana Adamyan wins 2018 Menuhin Competition Senior Division
This year’s Senior Final, featuring violinists aged between 17 and 20, took place in Victoria Hall, Geneva
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Chloe Chua and Christian Li share Menuhin Competition 2018 Junior Division first prize
This year’s Junior Final, featuring violinists aged between 10 and 13, took place in Victoria Hall, Geneva
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Debate
Is playing a concerto really the ultimate test of musicianship?
Performing a concerto has long been regarded as the highest test of a string player's musical prowess. But what exactly do they prove, asks Toby Deller
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European instrument and bow makers in 3/4-size benevolence
39 instruments and 41 bows now loaned to children aged 8 to 13 through second Con-takt Junior competition organised by Klanggestalten group
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Rustem Khamidullin wins second Benyamin Sönmez Cello Competition
Russian wins competition in Fethiye, Turkey, named in honour of brilliant Turkish cellist who died aged 28 in 2011
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Zhuhai International Mozart Competition enters violin finals
Young musician competition has announced winners for two of three age groups
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Cosima Soulez-Larivière wins inaugural Bartók World Competition
Twenty-year-old, educated at Menuhin School in England, takes first prize in all-female final
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Violin competition with $100,000 first prize returns in 2018
Second Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition now open for applications
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ARD Violin Competition awards no first prize – again
Munich event has many precedents of leaving the top spot empty, including at its last edition in 2013
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Bradetich Double Bass Competition names winner
Austrian 20-year-old Dominik Wagner takes $10,000 first prize and four-year career development deal
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Blogs
The 4 crucial components of a winning competition performance
Qian Zhou, jury chair of the Singapore International Violin Competition, gives some tips on what it takes to win a share of its $110,000 prize money – plus a bonus tip on the application process
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ARD Competition announces violin finalists
Launched in 1952, the competition focuses each year on different instrumental categories, selected from 21 disciplines.
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Bradetich double bass competition heads into finals
Four finalists will compete for $10,000 top prize on Tuesday evening
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No first prize awarded at Tibor Varga Violin Competition
Swiss competition jury gives two second prizes after being unable to decide between 24-year-old Stella Chen and 16-year-old Saki Tozawa
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17-year-old Anne Luisa Kramb takes top string prize at Manhattan Competition
Prize includes paid recital at Carnegie Hall to take place on 22 September this year
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Inaugural Paganini Festival in Genoa announces programme
Festival tied to long-running Paganini Prize will feature performances on ‘The Cannon’ Guarneri
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Hattori Foundation names five string players among 2017 award winners
Total of £42,500 shared between eleven recipients judged to be on the cusp of international solo careers
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Johan Dalene wins Cooper International Violin Competition
Swedish 16-year-old Johan Dalene picks up the $20,000 top prize with a performance of the Tchaikovsky Concerto