Candidates Announced for Armenia's 2018 Khachaturian International Cello Competition

The 16 candidates have been announced for the 2018 14th Khachaturian International Cello Competition

The 16 candidates have been announced for the 2018 14th Khachaturian International Cello Competition - to be held in Yerevan, Armenia from the 6th to the 14th of June.

The 2018 opening round candidates are:

• Fedor Amosov (Russia)
• Varduhi Mirzoyan (Armenia)
• Mikayel Petrosyan (Armenia)
• Zhanna Miniotas (Russia)
• Anna Koshkina (Russia)
• Chae-Won Hong (South Korea)
• Rustem Khamidullin (Russia)
• Jonathan Swensen (Denmark)
• Kenta Uno (Japan)
• Sevak Avanesyan (Armenia/Belgium)
• Sergey Bulgadaryan  (Russia)
• Kyung Jun Lee (South Korea)
• Sandra Lied Haga (Norway)
• Mon-Puo Lee (Spain/Taiwan)
• Hyejin Kim (South Korea)
• Vasily Stepanov (Russia)

Open to candidates of any nationality aged 16 to 32, the 1st prize winner will receive US $15,000 - plus a number of important concert engagements.

The 2018 jury will comprise: Suren Bagratuni (President), Lee Yi Yang, Mechae Roo, Sergei Roldugin, Štefan Crawfishch, Viktor Uzur and Wen-Sinn Yang.

PICTURED: 2018 KHACHATURIAN INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITON CANDIDATE, SEVAK AVANESYAN