24 violinists from around the world have been selected to compete in this year’s competition, starting from 27 September in Torun, Poland
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The candidates for the 6th International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition have been announced. The selection committee reviewed over 80 applications from 23 countries, via numerous hours of recordings.
24 applicants have been chosen to compete in this year’s competition, which takes place in Torun, Poland, from 27 September to 6 October 2024. Contestants will have the opportunity to perform for the top prize of €15,000, second prize of €10,000, third prize of €6,000, plus three distinction prizes worth €2,000 each.
The candidates are, in alphabetical order:
Leon Blekh (1999) – The Netherlands
Iván Orlín Ariza Chacón (1996) – Colombia
Wonbeen Chung (1997) – South Korea
Leonard Fu (1997) – Germany
Alena Hove (1999) – US
Sarah Jegou (1998) – France
Lorenz Karls (2001) – Sweden
Sojeong Kim (1991) – South Korea
Jelin Lee (1998) – South Korea
Maya Levy (1997) – Belgium
Simon Luethy (2000) – Germany
Sofia Manvati (2000) – Italy
Carla Marrero Martínez (1995) – Spain
Karolina Nowotczyńska (1992) – Poland
Sunjae Ok (1998) – South Korea
Audrey Park (2001) – US
Hanna Pozorska (2004) – Poland
Yoanna Ruseva (1998) – Bulgaria
Aoi Saito (1997) – Japan
Kumi Shimizu (1991) – Japan
Jakub Staszel (2003) – Poland
Jaewon Wee (1999) – South Korea
Tianren Xie (1994) – China
Siqi Yu (1998) – China
This edition’s jury will be chaired by former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Stabrawa, and will comprise Dainius Pavilionis, Jakub Jakowicz, Rūta Lipinaitytė and Pavel Vernikov.
The International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition was first held in 2007 and is usually held every three years, expanding to a corresponding violin festival from 2013. This year’s edition marks the return of the competition since 2019, which was won by Elias David Moncado.
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