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BREAKING | Finalists Announced at Finland’s 2018 Paulo International Cello Competition
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The 6 Finalists have been announced at the 2018 Paulo International Cello Competition - including 2 VC Young Artists
The 6 Finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2018 Paulo International Cello Competition – in Helsinki, Finland.
The 2018 Finalists are:
- VC Young Artist Zlatomir Fung (19, United States)
- VC Young Artist Brannon Cho (23, United States)
- Bryan Cheng (21, Canada)
- Leonardo Chiodo (19, Finland)
- Minji Kim (23, South Korea)
- Timotheos Petrin (24, Greece)
Open to cellists of any nationality born between 1988 and 2002, the 1st prize winner will receive €20,000.
The 2018 jury comprises: Arto Noras, Frans Helmerson, Maria Kliegel, Laurence Lesser, Ivan Monighetti, Philippe Muller, Li-Wei Qin, Martti Rousi and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.
Former major prize winners include Nicolas Altstaedt, Xavier Phillips, Hai-Ye Ni, Enrico Bronzi, Andreas Brantelid – and VC Artists Kian Soltani, Pablo Ferrández and Aurélien Pascal.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Maarit Kytöharju
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