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News
Prizes awarded at Windsor Festival International String Competition

2021-10-05T09:26:00Z

17-year-old Latvian violinist Daniil Bulayev won 1st prize of £5000, a recording deal and future concerto and recital engagements
Feature
A Royal Occasion – Postcard from Windsor

2019-06-01T16:41:00Z

A castle setting, an enticing top prize and some highly promising string players were what Tom Stewart encountered at the Windsor Festival International String Competition final in March
News
Windsor Competition 2019 announces winners

2019-04-01T09:28:00Z

Danish cellist Jonathan Swensen has won 1st prize
News
Two cellists and a violinist are Windsor Festival Competition finalists

2019-03-28T16:21:00Z

Jamal Aliyev, Jonathan Swensen and Mathilde Milwidsky will perform in tomorrow’s final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
News
Windsor Festival International String Competition names three finalists

2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

Violinists Luke Hsu, Nathan Meltzer and Jonian Ilias Kadesha will perform in tomorrow's final, held in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle
News
Fifth Windsor International String Competition announces eight semi-finalists

2015-01-07T00:00:00Z

The competitors will perform at Windsor Castle, outside of London, in March
News
Applications now open for 5th Windsor Festival International String Competition 2015

2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The event takes place at Windsor castle, outside of London, in March next year
Article
Japanese cellist Yuki Ito wins Windsor competition

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Japanese cellist Yuki Ito won first prize at the Windsor Festival International String Competition. The 21-year-old, who studies with Alexander Boyarsky at the Royal College of Music in London, was awarded £5,000 plus a bow and concert engagements. Second prize went to Chinese violinist Jiafeng Chen, 24. Bulgarian cellist Michael ...