Three violinists will perform in the final round on 12 April at Bucharest’s Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum with the ‘George Enescu’ Philharmonic, conducted by Gabriel Bebeșelea
Following the semi-final round of the inaugural Ion Voicu International Violin Competition, taking place from 7 to 12 April at the National University of Music in Bucharest, Romania, three violinists have been selected to progress to the final round. They are:
Wakana Kimura (Japan)
Jaime Naya Maceira (Germany)
Koshiro Takeuki (US)
The three finalists will perform in the competition final on 12 April at the Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum. They will perform a concerto of their choice with the ‘George Enescu’ Philharmonic, conducted by Gabriel Bebeșelea.
Semi-finalist Elie Hackel from France received the awards for Most Promising Young Talent and for Best Interpretation of a Piece by Ion Voicu.
The prizes up for grabs include €6,000, €4,000 and €2,000 for first, second and third place respectively, plus soloist concert opportunities with a major Romanian orchestra.
The jury is presided by Mihaela Martin and comprises Lucie Robert, Pavel Vernikov, Alexandru Tomescu and George Tudorache.
The Ion Voicu International Violin Competition is open to violinists of all nationalities and is organised by the Ion Voicu Cultural Association. It takes its name from the Romanian violinist Ion Voicu (1923-1997), who founded the Bucharest Chamber Orchestra in 1969.
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