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Postcard from Boca Raton: 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition

2026-03-27T09:57:00

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At the 2026 edition of the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition in Florida, Martin Goldman found the standard was higher than ever

Here’s a quote from mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves about opera, though it could also be applied to string playing: ‘It is a profession shaped by the ideal that music can change the human spirit, that this work is a requirement for the health of our society and must be fuelled by an inextinguishable passion.’…

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