Jascha Heifetz Competition Announces Second Round Candidates

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Presented by the Center for International Cultural Projects, the VII International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists is currently being held in Lithuania. Chaired by violinist Gidon Kremer, the competition will offer a prize fund of €30,000, alongside other awards.

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The second round — which will be held on February 18 at 8 AM (ET) and February 19 at 3 AM (ET) — will take place at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Participants in the final round on February 21 and 22 will perform with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Modestas Pitrėnas at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society.

The second round candidates are:

• Maya Alexandra Kasprzak (Germany/Poland)
• Emmanuel Coppey (France)
• Kristijonas Pūtys (Lithuania)
• Michael Lewin (Germany)
• Rokas Diržys (Lithuania)
• Lora Markova (Bulgaria)
• Chaeyeon Lee (South Korea)
• Wakana Kimura (Japan)
• Adam Koch Christensen (Denmark)
• Jinzhu Li (China)
• Yuki Hirano (Japan)
• Shaoheng Zhong (China)
• Zofia Anna Olesik (Poland)
• Saulė Buikaitė (Lithuania)
• Yige Chen (China)
• Jieun Son (South Korea)
• Maria Sotriffer (Austria)
• Hanna Pozorska (Poland)
• Haewon Lim (South Korea)