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Postcard from Milan: Antonio Mormone International Prize

2025-08-15T09:02:00

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The Antonio Mormone competition’s violin edition took place over an exacting thirteen-month period. Lauren Wesley-Smith attended the finals in Milan to hear the top three contenders

The Antonio Mormone International Prize may be the most thorough competition I’ve ever encountered. After all, how many others have a semi-final round lasting ten months? One thing is certain: after numerous assessments in semi-final marathons and with incognito judges attending their concerts, Elli Choi (US, b.2001), Hawijch Elders (Netherlands, b.1998) and Anna Im (Korea, b.1997) all earned their places in the final round of this year’s violin edition…

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