Launched by Professor Zakhar Bron, the event takes place from 22 to 31 January 2015
The inaugural International Boris Goldstein Violin Competition has announced the 31 entrants who will perform in its live rounds in January 2015. Launched by Professor Zakhar Bron, teacher of such leading names as Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov, the competition honours the violinist’s former instructor, Boris Goldstein (pictured).
Taking place from 22 to 31 January 2015 in Bern, Switzerland, the event showcases talent from the US and Canada, Europe and Asia. First prize is a cash award of CHF15,000 (£9,800). Compulsory repertoire across two preliminary rounds includes unaccompanied Bach and selected Paganini Caprices, while the final features performances of a Mozart violin concerto and one of the larger Romantic concertos.
The jury is to include Zakhar Bron, Yair Kless, Igor Ozim, Viktor Pikayten and Ida Haendel.
The shortlisted candidates are:
Benjamin Baker, New Zealand / UK, 27.01.1990
Marie Bégin, Canada, 08.12.1991
Vlada Berazhnaya, Belarus, 23.12.1989
Yejin Byun, South Korea, 22.01.1990
Mizuki Chiba, Japan, 13.02.1996
Soo Jin Hannah Cho, South Korea, 07.09.1994
Maxime Gulikers, Netherlands, 14.04.1994
Victoria Gusachenko, Ukraine 24.12.1988
Mone Hattori, Japan, 14.09.1999
Ryan Howland, Canada, 03.04.1999
Alexander Kuznetsov, Russia, 31.05.1990
Joanna Lee, USA / South Korea, 13.09.1986
Furong Li, China, 14.07.1990
Sean Yongjoo Lim, USA, 31.05.1999
Petya Lundstrem, Russia, 27.04.1993
Sofija Nikoska, Macedonia, 16.04.1991
Kana Ohashi, Japan, 28.02.1993
Ami Oike, Japan, 16.08.1988
Marek Pavelec, Czech Republic, 10.09.1989
Alexander Read, Canada, 24.07.1987
Siena Sanchez-O'Brien, USA, 31.03.1992
Arsenis Selalmazidis, Greece / Russia, 19.06.1990
Aleksey Semenenko, Ukraine, 20.08.1988
Dmitry Serebrennikov, Russia, 13.05.1992
Stefan Tarara, Germany, 02.05.1986
Hannah Tarley, USA, 14.09.1991
Shiori Terauchi, Japan, 28.02.1990
Yuna Toki, Japan, 22.09.1994
Xin Wen, China, 03.04.1994
Takuya Yamamoto, Japan, 02.12.1987
Arata Yumi, Japan, 01.02.1992
For further details visit boris-goldstein-competition.com.
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