Maia Cabeza has won first prize at the Leopold Mozart
International Violin Competition in Augsburg, Germany. The
US–Canadian violinist, who was born in 1992, received 10,000
euros.
Cabeza (pictured) studied with Ida Kavafian and Joseph Silverstein
at the Curtis Institute, and is currently studying with Ulf Wallin
at the Hochschule für Musik 'Hanns Eisler' in Berlin.
Prior to her success in Augsburg, Cabeza was a finalist in the 2009
Philadephia Orchestra Competition, a semi-finalist in the Michael
Hill and Buenos Aires international violin competitions, and a
second-prize winner at the Sphinx Competition.
Second prize in the Leopold Mozart competition went to
Greek–Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha, who also won the
audience prize. Thomas Reif, from Germany, came third.
Previous winners of the Leopold Mozart competition include Isabelle
Faust, Benjamin Schmid, Lena Neudauer and Yura Lee.
photo: Gene Smirnov
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