Candidates Announced for Romania’s 2018 George Enescu International Violin Competition

The opening-round candidates have been announced for the 2018 George Enescu International Violin Competition – in Bucharest, Romania

The opening-round candidates have today been announced for the 2018 George Enescu International Violin Competition – to be held in Bucharest, Romania from the 8th – 17th of September.

The 2018 opening-round violin candidates are:

• Adam Koch Christensen (Denmark)
• Alexandra Lomeiko (United Kingdom)
• Alexandra Tirsu (Republic of Moldova)
• Alican Suner (Turkey)
• Alicia Choi (United States)
• Angela Jiye Bae (South Korea)
• Anne Bella (France)
• Bejamin Herzl (Austria)
• Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (Netherlands)
• Bogdan Alexandru Costache (Romania)
• Boris Blanco (France)
• Catherina Lee (Australia)
• Cristian De Sa (United Kingdom)
• Darya Varlamova (Belarus)
• Diana Poghosyan (Spain)
• Eimi Wakui (Japan)
• Elias David Moncado (Germany)
• Elly Suh (United States)
• Erkki Louko (Finland)
• Felicitas Schiffner (Germany)
• Francesca Bonaita (Italy)
• Gallia Kastner (United States)
• Gibboni Giuseppe (Italy)
• Gun Baik (South Korea)
• Hann Asieieva (Ukraine)
• Haram Kim (South Korea)
• Haruna Shinoyama (Japan)
• Hayato Ishibashi (Japan)
• Ioana Elisabeta Olteanu (Romania)
• Iva Nedeva (Bulgaria)
• Jana Ozolina (Latvia)
• Jee Won Kim (South Korea)
• Jinru Zhang (China)
• Jiyoung Kim (South Korea)
• Jo Sumin (South Korea)
• Jung Min Choi (South Korea)
• Karen Kido (Japan)
• Karol Danis (Slovakia)
• Kazuhito Yamane (Japan)
• Kehan Zhang (China)
• Kwang Yeoung Brian Choi (South Korea)
• Kyung Ah Oh (South Korea)
• Kyung Ji Min (South Korea)
• Lasma Taimina (Latvia)
• Lauren Bennet (New Zealand)
• Lilia Taimina (Moldova)
• Malina Ciobanu (Romania)
• Maria Kouznetsova (France)
• Maria Hara (Japan)
• Maria Marica (Romania)
• Maria Florea (Spain)
• Michiru Matsuyama (Japan)
• Oleksandr Pushkarenko (Ukraine)
• Orest Smovzh (Ukraine)
• Oukalin Yin (China)
• Paula Sumane (Latvia)
• Radu Ropotan (Romania)
• Ryo Kojima (Japan)
• Savva Zverev (Russia)
• Shin Sakai (Japan)
• Songao Wu (China)
• Una Stanic (Croatia)
• Usha Kapoor (United States)
• Vikram Sedona (Italy)
• Weilu Zhang (China)
• Yae Ri Choi (South Korea)
• Yeri Roh (South Korea)
• Yui Yuhara (Japan)
• Yukiko Uno (Japan)
• Zornitsa Ilarionova (Bulgaria)

Open to international violinists 32 years and younger, the 1st prize winner will receive 15,000 EUR (US $17,000) - plus a number of important international performance invitations.

The 2018 violin jury will comprise: Pierre Amoyal (President), Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Viktor Tretyakov, Remus Azoiţei, Agustin León Ara, Salvatore Accardo, Pavel Vernikov, Eduard Schmieder and Silvia Marcovici.

Previous major prize winners include: Silvia Marcovici, Philip Hirshchhorn – and VC Artists Alexandra Conunova & Fedor Rudin.

GYEHEE KIM | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | 3RD MVT | ENESCU INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 1ST PLACE | 2016

PICTURED: 2018 ENESCU INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION OPENING-ROUND CANDIDATE, ALEXANDRA LOMEIKO FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM