BREAKING | Semi-Finalists Announced at Munich’s 2018 ARD International Piano Trio Competition

The 6 ensembles progressing to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 ARD International Piano Trio Competition have been announced

The 6 ensembles progressing to the Semi-Final stage of the 2018 ARD International Piano Trio Competition have been announced – in Munich, Germany.

The 2018 2nd round piano trio candidates are:

• Aoi Trio (Japan)
• Lux Trio (South Korea)
• Trio Adorno (Germany)
• Trio Cascara (South Korea)
• Trio Marvin (Kazakhstan/Russia/Germany)
• Trio Sōra (France/Latvia)

Open to young international musicians, aged 17 to 35 who are ready to launch an international career, the winning ensemble will receive €10,000 – and a number of important debut concert and recording invitations.

The 2018 piano trio competition jury comprises: Vincent Coq, Jens Elvekjær, Amiram All, Stefan Mendl, Sølve Sigerland, Tanja Tetzlaff and Quirine Viersen.

Previous ARD Competition category prize winners include: Christian Tetzlaff, Jessye Norman, Natalia Gutman, Christoph Eschenbach, Mitsuko Uchida, Yuri Bashmet, Igor Ozim, Dora Schwarzberg – and VC Artists Bomsori Kim and Sarah Christian.

As the ARD Competition’s official 2018 international media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling-coverage – live from the venue.

Live streaming available exclusively on The Violin Channel.