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2nd Round Candidates Announced at Korea’s 2018 IsangYun Cello Competition
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The 9 candidates progressing to the 2nd round of the 2018 IsangYun International Cello Competition have been announced
The 9 candidates progressing to the 2nd round of the 2018 IsangYun International Cello Competition have been announced – in Tongyeong, South Korea.
The 9 Second Round candidates are:
- Yehjin Chun (Korea)
- Woochan Jeong (Korea)
- Christine Jeong Hyoun Lee (Korea)
- Sang Eun Lee (Korea)
- Richard Narroway (Australia)
- Florian Pons (France)
- Lev Sivkov (Russia)
- Grace Sohn (Canada)
- Anton Spronk (Switzerland/Netherlands)
Open to international cellists aged between 15 and 30, the 1st prize winner will receive KRW 30,000,000 (USD $27,000) – plus a number of important debut opportunities.
The 2018 jury will comprise: Myungwha Chung (Chair), Kangho Lee, Jian Wang, Ko Iwasaki, Alexander Knyazev, Paul Katz, Valentin Erben, Luigi Piovano and Anssi Karttunen.
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