Grand Finalists Announced at Singapore International Violin Competition

Three violinists will compete for the top prize, alongside the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Held at Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, the Singapore International Violin Competition announced its Grand Finalists:

Angela Sin Ying Chan

Anna Agafia Egholm

Dmytro Udovychenko

On Wednesday, December 14, the three violinists will perform concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joshua Kangming Tan.

Over USD $110,000 in prizes will be awarded, along with multiple concert engagements. The cash prizes include:

First Prize: USD 50,000
Second Prize: USD 25,000
Third Prize: USD 15,000

Additionally, the top six winners will be given a 3-year fine violin loan from the Rin Collection. The instruments include:

1680  Stradivari, Antonio “Ex-D’Annunzio-Baccara”

1719  Tononi, Carlo

1721  Montagnana, Domenico

1753  Guadagnini, Giovanni Battista

1793  Storioni, Lorenzo

1840  Pressenda, Giovanni Francesco

This year's jury comprises Qian Zhou (Chair), Martin Beaver, Martin T:son Engstroem, Lee Kyung Sun, Mihaela Martin, Joel Smirnoff, and Tsu Vera Weiling.

All SIVC live rounds are open to the public to attend. Previous major prize winners include VC Artists Yu-Chien Benny Tseng, Richard Lin, and Fedor Rudin.