Candidates Announced for USA's 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition

May 9, 2018

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The Senior and Junior ensemble candidates have been announced for the 2018 45th Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition

The Senior and Junior ensemble candidates have been announced for the 2018 45th Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition – to be held in South Bend, Indiana, United States from the 11th to the 13th of May.

The 2018 Senior String opening-round ensembles are:

The Kamila Quartet
Ajax Quartet
AYA Trio
Callisto Quartet
Vera Quartet
Tetrakis
Trio Jinx
Belka Quartet
Walden Trio
Viano String Quartet
Thalea String Quartet
Highland Street

The 2018 Junior opening-round ensembles are:

Agora Quartet
Festival Trio
Sarrasin Piano Trio
Callisto Quartet
Bear Quartet
Pentasuite Quintet
Trio Giusto
Trio Jayus
Felix Quartet
Geneva String Quartet
Nova Piano Trio
Cappuccino Trio
The Rader Quartet
Kobuki Quartet
ELEVEN Quintet
Trio Keluvaina
Kairos String Quartet
Asrai Quartet
Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet
Trio Rêve
Razumovsky Quartet
The Meraki Quartet
CAS Trio
Quartet Dysania
DAJJ Quartet

Open to ensembles of between 3 and 6 members, the 2018 competition will be hosted in Senior String, Senior Wind and Junior Divisions.

Regarded as the United States' largest chamber music competition, the Grand Prize winning ensemble will receive USD $13,500 - and a number of important domestic and international performance opportunities.

This year’s Senior String division jury will comprise: violist Victoria Chiang, violinist Simin Ganatra, cellist Paul Katz, and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott.

This year’s Junior division jury will comprise: pianist Judith Gordon, cellist Daniel McDonough, bassoonist Ryan Reynolds, and violinist Janet Ying.

Since its founding in 1973, more than 6600 musicians have participated in the annual competition – including former 1st prize recipients VC Artists Calidore Quartet and the Dover Quartet.