Winners of Colorado based event receive a USD $15,000 cash prize

Dairy center

The Dairy Center for the Arts, where the competition takes place

The Semi-Finalists for the 2018 ‘Art of the Duo’ Boulder International Chamber Competition have been announced:

  • Jordan Bak (United States) & Ji Yung Lee (South Korea) – Viola/Piano
  • Wai Ki Wun (China) & Joanne Chew-Ann Chang (Malaysia) – Clarinet/Piano
  • Kelcey Howell (United States) & Shuo Yang (Canada) – Cello/Piano
  • Julia Glenn (United States) & Mika Sasaki (United States) – Violin/Piano
  • Sara Han (South Korea) & Derek Wang (United States) – Clarinet/Piano
  • Ambroise Aubrun (France) & Zachary Deak (United States) – Violin/Piano
  • Leah Hansen (United States) & Feng Bian (China) – Cello/Piano
  • Yeon Eung Jane Lee (South Korea) & Connie Kim-Sheng (United States) – Cello/Piano
  • Tristan Chenevez (France) & Marwan Dafir (France) – Violin/Piano
  • YuEun Kim (South Korea) & Sung Chang (South Korea) – Violin/Piano
  • Christina McGann (United States) & Jingwen Tu (China) – Violin/Piano
  • Caleb Carpenter (United States) & Er-Hsuan Li (Taiwan) – Saxophone/Piano
  • Ferran Bardolet (Spain) & Ricard Rovirosa (Spain) – Cello/Piano
  • Matthew Cohen (United States) & Zhenni Li (China) – Viola/Piano
  • Suyeon Ko (South Korea) & Yujung Um (South Korea) – Flute/Piano
  • Iwo Jedynecki (Poland) & Aleksander Krzyżanowski (Poland) – Accordion/Piano
  • Arianna Dotto (Italy) & Hyejin Cho (South Korea) – Violin/Piano
  • Petar Makedonski (Bulgaria) & Nadejda Tzanova (Bulgaria) – Trumpet/Piano
  • Eunghee Cho (United States) & Sora Jung (South Korea) – Cello/Piano
  • Nicholas Pappone (United States) & Candace Chien (United States) – Violin/Piano
  • Sung Chan Chang (South Korea) & Bo-Kyung Hwang (South Korea) – Cello/Piano
  • Trevor Minton (United States) & Jessica Nilles (United States) – Cello/Piano

The competition, which will be held at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado, from 11 to 14 October, is open to international pianists and instrumentalists aged 18 to 35.  Winners will receive a USD $15,000 cash prize, plus a number of important performance opportunities.

This year’s jury comprises Jon Kimura Parker (Chairman), Ani Kavafian and Richie Hawley.