The 8 Semi-Finalists have this week been announced for the 2020 Bader and Overton Canadian Cello Competition – to be held in in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from the 6th to the 9th of May.
The 2020 Semi-Finalists are:
- Dominique Beausejour-Ostiguy
- Bryan Cheng
- Olivia Yelim Cho
- Leland Ko
- Jonah Krolik
- Andreas Schmalhofer
- Michael Song
- Tate Zawadiuk
Open to Canadian-based cellists aged 18 and 29 who do not currently hold orchestral positions, the 1st prize winner will receive CAD $20,000 – plus a number of performance opportunities.
The 2020 jurywill comprise: Roman Borys, Minna Rose Chung, Denise Djokic, Joseph Elworthy, Matt Haimovitz, David Hetherington, Christina Mahler, Paul Marleyn, Evan Mitchell, Shauna Rolston and Wolf Tormann.
