Concours de Genève String Quartet Finalists Announced

The final round will take place on October 29 at 9am (ET) and streamed LIVE on The Violin Channel

Founded in 1939, Concours de Genève is one of the world’s leading international music competitions. It aims at discovering, promoting, and supporting young talented artists, giving them the necessary tools to launch an international career. Several main disciplines rotate annually, including piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, viola, string quartet, voice, percussion, and composition, which is held every second year.

The 77th Concours de Genève is taking place from October 23 - November 4, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland.

As the official media and broadcast partner, all rounds of this year's string quartet competition are being streamed on The Violin Channel and be available for playback.

The three string quartets advancing to the finals include:

• QUATUOR ELMIRE, France
  David Petrlik, Yoan Brakha (Violins)
  Hortense Fourrier (Viola)
  Rémi Carlon (Cello)
• QUARTETT HANA, Germany
  Fuga Miwatashi, Gyurim Kwak (Violins)
  Emiko Yuasa (Viola)
  Johannes Välja (Cello)
• NOVO QUARTET, Denmark
  Kaya Kato Møller, Nikolai Vasili Nedergaard (Violins)
  Daniel Śledziński (Viola)
  Signe Ebstrup Bitsch (Cello)

 

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The String Quartet jury will comprise Corina Belcea (Chair), Stefan Fehlandt, Nobuko Imai, Gabriel Le Magadure, Christian Poltéra, Vineta Sareika, and Lydia Shelley.

The first prize will receive CHF 20,000, second prize CHF 12,000, and third prize: CHF 8,000. Additional awards will be given out, such as the Audience Prize, Young Audience Prize, and Students Prize.

The competition also offers career development to its laureates, who will benefit from two years of management from the Sartory Artists agency. During the two years following their prize, laureates are offered an international concert tour and can participate in the Concours de Genève offers a Prizewinners Workshop — highlighting different subjects such as performance, health, career management, image, and social media.

On October 29, the three finalists will be performing a string quartet of their choice at Geneva’s Victoria Hall for the Final Round.