Semi-Finalists Announced at 2018 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

The 10 ensembles progressing to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition have been announced

The 10 ensembles progressing to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition have today been announced at the Australian National Academy of Music - in Melbourne, Australia.

The 2018 String Quartet Semi-Finalists are:

• Callisto Quartet (United States)
• Eliot Quartett (Austria/Russia/Germany)
• Gildas Quartet (United Kingdom)
• Goldmund Quartett (Germany)
• Idomeneo String Quartet (Belgium/Hungary/Spain)

The 2018 Piano Trio Semi-Finalists are:

• Amatis Piano Trio (Netherlands, Germany/United Kingdom)
• Clarendon Trio (Australia)
• Mosa Trio (Netherlands/Belgium)
• Trio Gaon (Germany/South Korea)
• Trio Marvin (Russia/Kazakhstan/Germany)

Open to international string quartets and piano trios, whose members are under the age of 35, the Grand Prize winning ensemble will receive AUD $30,000, a Musica Viva Australian recital tour - plus a number of significant career development opportunities.

The 2018 jury comprises: Sonia Simmenauer, Ian Munro, Simin Ganatra, Gerhard Schulz, Yura Lee, Alasdair Tait and Kyril Zlotnikov.

Previous prize winners include: The Noga Quartet, Giocoso String Quartet and the Linos Piano Trio.

PICTURED: 2018 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION SEMI-FINALISTS, GOLDMUND QUARTETT