Four contestants will take to the stage in the final round on Saturday 9 November
Following the semi-final rounds of the IsangYun Violin Competition on 6 and 7 November in Tongyeong, South Korea, four violinists have been selected to proceed to the final round which will take place on 9 November from 3:00PM local time.
The finalists are, in alphabetical order:
Chaowen Luo (China, b.2001)
Eunjoong Park (South Korea, b.2001)
Jake Dongyoung Shim (South Korea, b.2001)
Rino Yoshimoto (Japan, b.2003)
Each contestant will perform a violin concerto with the Tongyeong Festival Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Poppen. Shim will perform Isang Yun’s Violin Concerto No.3 (1992). Park has opted to perform the Beethoven Violin Concerto, while both Yoshimoto and Luo will perform the Brahms Violin Concerto.
The prize pool up for grabs totals KRW79,000,000 (£44,000). First prize is worth KRW30,000,000 (£16,400), while the second-place winner will receive KRW20,000,000 (£11,100), third place KRW10,000,000 (£5,500) and fourth place KRW5,000,000 (£2,700).
A number of special awards will also be on offer, as well as future performance opportunities and engagements for the winners. A winners’ concert will be held on the 10 November.
This year’s jury is chaired by Mihaela Martin and comprises Christian Altenburger, Martin Beaver, Michiko Kamiya, Ida Kavafian, Hyuna Kim, Sung-Ju Lee, Douglas Sheldon and Weidon Tong.
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