Semi-Finalists Announced at 2019 Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition

The 9 Semi-Finalists have been announced at the 2019 Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition – in Weimar, Germany

The 9 Semi-Finalists have today been announced at the 2019 Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition – in Weimar, Germany.

The 9 Semi-Finalists are:

• The Saint-Petersburg Trio (Russia)
• The Marmen Quartet (Great Britain)
• The Arcon Trio (Germany)
• The Cheng Quartet (Netherlands)
• The Helios Trio (France)
• The Barbican Quartet (Great Britain)
• The Lassus Have Gone One Round Quartet (Switzerland)
• The Tree Quartet (South Korea)
• The Cosmos Quartet (Spain)

Open to international string trios, string quartets, piano trios and piano quartets comprising all members 40 years and younger, the 1st prize winner will receive €10,000 – plus a number of important orchestral and festival performance opportunities.

The 2019 jury comprises: Anne-Kathrin Lindig (Chair), Lukas Hagen, Erich Krüger, Alberto Miodini, Hariolf Schlichtig, Arnau Tomás, and Susan Tomes.