Six cellists will advance to the next round, which will take place on 8 September
The cello jury of the George Enescu International Competition has announced six cellists that will advance to the semi-final of the competition, following the second-round performances of 12 cellists that took place on 5 and 6 September.
The six cellists are:
Haddon Kay (US, 24)
Yo Kitamura (Japan, 20)
Jiayi Liu (China, 22)
Jeri Lee (South Korea, 15)
Ettore Pagano (Italy, 21)
Jan Sekaci (Romania, 24)
Taking place on Sunday 8 September at the Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, the competitors will perform George Enescu’s Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26, one sonata by Shostakovich, Debussy or Britten, plus one virtuosic piece from a list including Popper’s Elfentanz or Spinning Song, Davidov’s At the Fountain or Rostropovich’s Humoresque.
The competitors who will progress to the final round on 10 September will be announced following the performances.
The six cellists from the second round who did not progress to the semi-final have been invited to a feedback session on 9 September with jury members.
This year’s jury is presided by Arto Noras and comprises Marin Cazacu, Enrico Dindo, Leonid Gorokhov, Charlotte Lee, Dan Prelipcean, Valentin Răduțiu, Meehae Ryo and Raimun Trenkler.
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