All competitions articles – Page 6
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NewsYurina Arai wins Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competition 2017
Held every four years, the contest took place from 13-19 February in Vilnius, Lithuania, chaired by violinist Gidon Kremer
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ArticleViolinist Annelle Gregory gives winning performance at Sphinx Competition 2017
Annelle K. Gregory performs the first movement of Sibelius's Violin Concerto in the final of the 2017 Sphinx Competition - which she won, taking home the top prize of $50,000. The performance, which took place at Orchestra Hall, Detroit on 12 February 2017, features the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra ...
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NewsMichael Daugherty album, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey, wins three 2017 Grammy awards
The album has triumphed in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Compendium categories
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NewsViolinist Annelle Gregory wins 2017 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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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition reveals judges' scores
This year’s inaugural contest, which took place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, offered a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsSirena Huang wins Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
This year's inaugural contest, which took place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, offered a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsCellist Kian Soltani wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2017
The Austrian-Iranian cellist has been awarded the €10,000 prize by the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
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ArticleSirena Huang performs at Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition 2017
22-year-old US violinist Sirena Huang performs in the semi-final round of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC), which concluded at Florida’s Lynn Conservatory of Music on Sunday 5 February 2017.Her programme includes the first movement of Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto and the first movement of Tchaikovsky's ...
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Blogs10 tips for winning a chamber music competition
The Notos Quartet has won numerous competitions - including the Parkhouse Award in London in 2011, Premio Vittorio Gui in Florence in 2013, the Almere Competition in the Netherlands in 2016 and the Schoenfeld Competition in China in 2016. Here they offer advice to aspiring chamber groups
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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 4 finalists
Currently taking place at Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities and public relations support
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NewsElmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 8 semi-finalists
Currently taking place at the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities, management and public relations support
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NewsApplications now open for Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition
Taking place in September 2017, the contest offers a top prize worth more than $30,000
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NewsInaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition names 20 shortlisted candidates
Taking place from 22 January to 5 February 2017 at the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Florida, the contest offers a grand prize of $30,000, performance opportunities, and management and public relations support
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News2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition names 16 quarter-finalists
The violinists, aged 18-28, were whittled down from 140 applicants representing 32 countries, and will compete at the New Zealand contest for a top prize of NZ$40,000
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NewsViolinist Blake Pouliot wins Canada's OSM Manulife Competition
The 22-year-old Canadian musician receives a cash award of $10,000, and performing and recording opportunities
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NewsViolinist Yebin Yoo wins New Zealand's Gisborne International Music Competition 2016
The 16-year-old performer takes home the top prize of NZ$9,000
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NewsVision String Quartet wins Geneva Competition
The German ensemble, which also won the Mendelssohn Quartet Prize earlier this year, receives CHF 20,000
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NewsYoo Na Ha wins Mirecourt International Violin Competition 2016
The 25-year-old South Korean violinist receives €5,000 in addition to the special prize for 'best personality'
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NewsViolin, viola, cello and bow makers honoured at 2016 VSA competition
Hungarian luthier Gábor Draskóczy scores double gold in violin category
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NewsApplications open for Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition
Open to applicants aged 21 or under, the contest is due to take place next year at the UK's Birmingham Conservatoire