Finalists Announced at China’s Harbin International Violin Competition

The 4 violin finalists have today been announced at the inaugural 2018 International Music Competition Harbin, in Harbin, China

The 4 violin finalists have today been announced at the inaugural 2018 International Music Competition Harbin, in Harbin, China.

The 2018 violin finalists are:

• Fang Lei Liu (China, 26)
• Kyumin Park (South Korea, 21)
• Leonid Zheleznyi (Russia, 23)
• Nancy Zhou (USA, 25)

FANG LEI LIU | MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN G MAJOR | 1ST MVT | SEMI-FINAL | 2018 HARBIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | MEDICI.TV

KYUMIN PARK | MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 5 IN A MAJOR | 3RD MVT | SEMI-FINAL | 2018 HARBIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | MEDICI.TV

LEONID ZHELEZNY | MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN G MAJOR | 3RD MVT | SEMI-FINAL | 2018 HARBIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | MEDICI.TV

NANCY ZHOU | MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 5 IN A MAJOR | 1ST MVT | SEMI-FINAL | 2018 HARBIN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | MEDICI.TV

Full semi-final and final round performances available at:  www.harbincomp18.medicitv.cn

Open to international violinists, aged between 20 and 34, the 1st prize winner will receive US $50,000.

For the final round, to be held on January 23rd and 24th, each finalist will perform a major concerto with the Shenzhen Symphony.

The 2018 jury comprises: Augustin Dumay, Ilya Kaler, Mihaela Martin, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Vera Tsu, Viktor Tretiyakov, Maxim Fedotov, Danan Liang and Alissa Margulis.

PICTURED: 2018 Harbin International Violin Competition Finalist, Nancy Zhou from the United States