Six violinists will perform in the final round on 21 and 22 February
The seventh International Heifetz Competition for Violinists is currently taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania. The second round concluded on 19 February, with 19 candidates performing.
The following six violinists have been selected to perform in the final round on 21 and 22 February:
Rokas Diržys
Yuki Hirano
Chaeyeon Lee
Jinzhu Li
Zofia Anna Olesik
Shaoheng Zhong
The finals will take place at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, with finalists accompanied by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas.
The violinists compete for the first prize of €12,000. Second prize amounts to €8,000, and third prize to €5,000. Three diplomas, each worth €1,000, will also be awarded.
The competition’s special prizes are as follows: €500 for the best performance of Jascha Heifetz’s transcription, €1,000 for the best performance of Algirdas Martinaitis’s With a Birdsong, €1,000 for the best participant from Lithuania, a scholarship to participate in the 15th Swiss International Music Academy in 2025, and a prize from Bärenreiter Sheet Music Publishing House.
Six concert prizes are on offer, collaborating with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Poznań Philharmonic, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, Kaunas State Philharmonic, Filarmonica de Stat Transilvania, and Paliesius Manor.
The jury for the final round will comprise Aistė Dvarionaitė, Mario Hossen, Gidon Kremer, Rūta Lipinaitytė, Mihaela Martin, George Tudorache, and Pavel Vernikov.
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