18 Senior 2nd Round Competitors announced at Oistrakh International

The following 18 competitors have today progressed through to the 2nd Round of the Senior Division of the 2013 David Oistrakh International Violin Competition, in Moscow

Eugenie Ryabinina (28, Russia), Lev Solodovnikov (25, Russia), Stepan Starikov (20, Russia), Elly Suh (24, USA), Mai Suzuki (24, Japan), Shiori Terauchi (23, Japan), Yurina Arai (18, Japan), Kristi Gjezi (23, France), Romuald Grimbert-Barré (24, France), Meruert Karmenova (20, Kazakhstan), Dmitry Khakhamov (24, Russia), Jaewon Kim (19, South Korea), Aleksandra Kuls (22, Poland), Stepan Lavrov (26, Russia), Ji Yoon Lee (21, South Korea), Tikhon Lukiyanenko (27, Russia), Fumika Mohri (19, Japan) and Kyoko Ogawa (20, Japan)

Kristi Gjezi | Paganini Caprice No. 4 | 2013 David Oistrakh International Violin Competition

The final will be held on the 29th September - with the 1st prize winner to receive €15,000

The Violin Channel will keep you abreast of the results as the rounds progress