Watch: Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition winners’ concerts

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Following two years of delays due to Covid-19, the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) announced a change to its competition system in July 2022. Instead of the contestants competing for the top prize of USD $100,000, the six finalists would perform in a co-winners’ concert, as a tribute to Isaac Stern.

No ultimate winner was to be announced, instead each participant would be awarded a certificate for entering the final round of the 2020 SISIVC, as well as a scholarship of USD $20,000 for their future education and career development.

Over three days from 26 to 28 August, each finalist performed with their collaborative pianist, a concerto of their choice, plus the competition’s commissioned concerto Night Tour by Zhou Tian.

Day one: 

Rino Yoshimoto, Violin

Mana Oguchi, Piano

Programme:

Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.14

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)

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Thomas Lefort, Violin

Vuong Thuy Anh, Piano

Programme:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)

Day two:

Ruifeng Lin, Violin

Qiuning Huang, Piano

Programme:

Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.14

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)

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Felicitas Schiffner, Violin

Elisha Kravitz, Piano

Programme:

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)

Day three:

Session FIve

Angela Sin Ying Chan, Violin

John Lee, Piano

Programme:

L. v. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)

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Shannon Lee, Violin

Arseniy Gusev, Piano

Programme:

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Zhou Tian: Violin Concerto Night Tour (Commissioned by SISIVC)