BREAKING | Finalists Announced at 2019 Montreal International Violin Competition

The 6 Finalists have been announced at the 2019 Montreal International Violin Competition

The 6 Finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2019 Concours Musical International de Montréal – in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The 2019 Finalists are:

• Elli Choi (17, USA)
• Anna Lee (24, USA/South Korea)
• Christine Lim (24, USA/Korea)
• Johanna Pichlmair (29, Austria)
• Fumika Mohri (25, Japan/Germany)
• Hao Zhou (22, USA)

ELLI CHOI & PHIIP CHIU | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL ROUND

ANNA LEE & PHILIP CHIU | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL

CHRISTINE LIM & DINA VAINSHTEIN | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL ROUND

JOHANNA PICHLMAIR | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL

FUMIKA MOHRI & ANGELA PARK | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL

HAO ZHOU & CHIHARU LINUMA | 2019 CONCOURS MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL | SEMI-FINAL ROUND

Open to violinists of any nationality aged 29 years or younger, the 1st prize winner will receive $30,000 CAD, a $50,000 CAD career development grant, a modern instrument crafted by a number of Quebec’s finest violin and bow makers – plus a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

The 2019 jury comprises: Zarin Mehta (President), Pierre Amoyal, Kim Kashkashian, Boris Kuschnir, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin, Barry Shiffman, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Pavel Vernikov.

Held triennially, previous Montreal International Violin Competition major prize winners include VC Artists Ayana Tsuji, Bomsori Kim, Minami Yoshida, Benjamin Beilman, Nikita Borioso-Glebsky, Stephen Waarts, Marc Bouchkov and Fedor Rudin.

As the competition’s official 2019 international media and online broadcast partner, The Violin Channel will be providing exclusive rolling-coverage – live from all venues.