Semi-Finalists Announced at Italy’s Lipizer International Violin Competition

The 14 candidates progressing to the Semi-Final Round of the 2019 Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition have been announced

The 14 candidates progressing to the Semi-Final Round of the 2019 Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition have today been announced - in Gorizia, Italy.

The 2019 Semi-Finalists are:

• Chaofan Wang (China)
• Tianren Xie (China)
• Namhyun Kim (South Korea)
• Shusaku Kato (Japan)
• Issei Kurihara (Japan)
• Emmanuel Bach (Great Britain)
• Mariia Lundina (Russia)
• Anastasia Mamyasheva (Russia)
• Mariia Okuneva (Russia)
• Yen-Ho Anny Chen (Taiwan)
• Bohdan Shalyha (Ukraine)
• Salvatore Di Lorenzo (Italy)
• Irené Fiorito (Italy)
• Leonardo Ricci (Italy)

Open to international violinists under the age of 31, the 1st prize winner will receive €12,000.

The 2019 jury comprises: Guido Pipolo, Vincenzo Bolognese, Enkhtuya Jamsran, Gunars Larsens, Winston Marquesi Ramalho Jr, Valeria Nasushkina Stratulat and Sviatlana Papova.