All competitions articles – Page 5
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Article$100,000 M-Prize Chamber Music Competition names winners
The grand prize goes to Russian Renaissance, while the Argus Quartet takes home the top prize in the Senior Strings category
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ArticleTibor Varga International Violin Competition Sion Valais names 28 shortlisted candidates
The selected violinists will compete for a top prize of CHF15,000 over several live rounds taking place from 22 to 29 August in Sion, Switzerland
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NewsYolanda Bruno wins Isabel Overton Bader Canadian Violin Competition
The young violinist receives a $20,000 cash award and performance and broadcasting opportunities
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FocusConductor Hannu Lintu on what makes a competition winner
Performing as a soloist with an orchestra can be a nerve-wracking experience, particularly for competition finalists who have very little rehearsal time, Hannu Lintu tells Pauline Harding
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NewsMenuhin Competition 2018 to take place in Switzerland for the first time
The biennial violin contest's jury has also been announced, including Maxim Vengerov
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NewsInaugural Bartók World Competition and Festival names 65 shortlisted violinists
The candidates will take part in four live rounds from 10-17 September 2017 at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, performing some of Bartók's principal works
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NewsViolinist Emily Sun wins Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition
The UK-based contest is open to instrumentalists and vocalists of all nationalities aged between 18 and 25
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NewsCellist Jamal Aliyev wins Musicians’ Company Prince’s Prize Competition
The Azerbaijani musician receives £10,000 and a Musicians’ Company silver medal
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NewsBradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition names 21 candidates
Taking place in September 2017, the contest offers a top prize worth more than $30,000
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Music Competition 2017 announces cello jury
This year's contest is the first to be dedicated to the cello - 70 candidates of 22 different nationalities will compete for a grand prize of €25,000 in three rounds in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Music Competition 2017 names 70 cello candidates
The 21 women and 49 men of 22 different nationalities will compete for a grand prize of €25,000 in three rounds in Brussels from 8 May to 3 June 2017
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NewsMalta International Violin Making Competition 2017 names winners
Run by the Central Academy of Arts, the contest received 61 separate instrument and bow entries this year, while makers hailed from nine different countries
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NewsViolinist Nathan Meltzer, aged 16, wins Windsor Festival International String Competition
2017's youngest finalist, Meltzer wins a £5,000 cash award, a fine contemporary bow from Bishop Instruments and Bows, a solo recording on Champs Hill Records and performance opportunities
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NewsWindsor Festival International String Competition names three finalists
Violinists Luke Hsu, Nathan Meltzer and Jonian Ilias Kadesha will perform in tomorrow's final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
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NewsAvery Fisher Career Grants awarded to violinists Chad Hoopes and Stephen Waarts, plus the Dover Quartet
The awards are designed for young musicians or chamber groups with the potential for major careers, and are each worth $25,000
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NewsElly Suh wins Moroccan Philharmonic Violin Competition 2017
The South Korean-American violinist receives €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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NewsViolinist Sirena Huang wins New York Concert Artists Debut Audition
The 22-year-old American violinist was also named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition last month
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NewsInternational Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists names 2017 prize winners
The competition's tenth edition took place in Brussels, Belgium from 2 to 5 March
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NewsLuka Ljubas wins Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition 2017
The 20-year-old Croatian violinist receives a cash prize of €5,000 and a number of performance opportunities
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ArticleWinning violinist Yurina Arai performs at Heifetz Competition 2017
In the video above Yurina Arai performs at the 2017 Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania - which she won.The 22-year-old Japanese violinist's programme includes: Zita BružaitÄ—'s Canzona for Solo Violin; Paganini's Solo Caprice op.1 no.22; the Andante and Allegro from Bach's Solo Sonata no.2; Manuel ...