The competitors at the Sixth Hannover International Violin Competition, dedicated to Joseph Joachim, have been performing since Sunday before enthusiastic audiences and a top-class international jury. The jurors marked their ballots today at the end of the preliminary rounds and chose the following twelve performers to continue into the semi-finals:
- Erin Keefe (USA, born on May 1st, 1980)
- Leticia Muñoz-Moreno (Spain, born on August 31st, 1985)
- Fanny Clamagirand (France, born on April 12th, 1984)
- Celeste Golden (USA, born on March 26th, 1984)
- Nikita Borisoglebskiy (Russia, born on August 30th, 1985)
- Jung Yoon Yang (Korea, born on March 16th, 1986)
- Zhijiong Wang (PR China, born on August 18th, 1983)
- Artiom Shishkov (Belarus, born on March 9th, 1984)
- Suyoen Kim (Korea, born on November 12th, 1987)
- Hyun-Su Shin (Korea, born on July 16th, 1987)
- Kana Sugimura (Japan, born on May 25th, 1981)
- Jaroslaw Nadrzycki (Poland, born on September 14th, 1984)
Each of these semifinalists will now perform twice. During the mid-day sessions on October 7th, 8th and 9th they will be playing recitals of their own choice. The only required piece is Joseph Joachim’s op. 2, No. 1 »Romanze«. On the evenings of October 8th, 9th and 10th, each semifinalist will play a Mozart violin concerto together with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal.
Further information on all aspects of the Hannover International Violin Competition is posted at www.violin-competition.de. Media queries can be directed to Timo Ayumi Dörrie at +49-511-2887910 or doerrie@dievision.de.