BREAKING | Semi-Finalists Announced at 2019 Montreal International Violin Competition

The 12 Semi-Finalists have been announced at the 2019 Montreal International Violin Competition

The 12 Semi-Finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2019 Concours Musical International de Montréal – in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The 2019 Semi-Finalists are:

• Elli Choi (USA)
• Leonard Fu (Germany)
• Gyehee Kim (South Korea)
• Youjin Lee (South Korea)
• Anna Lee (USA/South Korea)
• Lun Li (China)
• Christine Lim (USA/Korea)
• Johanna Pichlmair (Austria)
• Michiru Matsuyama (Japan)
• Fumika Mohri (Japan/Germany)
• Hannah Tarley (USA)
• Hao Zhou (USA)

Open to violinists of any nationality aged 29 years or younger, the 1st prize winner will receive $30,000 CAD, a $50,000 CAD career development grant, a modern instrument crafted by a number of Quebec’s finest violin and bow makers – plus a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

The 2019 jury comprises: Zarin Mehta (President), Pierre Amoyal, Kim Kashkashian, Boris Kuschnir, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin, Barry Shiffman, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Pavel Vernikov.

Held triennially, previous Montreal International Violin Competition major prize winners include VC Artists Ayana Tsuji, Bomsori Kim, Minami Yoshida, Benjamin Beilman, Nikita Borioso-Glebsky, Stephen Waarts and Fedor Rudin.

As the competition’s official 2019 international media and online broadcast partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling-coverage – live from all venues.

 

ELLI CHOI & PHIIP CHIU | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

LEONARD FU & FRANCIS PERRON | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

GYEHEE KIM & CHIHARU LINUMA | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

YOUJIN LEE & ANGELA PARK | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

ANNA LEE & PHILIP CHIU | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

LUN LI & FRANCIS PERRON | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

CHRISTINE LIM & DINA VAINSHTEIN | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

JOHANNA PICHLMAIR | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

MICHIRU MATSUYAMA & CHIHARU LINUMA | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

FUMIKA MOHRI & ANGELA PARK | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

HANNAH TARLEY & PHILIP CHIU | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND

 

HAO ZHOU & CHIHARU LINUMA | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | OPENING ROUND