BREAKING | Finalists Announced at Romania’s Enescu International Cello Competition

The 4 Finalists have been announced at the 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition

The 4 Finalists have today been announced at the 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition – in Bucharest, Romania.

The 2018 Finalists are:

• 25-year-old Stanislas Kim from France 
• 17-year-old Yibai Chen from China
• 26-year-old Shizuka Mitsui from Japan
• 23-year-old Marcel Johannes Kits from Estonia

Open to international cellists 32 years and younger, the 1st prize winner will receive 15,000 EUR (US $17,000) – plus a number of important international performance invitations.

The 2018 cello jury comprises: David Geringas (President), Raphael Wallfisch, Leonid Gorokhov, Alexandra Guţu, Philippe Muller, Jian Wang, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Myung-Wha Chung, Arto Noras and Marin Cazacu.

Previous 1st prize winners include: VC Young Artist Zlatomir Fung.

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