The final rounds of the Antonio Mormone International Prize are taking place this week in Milan, comprising chamber music, solo and historical violin performances at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, plus a final concerto performance at Teatro alla Scala.
Watch the performance from 20 June: each contestant plays on a Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi violin (Milan, 1757) from the Conservatory of Milan historical instrument collection, performing Franz Schubert’s Sonata in A major for violin and piano, Op. 162, D. 574 ‘Grand Duo’.
Violinist Ellie Choi performs with pianist Sander Sittig; violinist Anna Im with pianist Chiao-Ying Chang; and violinist Hawijch Elders with Sander Sittig.
Each violinist had only two hours to rehearse with the instrument on the day. As it had previously only been on display in the Conservatory, luthier Tiziano Rizzi oversaw the rehabilitation of the violin, with artistic director and violinist Eduardo Zosi routinely playing the instrument to restore its sound.
The finalists will perform the final concerto round on 22 June at Teatro alla Scala, accompanied by the Orchestra Accademia del Teatro alla Scala and conducted by Massimo Zanetti.
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