Olympics of the Violin 2012: The Menuhin Competition goes to Beijing

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:24:28 +0000

Olympics of the Violin 2012: The Menuhin Competition goes to Beijing

Zamira Menuhin Benthall

(London, 03/03/2010) The Menuhin Competition Trust is delighted to announce that its 2012 Competition will be held for the first time ever outside Europe. It will be hosted in Beijing, China by the Central Conservatory of Music April 6-15, 2012. “Yehudi would have been thrilled!” says Menuhin’s daughter Zamira Menuhin Benthall. The connection between Menuhin and China goes back a long time. Yehudi Menuhin was the first Western musician to receive an Honorary Professorship from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing in 1979. Read full press release

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A rare honour for music competition

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:36:47 +0000

A rare honour for music competition

HM King Harald V

His Majesty King Harald of Norway has agreed to be the Royal Patron of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010. This is an honour that the Competition shares with few other Norwegian cultural organisations. “We are very privileged that King Harald has agreed to become the Competition’s patron”, says Eirik Birkeland, leader of Oslo Host Organisation, the partnership of music establishments hosting the 2010 competition. Read full press release

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42 competitors from 10 countries selected

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:19:58 +0000

42 competitors from 10 countries selected

The international pre-selection jury consisting of Gordon Back (UK), Erich Gruenberg (UK) and Olivier Charlier (France) has selected 22 Senior and 20 Junior candidates from 140 applications. Entries came from 29 nations around the globe. The youngest competitor will be 12 years of age and the oldest 21. Candidates are looking forward to their stay in Oslo: "I am overwhelmed by joy at being invited to the Menuhin Competition 2010 in Oslo. For a young violinist it is a dream come true to be able to participate in such a prestigious event." And the level of playing displayed on the audition DVDs promises to make for fantastic performances next April.

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Mindy Chen wins 1st Prize at International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:41 +0100

Mindy Chen wins 1st Prize at International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin

Mindy Chen, 3rd Prize winner of the Junior division of the Menuhin Competition Cardiff 2008, has won a joint 1st Prize at the 11th International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin (Poland). 62 candidates entered the first round and 17 advanced into the second stage. Candidates were judged by 16 international jurors under the presidency of Zakhar Bron.

Mindy Chen shares the 1st Prize with Japanese violinist Mone Hattori.

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16-year-old Fumiaki Miura wins the Hannover International Violin Competition

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:24:41 +0100

16-year-old Fumiaki Miura wins the Hannover International Violin Competition

In 2006 Fumiaki Miura impressed the jury of the Menuhin Competition, then winning 2nd Prize of the Junior division at the age of 13. This year he entered the Hannover International Violin Competition as second youngest competitor. With technical precision, impressive virtuosity and heart-warming performances he not only convinced the International Jury (and won the First Prize), the Music Critics‘ Jury (for the Music Critics‘ Prize), but he also won over the audience, scooping up the newly awarded Audience Prize as well. Fumiaki Miura is the youngest ever winner of the Hannover Competition.

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Christophe Landon organises Ole Bull Guarneri del Gesù Project

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:29:49 +0100

Christophe Landon organises Ole Bull Guarneri del Gesù Project

Internationally renowned violin maker, restorer and dealer Christophe Landon is organising an exciting project around Ole Bull's famous Guarneri del Gesù violin.

Violinmakers of the world are invited to make a copy of the ‘Ole Bull’ 1744 Guarneri del Gesù violin.

All copies will be on display at the Norwegian Academy of Music during the entire competition in Oslo next April.The copies will looked and and played by some of the world's most talented players and the project will culminate in a concert of the music by Ole Bull, played on some of the copies displayed.

For more details on the project and how to enter visit The Ole Bull Project.

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NEWS - Competition goes to Beijing in 2012

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:29:49 +0100

NEWS - Competition goes to Beijing in 2012

“Yehudi would have been thrilled!” says Menuhin’s daughter Zamira Menuhin Benthall.

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