Eight flautists and six string quartets have been selected for the semi-final rounds of the 77th Concours de Genève

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The 77th Concours de Genève is devoted to flute and string quartet. Following the preselection round, which was held this Spring in Geneva, 40 flautists and 14 string quartets were selected to compete in the 2023 edition.

The online rounds were broadcast from 11 to 20 September. Following this, the semi-finalists for each discipline have been announced:

String Quartet

  • Ast Quartet,  Korea
  • Atenea Quartet, Spain
  • Quatuor Elmire, France
  • Quartetto Eos, Italy
  • Quartett Hana, Germany
  • Novo Quartet, Denmark

Flute

  • Rafael Adobas Bayog, 25,  Spain 
  • Mario Bruno,  25, Italy
  • Heewon Han , 21,  South Korea
  • Elizaveta Ivanova, 26, Russia
  • Sooah Jeon, 15, USA
  • Judy Lee, 18, South Korea
  • Yuan Yu, 21, China
  • Marianna Julia Zolnacz, 24, Poland

The semi-final and final rounds of the competition will be held from 24 October - 4 November in Geneva, Switzerland. Tickets can be purchased on www.concoursgeneve.ch. The competition rounds will be livestreamed on the Concours de Genève website and social media channels.

Read: String quartets must offer an artistic voice to the music industry: Didier Schnorhk, Concours de Genève

Read: String quartet candidates announced for 77th Concours de Genève

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