The world's leading competition for young violinists. 2012 the first time in China and 2014 in the USA<a name="a1766"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>11 January 2012 - Menuhin Competition goes to America</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:right;margin:0 0 5px 15px;padding:0;width:149px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Butler-School-of-Music_web.png" width="149" height="121" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Butler School of Music (BSOM) at The University of Texas at Austin</span> </div><p>We are&nbsp;thrilled to announce that the Menuhin Competition has been invited by the <a href= "http://www.music.utexas.edu/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Butler School of Music</a> (BSOM) at The University of Texas at Austin. It will be held in the USA for the first time from 21 February to 2 March in 2014.</p> <p>“I am absolutely delighted that the next competition will be held in the country in which Yehudi Menuhin was born” said Gordon Back, Artistic Director.</p> <p>2014 also marks the Butler School of Music’s centennial. “Hosting the Menuhin Competition’s first North American appearance is testament to the Butler School of Music’s rising prominence, not only in this country but around the world,” says BSOM Director Glenn Chandler. “The Butler School and the Menuhin Competition share a common goal of cultural exchange in education.”</p> <p><a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/files/PressReleases/120110_January-Press-Release-announcing-Austin.pdf" target="_blank">Read full press release</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1766">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1766http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1766Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:10:39 +00002012-01-12T10:10:39<a name="a1765"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>January 2012 - Chad Hoopes wins Audience Prize at German Festival</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:right;margin:0 0 5px 15px;padding:0;width:150px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Chad-Hoopes_web.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Chad Hoopes (c) Lisa-Marie Mazzucco</span> </div><p>Congratulations to Chad Hoopes! We just heard that our Junior 1st Prize winner 2008 has won the Audience Award 2011 at the <a href= "http://www.festspiele-mv.de/presse/presseinformationen/preise-an-junge-amerikaner-%2805012012%29" target="_blank">Musikfestival Mecklenburg Vorpommern</a>. He captured the audience's hearts with his performance at Nossentin, accompanied by Mara Mednik on the piano . As a result, he will return again to the Festival&nbsp;this summer where he might meet up with 2010 Junior 1st Prize winner Kerson Leong, who is also performing&nbsp;there.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1765">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1765http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1765Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:36:03 +00002012-01-06T12:36:03<a name="a1753"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>December 2011 - The Menuhin 2012 competitors are...</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:left;margin:0 15px 5px 0;padding:0;width:150px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Jennifer-Liu_web.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Jennifer Liu</span> </div><p>“<em>I feel so honoured to have been accepted into one of the top musical experiences in the world”</em> comments 19-year old American Jennifer Liu on the fact that she is one of next year’s <strong><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/competitors-2012.html" target="">chosen competitors for Beijing</a></strong>. This year's pre-selection jury had the particularly challenging job to choose only 42 candidates out of over 230 entries. Artistic Director Gordon Back, Norwegian violinist Alf Richard Kraggerud and Kenneth Sillito, Artistic Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields spent many days auditioning the submitted application DVD’s.</p> <p>“<i>Doing the pre-selection for the second time, I experienced not only many more applications but also a much higher level of playing. This filled me with joy over so much talent, but also with sadness for all those wonderful young musicians that we could not accept due to a fixed number of competitors for the competition</i>” says Kraggerud. <strong><a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/competitors-2012.html">Get to know the Menuhin Competitors 2012…</a></strong></p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1753">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1753http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1753Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:16 +00002011-11-29T15:04:16<a name="a1744"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>November 2011 - Menuhin Prize winners awarded international top prizes</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:left;margin:0 15px 5px 0;padding:0;width:154px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/So-Young-Yoon_web.jpg" width="154" height="154" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">So-Young Yoon</span> </div><p>A number of former Menuhin Competition Prize winners have recently&nbsp;been awarded&nbsp;prizes at other international competitions including Soo-Young Yoon (Senior 1st Prize Winner 2002) who has just won the <a href= "http://www.wieniawski.com/news/aktualnosci-konkursy-en/prize-winners-of-the-wieniawski-violin-competition.html" target="_blank">Wieniawski Violin Competition</a>. At the Korean <a href="http://timf.org/competition_e/2011/2011_st_3.php" target= "_blank">Isang Yun International Violin Competition</a>, three former Menuhin Prize winners are among the laureates: 1st Prize was awarded to Yu Chien Tseng (3rd Prize Junior in 2006), 4th Prize Nigel Armstrong (2nd Prize Senior in Oslo 2010) and 5th Prize Ji-Yoon Lee (Senior Semi-Finalist in Oslo 2010). And at the <a href="http://www.accademia-archi.it/Virtuoso2011.htm" target= "_blank">Virtuoso&nbsp;Award</a> in Cremona/Italy went to Yusuke Hayashi (4th Prize Senior 2004).</p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1744">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1744http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1744Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:29:54 +00002011-11-11T14:29:54<a name="a1726"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>October 2011 - Ray Chen wins German Echo Music Award</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:right;margin:0 0 5px 15px;padding:0;width:170px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Ray-Chen-at-Echo-Award-1.jpg" width="170" height="170" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Ray Chen in Berlin</span> </div><p><strong>Berlin 2 October 2011</strong> - Ray Chen has scooped up the German <a href="http://www.echoklassik.de/en/klassik-ray-chen/" target="_blank">"Echo Klassik" Award</a>&nbsp;in the category&nbsp;Newcomer of the Year (violin)&nbsp;for his début CD "Virtuoso". Ray was born in Taiwan and grew up in Australia. He&nbsp;found himself in the limelight after winning the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin Competition, and then in 2009 the Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. On "Virtuoso" he presents a selection of his favourite pieces, accompanied by the pianist Noreen Polera.</p> <p>Congratulations to Ray!</p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1726">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1726http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1726Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:01:11 +01002011-10-05T10:01:11<a name="a1725"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>September 2011 - Ji Yoon Lee wins 2nd and Sarasate Prize</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:left;margin:0 15px 5px 0;padding:0;width:143px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Ji-Yoon-Lee_webportrait.jpg" width="143" height="168" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Ji Yoon Lee</span> </div><p>Ji Yoon Lee, 19 year old Korean Senior Semi-Finalist of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010, has secured a rare combination of prizes at this year's Pablo Sarasate Competition in Spain. Last week she's won 2nd Prize and the coveted Sarasate Prize for the best performer of works by Pablo Sarasate, a prize that is mostly awarded to the 1st Prize winners. We are delighted to hear about Ji Yoon’s success. The 3rd Prize at the Sarasate Competition went to Stephen Waarts, Junior 2nd Prize winner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo (<a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1724" target="">see news article underneath</a>).</p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1725">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1725http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1725Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:09:06 +01002011-09-29T15:09:06<a name="a1724"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>September 2011 - Stephen Waarts wins 3rd Prize at Pablo Sarasate Competition</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:right;margin:0 0 5px 15px;padding:0;width:158px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/stephen_web.jpg" width="158" height="114" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Stephen Waarts</span> </div><p>15-year old&nbsp;American Stephen Waarts was one of the youngest contestants at the <a href= "http://www.navarra.es/home_en/Temas/Turismo+ocio+y+cultura/Actividades+culturales/Concursos/ConcursoSarasate/Edicion+actual/Concursantes/" target="_blank">11th Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition</a> held in Spain from 14-21 September. His previous awards include 2nd prize in the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and 1st prize at the 2010 Louis Spohr International Violin Competition. 2nd Prize winner at the Pablo Sarasate Competition&nbsp;was 19-year old Korean Ji Yoon Lee who was a Senior Finalist at last year's Menuhin Competition in Oslo. Congratulations to both!</p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1724">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1724http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1724Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:26:52 +01002011-09-28T09:26:52<a name="a1691"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Internationally acclaimed conductor joins jury panel</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:left;margin:0 15px 5px 0;padding:0;width:150px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Yan-Pascal-Tortelier-portrait-(c)-Malcolm-Crowthers_web-01.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Yan Pascal Tortelier © Malcolm Crowthers</span> </div><p>The Menuhin Competition is thrilled to announce that French conductor and former violinist Yan Pascal Tortelier will join the jury panel of the&nbsp;Beijing competition 2012.&nbsp;Tortelier has worked with the world's leading orchestras including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw, St Petersburg, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony. Previously Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,&nbsp;he currently is&nbsp;Principal Conductor of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra. As well as being on the jury panel, he will&nbsp;conduct the Competitions Closing Gala concert at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) on 15 April 2012.</p> <p> <strong>__________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1691">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1691http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1691Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:15:35 +01002011-07-13T10:15:35<a name="a1689"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Ji Eun Anna Lee wins Prince von Hessen Prize</h1><p><img title= "" border="2" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="7" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Anna-in-Kronberg_web.jpg" />After a week of violin masterclasses with Christian Tetzlaff, Pavel Vernikov, Ana Chumachenko and Zakhar Bron at <a href= "https://www.kronbergacademy.de/cms/english/spitzenfoerderung/violin-masterclasses-2011/violin-masterclasses-2011.html" target="_blank">Kronberg Academy</a>, four participants were awarded with prizes to support their careers. Junior 3rd Prize winner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo, <strong>Ji Eun Anna Lee, shares the Prinz von Hessen Prize with Benjamin Beilman.</strong> The Manfred Gromek Prize was equally shared between Arata Yumi and Ekaterina Frolova. Together with four further masterclass participants, they all performed to an enthusiastic audience at the closing concert of this year’s Kronberg Academy Violin Masterclasses.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1689">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1689http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1689Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:02:11 +01002011-06-27T06:02:11<a name="a1687"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Xiang Yu honors his mother's last wish</h1><p><img title= "" border="2" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="7" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Xiang-Yu-at-MIchael-Hill-01.jpg" />Xiang Yu (1st Prize Senior Winner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010) wins 3rd Prize in Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand. He sees his achievement not so much in winning the prize as in honouring his mother’s last wish. Xiang Yu nearly did not attend the competition because of his mother’s critical condition. “My mother who has been suffering from leukaemia for two years passed away two hours before my New Zealand flight, her last wish for me is to go to New Zealand no matter what happens,” he says.</p> <p>Read and hear his story on <a href= "http://www.3news.co.nz/Violinist-honours-mothers-dying-wish/tabid/418/articleID/214791/Default.aspx?" target="_blank">3 News</a></p> <p>The 1st Prize went to Sergey Malov (27 years) from Russia and 2nd Prize went to Richard Lin (19) of Taiwan/USA. <a href= "http://www.michaelhillinternationalviolincompetition.com/index.php/pi_pageid/223" target="_blank">More…</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1687">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1687http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1687Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:09:04 +01002011-06-13T14:09:04<a name="a1672"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Tasmin Little receives Critic's Classic Brit Award 2011</h1><p><img title= "" border="1" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="left" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Tasmin-Brit-Award-02.png" />12 May 2011 -&nbsp; Congratulations to Tasmin Little. She has just&nbsp;received the&nbsp;Critics' Award for her recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra&nbsp;under Sir Andrew Davis. The Critics’ Award was chosen by a panel of critics from the national media and recognises special achievements or performances over the past twelve months. She thanked the judges, saying: “Every musician in the hall wouldn’t be here if it were not for the opportunities we were given as young musicians.”</p> <p>Tasmin Little was a prize winner at the very first Menuhin Competition and will join next year's jury panel in Beijing.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> <p><a href= "http://www.classicbrits.co.uk/2011/tasmin-little-wins-critics-award/" target="_blank">Visit the Classic Brit website</a></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1672">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1672http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1672Mon, 16 May 2011 11:00:50 +01002011-05-16T10:00:50<a name="a1661"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>What is special about the Menuhin Competition?</h1><ul> <li>it is the world’s only violin competition with a <a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/jury-2012.html" target=""><strong>star studded jury of musicians</strong></a> <strong>who will all perform</strong> in concerts and teach during the event</li> <li><strong>all competitors are invited to stay the entire event</strong>, and those not going forward into the next round will take part in masterclasses, concerts and other activties</li> <li><strong>accommodation will be provided for all competitors</strong>, official pianists are available and those in need can apply for a <strong>travel grant</strong> to get to Beijing</li> <li>it combines the competition rounds with a <strong>10-day festival</strong> of concerts and events</li> <li>like the Olympics, it is hosted in a different city or country every other year</li> </ul> <p>And in Beijing competitors have a chance to collaborate with the China Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in China, and to perform at the impressive National Centre for the Performing Arts and Beijing Concert Hall. They can experience&nbsp;the thriving Chinese capital, experience Chinese history and culture, and the hospitality and enthusiasm&nbsp;of Beijing's people.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/the-competition.html#a1661">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/the-competition.html#a1661http://www.menuhincompetition.org/the-competition.html#a1661Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:02:02 +01002011-04-06T19:02:02<a name="a1640"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>17 March 2011 - Menuhin Competition part of UK Now Festival</h1><p><img title= "" border="2" hspace="2" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/UK-delegation.jpg" />The British Council in Beijing&nbsp;has announced today that the Menuhin Competition will be an integral part of the UK Now Festival 2012. The festival will&nbsp;potentially be&nbsp;the biggest ever celebration of British arts held in China. It&nbsp;will highlight the best of UK creativity and include exhibitions, concerts and performances across the country. The festival will reciprocate the China Now event held by the Chinese in the UK during the Beijing Olymics. <a href= "http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&amp;id=31230682" target="_blank">More...</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1640">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1640http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1640Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:24:09 +00002011-03-16T13:24:09<a name="a1628"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>November - Central Conservatory of Music celebrates 70th birthday </h1><p><a href= "http://zhuanti.ccom.edu.cn/70yq/gg/201010/t20101013_13610.html" shape="rect" track="on"></a><img title= "" border="0" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/CCoM-anniversary-01.png" />The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where the next Menuhin Competition will be hosted in April 2012, has just celebrated its <a href= "http://zhuanti.ccom.edu.cn/70yq/gg/201010/t20101013_13610.html" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on" linktype="link">70th anniversary</a>.<br /> <br /> It was an important milestone in the history of the Conservatory and celebrated with a series of events including a summit of Deans and Presidents from top music conservatories worldwide, many concerts, performances and lectures series.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong><br /> </p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1628">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1628http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1628Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:01:03 +00002010-12-13T16:01:03<a name="a1626"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>22 November - Timothy Chooi wins Standard Life Competition Montreal</h1><p><strong><img title= "" border="0" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Timothy-Chooi-Standard-Life-Prize.jpg" />Timothy Chooi</strong> (Senior winner of the violin prize 2010) has just been nominated the 2010 Grand Prize winner of the 71st Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal Standard Life Competition. The&nbsp;teenage Victoria violinist moved a judge to tears during his winning performance at a national music competition in Montreal.&nbsp;He thrilled the panel with Finnish composer Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto. "I just try to tell a story when I play," said the graduate of Calgary's Mount Royal College and first-year student at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute. "Finland is very far north and cold. It's very dark and daunting, and I want to show the complex rhythms in a storyline."&nbsp;<a href= "http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Victoria+musician+wins+prestigious+competition+brought+judge+tears/3867167/story.html" shape="rect" target="_blank" linktype="link" track= "on">More...</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong><br /> </p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1626">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1626http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1626Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:26:23 +00002010-12-13T14:26:23<a name="a1624"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>7 November - Stephen Waarts wins Ludwig Spohr Competition</h1><p><img title= "" border="1" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="left" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Waarts-at-Spohr7939-01.jpg" />Stephen Waarts (Junior 2nd Prize winner of this years Menuhin Competition)&nbsp;has won the shared 1st Prize in&nbsp;the youngest category of the <a href= "http://www.hfm-weimar.de/v1/veranstaltungen/wettbewerbe/geigerwettbewerb/2010/seite.php?lang=en" target="_blank"><strong>Ludwig Spohr Competition</strong></a> in Weimar, Germany. He also&nbsp;received a Special Award for the best interpretation of a romantic concerto.</p> <p>The competition took place&nbsp;from 27&nbsp;October to 7 November. Stephen was competing with 39 international young violinists under the age of 15. In the final round he performed Mozart's Violin&nbsp;Concerto No. 5 with the Chamber Orchestra of the&nbsp;Weimar Conservatory. In the prize winners concert, he performed the 1st movement of Saint Saens&nbsp;Concerto No 3&nbsp;B minor&nbsp;with the Staatskapelle Orchestra conducted by Martin Hoff.</p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1624">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1624http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1624Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:09:23 +00002010-11-13T16:09:23<a name="a1611"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>26 Sept - Congratulations to Soyoung Yoon</h1><p>Senior 1st Prize winner of the 2002 Menuhin Competition, Soyoung Yoon, has won the Silver Medal at this year's Indianapolis International Violin Competition. <em>"Her Sibelius was spellbinding, and she nailed all the very difficult technical passages. She made perfect octave runs, even chromatic ones, look easy."</em> <a href= "http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20109/11672/" target= "_blank">Read review on violinist.com</a></p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1611">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1611http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1611Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:17:28 +01002010-10-15T14:17:28<a name="a1610"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>October - Kerson Leong staring at prestigious occasions</h1><p><img title= "" border="1" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="left" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Kerson-Leong_web.jpg" />Kerson Leong (Junior 1st Prize 2010) enjoyed a warm welcome at his return to Oslo for the <a href= "http://www.kavliprize.no/static/videopage.html" shape="rect" target="_blank" linktype="link" track="on"><strong>Kavli Prize Award Ceremony</strong></a>&nbsp;on September 7th. The entire ceremony was webcast and you can see his performance from minute 121. In October he played with his cellist brother Stanley at the <strong>Inauguration of Canada's new Governor General</strong> on 1st October. On 2nd October Kerson and <strong>Chad Hoopes</strong> (Junior 1st Prize 2008) were invited by Pinchas Zukerman to&nbsp;perform at a <strong><a href= "http://ottawastart.com/story/12017.php" shape="rect" target= "_blank" linktype="link" track="on">Gala of the Ottawa National Arts Centre</a></strong>.</p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1610">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1610http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1610Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:02:34 +01002010-10-15T14:02:34<a name="a1606"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>12 July 2010 - Chad Hoopes invited back to Menuhin Festival</h1><p><img title= "" border="0" alt= "" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/chad_hoopes_Gstaad.jpg" /></p> <p>2008 Junior 1st Prize winner Chad Hoopes was invited again to perform at this year's Menuhin Festival in Gstaad/Switzerland. His performance last year had wowed audiences and organisers, who immediately wanted to bring him back. <a href= "http://www.menuhinfestivalgstaad.ch/pages/en/programme/2010/heritage2-chad-hoopes.html" target="_blank">Chad will return to Gstaad as part of the Menuhin's Heritage&nbsp;series&nbsp;on 19 August</a> with an exciting recital repertoire, with pianist and Competition Director Gordon Back.</p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1606">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1606http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1606Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:12:39 +01002010-07-13T15:12:39<a name="a1602"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>July 2010 - Callum Smart on Ole Bull Tour in the UK</h1><p>Inspired by Harld Herresthal's research about Ole Bull's time and work in the UK - Carreglwyd in Wales to be precise - the Menuhin Competition has arranged a tour in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy.</p> <p><img title= "" border="0" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/callum_smart_web-01.jpg" />"A Load of Ole Bull" -&nbsp;a three-part event comprising a recital by Callum Smart, Junior prize winner of the Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010 and Finalist of the BBC Young Musician 2010, accompanied by Competition Director&nbsp;Gordon Back, a talk on Ole Bull by his biographer Harald Herresthal and a screening of Aslak Aarhus’s compelling 2006 documentary, which tells the story of Bull’s extraordinary life with fine musical contributions by violinist Henning Kraggerud.</p> <p>Callum, Gordon and Harald will be in at Chetham's in Manchester on 2nd July, Carreglwyd on 4th July and at the Cheltenham Festival on 5th July 2010.</p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1602">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1602http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1602Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:21:05 +01002010-07-13T11:21:05<a name="a1601"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>June 2010 - Junior Winners 2008 and 2010 perform together in Ottawa</h1><p><img title= "" border="0" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Kerson-and-Chad.jpg" />During this year's Summer Music Institute Young Artists Programme, founded by Pinchas Zukerman, two of our 1st Prize winner have an opportunity to meet, talk and play together. Canadian Junior 1st Prize winner Kerson Leong got together with Chad Hoopes, Junior winner of the 2008 competition. "They got on great and had a lot of experiences to share" says Kerson's mother.&nbsp;Their encounter culminates in the performance of Wieniawski's caprices in a concert for the Governor General.</p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1601">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1601http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1601Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:43:21 +01002010-07-13T10:43:21<a name="a1539"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>24 April - Senior Prize winners nominated</h1><p>Four Senior finalists have wowed Oslo's audiences&nbsp;at the Opera House&nbsp;with their performances of Sibelius' and Prokofiev's violin concertos; each of them played twice in the course of the evening. The finalists were accompanied by the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra (KORK) with Markus Lehtinen conducting.</p> <p><img title= "" border="0" hspace="3" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/finalisrtene_web-01.jpg" />Following a short deliberation, the jury announced the Prize Winners as follows:</p> <p><strong>1. Prize - Xiang Yu, China</strong></p> <p><strong>2. Prize - Nigel Armstrong, USA</strong></p> <p><strong>3. Prize - Suyeon Kang, Australia</strong></p> <p><strong>4. Prize - Ji Won Song, Korea</strong></p> <p>The Prize Giving ceremony will take place before the <a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/00000000.html" target="">Gala Concert</a>, which is equally taking place at the Oslo Opera House tomorrow.</p> <p>Note that reviewing the&nbsp;web stream of the performances will take some time to publish; it should be available around 12.00h CET on 25 April.</p> _____________________________________________________________ </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1539">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1539http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1539Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:53:12 +01002010-04-24T15:53:12<a name="a1536"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>23 April - The best Junior Finals ever</h1><p>Audiences and jury were completely overwhelmed by the performances of the&nbsp;eight Junior Finalists in a sold out concert hall at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Livestreamed and live broadcast via the EBU, the&nbsp;contestants have delivered some <a href="http://www.nmh.no/menuhincompetition2010" target= "_blank">amazing performances, which can be reviewed on our media page</a>.</p> <p>After short deliberation, the jury announced the Junior Prize winners of this year's Menuhin Competition.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Prize Junior - Kerson Leong</strong>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Prize Junior - Stephen Waarts</strong></li> <li><strong>Prize Junior - Ji Eun Anna Lee</strong></li> <li><strong>Prize Junior - Taiga Tojo</strong></li> <li><strong>Prize Junior - Callum Smart</strong></li> </ol> <p><strong>Guro Kleven Hagen was awarded the EMCY award for Music</strong></p> <p>Both Artistic Director Gordon Back and Jury Chairman Erich Gruenberg stated that the competition has never seen such level of playing at the Junior Finals before. Supporting these outstanding performances was&nbsp;a fantastic&nbsp;orchestra of&nbsp;players from the&nbsp;Norwegian Academy of Music and the&nbsp;Barratt Due Music Institute under the baton of Per Kristian Skalstad.&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/00000000.html" target="">Senior Finals</a> will take place at the Oslo Opera House on 25 April and the Prize giving ceremony will take place before the Gala Concert on Sunday at 5.30pm.</p> <p>__________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1536">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1536http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1536Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:58:52 +01002010-04-23T21:58:52<a name="a1534"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>22 April - Senior Finalists chosen</h1><p>Nine competitors performed in the Senior Semi Finals on Thursday. Their individual&nbsp;35 minute performances included&nbsp;a Beethoven quartet, a quick study work, Arne Nordheim’s Partita fuer Paul and a virtuoso work of their own choice.&nbsp;In the early evening the jury announced the results of who will be going forward to the <a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/00000000.html" target="">Finals at the Oslo Opera House on Saturday 24 April.</a> The level of playing was very high and choosing only four finalists was not an easy task for the jury. “You all played really fantastically well” said jury chairman Erich Gruenberg when he announced the Finalists:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ji Won Song</strong></li> <li><strong>Suyeon Kang</strong></li> <li><strong>Nigel Armstrong</strong></li> <li><strong>Xiang Yu</strong></li> </ul> <p>The jury was very impressed by the way the Semi Finalists played a work by Arne Nordheim. It inspired the president of The Menuhin Competition Trust, Joji Hattori, to award a special prize of 5000 Norwegian crowns to the best performance of Nordheim’s Partita fuer Paul.</p> <p>Mr. Gruenberg was in no doubt that even though not all nine of the competitors made it to the finals, they can all look forward to great careers as musicians. Stating also that the standard of the competitors seemed to rise from competition to competition, he encouraged the musicians to search as much for the spirit in music as for the technique.</p> <p align="left">The Senior Finals will take place at the Oslo Opera House&nbsp;with the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra (KORK) on Saturday at 19.30 CET. <a href= "http://www.operaen.no/Default.aspx?ID=27382&amp;E=N&amp;QL=S1231|P10490|VDNO|K2|GEventFlashPlan.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>Book your tickets now</strong></a> - they are selling fast!</p> <p>_______________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1534">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1534http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1534Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:28:33 +01002010-04-23T07:28:33<a name="a1533"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>21 April - Jury announces Junior Finalists</h1><p>After an exciting two days of Junior First Rounds, with the last competitors arriving on the morning of the 21 April, the jury has nominated the Junior Finalists. Despite the travel chaos caused by the Icelandic volcano eruption, 19 out of 20 nominated Juniors arrived in Oslo on time to perform.</p> <p align="left">The jury has nominated the following&nbsp;Junior competitors to proceed to the Junior Finals on Friday 23 April (start from 14.00h CET):</p> <ul> <li><strong>Kerson Q Xun Leong</strong></li> <li><strong>Guro Kleven Hagen</strong></li> <li><strong>Alice Ivy-Pemberton</strong></li> <li><strong>Callum Smart</strong></li> <li><strong>Seung Hee Lee</strong></li> <li><strong>Ji Eun Anna Lee</strong></li> <li><strong>Taiga Tojo</strong></li> <li><strong>Stephen Waarts</strong></li> </ul> <p> ______________________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1533">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1533http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1533Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:01:48 +01002010-04-21T21:01:48<a name="a1530"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>19 April 2010 - Jury announces Senior Semi-Finalists</h1><p align="left">The jury has nominated the following Senior competitors to proceed to the Semi-Finals on Thursday 22 April (start from 11.00h CET):</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ji Won Song</strong></li> <li><strong>Christopher Tun Andersen</strong></li> <li><strong>Joanna Emilia Kreft</strong></li> <li><strong>Suyeon Kang</strong></li> <li><strong>Ji Yoon Lee</strong></li> <li><strong>Eric Gratz</strong></li> <li><strong>A. Timothy Chooi</strong></li> <li><strong>Nigel Armstrong</strong></li> <li><strong>Xiang Yu</strong></li> </ul> <p> <strong>_______________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1530">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1530http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1530Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:51:31 +01002010-04-19T21:51:31<a name="a1529"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>18 April - Changes to jury panel for the First Round</h1><p>Competitors and jury alike are trying to come to Oslo by all means but not all could arrive in time for the start of the competition. Three concertmasters - Tim Frederiksen from Copenhagen/Denmark, Christer Thorvaldsen from Gothenburg/Sweden, Winfried Ruessmann from Hamburg/Germany&nbsp;and the Competition Director Gordon Back from London/England have stepped in for the first round of the competition.</p> <p>Ruessmann, Thorvaldsen and Frederiksen jumped in cars, on ferries and, buses and trains to make it to Oslo in time. All jury have great admiration for the the determination of this year's competitors to make it to Oslo. During yesterday's lunch break many experiences were shared of long trips and nearly missed performances.</p> <p>Erich Gruenberg, Hu Kun and Lidia Baich are sharing the competitor's experiences, all of them also travelling by train, car and ferry to Oslo.</p> <p>The competitors can be sure to find a jury panel with a lot of sympathy for the extraordinary and partly very exhausting&nbsp;efforts it took to get to Oslo - and perform despite it all.</p> <p>We wish everyone good luck and look forward to today's performances. <a href="http://www.nmh.no/menuhincompetition2010/" target="_blank">Join us on the web stream.</a></p> <p> _____________________________________________________________</p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1529">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1529http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1529Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:57:21 +01002010-04-19T05:57:21<a name="a1519"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>17 April 2010 - Business as (un)usual</h1><p align="left">Competition kicked off with fantastic Opening Concert. "A full hall, excellent playing and terrific atmosphere" says Artistic Director Gordon Back. And despite the travel chaos in Europe, all concerts will take place as scheduled.</p> <p align="center">The Competition will start with the Senior First Round on Sunday 18 April at 12pm; Junior Rounds start on Tuesday at 10am. All timetable changes will be published shortly.</p> <p> <strong><strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1519">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1519http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1519Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:32:17 +01002010-04-17T10:32:17<a name="a1487"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>2008 senior winner Ray Chen signed with CAMI and Sony Classical</h1><p><img title= "" border="0" hspace="2" alt= "" vspace="5" align="right" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/ray-chen_new.jpg" />NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ Violinist <b>Ray Chen</b>, who captivated the classical music scene with his consecutive victories at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009 and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 2008, has signed an exclusive multi-year recording contract with Sony Classical. In February of this year, Mr. Chen signed a worldwide general management contract with CAMI Music. <a href= "http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ray-chen-signs-exclusive-contract-with-sony-classical-88807372.html" target="_blank">Read full press release at PRNewswire</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1487">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1487http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1487Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:31:19 +00002010-03-23T21:31:19<a name="a1481"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Olympics of the Violin 2012: The Menuhin Competition goes to Beijing</h1> <div style="position:relative;float:right;margin:0 0 5px 15px;padding:0;width:120px"> <img style="display:block" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Zamira-Menuhin-Benthall_webportrait-01.jpg" width="120" height="120" alt="" title="" /> <span class="bildunterschrift">Zamira Menuhin Benthall</span> </div><p><i>(London, 03/03/2010)</i> 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. <strong>“Yehudi would have been thrilled!” says Menuhin’s daughter Zamira Menuhin Benthall.</strong> 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. <a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/files/Files/100303_PRESS-RELEASE_Menuhin-Competition-goes-to-Beijing.pdf" target="_blank">Read full press release</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1481">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1481http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1481Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:24:28 +00002010-03-03T06:24:28<a name="a1414"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>A rare honour for music competition</h1> <p>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. <a href= "http://www.nmh.no/menuhincompetition2010/press_english/press_releases/81353" target="_blank">Read&nbsp;full press release</a></p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div><br class="clearx" /> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1414">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1414http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1414Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:36:47 +00002009-12-17T17:36:47<a name="a1339"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>42 competitors from 10 countries selected</h1><p>The&nbsp;international pre-selection jury consisting of <strong>Gordon Back</strong> (UK), <strong>Erich Gruenberg</strong> (UK) and <strong>Olivier Charlier</strong> (France) has selected 22 Senior and 20 Junior candidates from 140 applications. Entries came from 29 nations around the globe. The youngest competitor&nbsp;will be&nbsp;12 years of age and&nbsp;the oldest 21. Candidates are looking forward to their stay in Oslo: <u>"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."</u> And the level of playing displayed on the audition DVDs promises to make for fantastic performances next April.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1339">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1339http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1339Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:19:58 +00002009-12-02T12:19:58<a name="a1161"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>Mindy Chen wins 1st Prize at International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin</h1><P><IMG title='' alt='' hspace=3 src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/Mindy_Chen.bmp" align=left vspace=3 border=1>Mindy Chen, 3rd Prize winner of the Junior division of the Menuhin Competition Cardiff 2008, has won a joint 1st Prize at the <A href="http://www.wieniawski.lublin.pl/?Competitions&amp;For%20Violinists&amp;Prize-winners" target=_blank>11th International Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin</A> (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.</P> <P>Mindy Chen shares the 1st Prize with Japanese violinist Mone Hattori.</P> <P><STRONG>_________________________________________________________</STRONG></P> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1161">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1161http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1161Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:41 +01002009-10-15T16:08:41<a name="a1159"></a> <div class="articlearea"> <h1>16-year-old Fumiaki Miura wins the Hannover International Violin Competition </h1><p><img title= "" alt= "" hspace="3" src="" align="right" vspace="3" border="1" />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 <a href= "http://www.violin-competition.de/en/violinwettbewerb/presseservice/presseinformationen/pm_2009_10_12.html" target="_blank">Hannover International Violin Competition</a> 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&nbsp;Competition.</p> <p> <strong>_________________________________________________________</strong></p> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1159">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1159http://www.menuhincompetition.org/NEWS.html#a1159Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:24:41 +01002009-10-14T08:24:41<a name="a1158"></a> <div class="newsbox"> <div class="newstext"><p align="center"><a href= "http://www.menuhincompetition.org/rss-feed.xml" target= "_blank"><img title= "" border="0" alt= "" src="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/media/images/RSS-button-2.png" /></a></p> <p align="center">Subscribe to our RSS feed</p></div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.menuhincompetition.org/index.html#a1158">Read the full article</a></p>http://www.menuhincompetition.org/index.html#a1158http://www.menuhincompetition.org/index.html#a1158Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:58:48 +01002009-10-09T18:58:48Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:11 GMThttp://www.menuhincompetition.orgFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:11 GMT