• Most Respected Classical Music Platform
  • #classicalForever
TOP
Mirecourt International Violin Competition 2023 Announces Candidates

Mirecourt International Violin Competition 2023 Announces Candidates

Open to violinists from all nationalities, born after November 4th, 1997, the competition will be held from November 4-12, 2023, in France

The Mirecourt International Violin Competition, organized by the Jeunesses Musicales de Mirecourt, will take place in Mirecourt and Thaon-les-Vosges, France.

The candidates participating in this year's competition include:

  • Leonid Anikin (22, Russia)
  • Garance Cartou (19, France)
  • Sung-Chi Chang (22, Taiwan)
  • Lea Glubochansky (22, Canada/Israel)
  • Matthew Hakkarainen (23, USA/Finland)
  • Myeongbin Han (24, South Korea)
  • Hyewon Huh (18, South Korea)
  • Anna Im (26, South Korea)
  • Hannah Kim (21, South Korea)
  • Hsin-Yu Shih (24, Taiwan)
  • Chih-En Kuo (23, Taiwan)
  • Hyunjeong Lee (24, South Korea)
  • Clara Messina (18, France)
  • Sakura Nakagawa (23, Japan)
  • Muriel Oberhofer (23, Switzerland)
  • Yixuan Ren (22, China)
  • Emrik Revermann (15, Canada/Germany)
  • Biel Ricart Gélinas (22, Spain/Canada)
  • Jieun Son (25, South Korea)
  • Maria Sotriffer (24, Austria)
  • Leyang Tang (23, China)
  • Kristóf Tóth (23, Hungary)
  • Maxim Tzekov (23, Austria)
  • Yoichiro Ueno (21, Japan)
  • Quentin Vogel (22, France)
  • Sophie Wang (24, Taiwan)
  • Jaewon Wee (24, South Korea)
  • Esther Yang (23, South Korea)
  • Yinan Zhao (25, China)

The 2023 jury will comprise Christian Altenburger (Austria), Nora Chastain (USA), Hu Kun (China), Alissa Margulis (Russia), Mihaela Martin (Romania), Lavard Skou-Larsen (Brazil), and Marianne Piketty (France).

The first through fourth prize winners will receive € 5,000, € 3,000, € 1,000, and € 500 respectively. Several special prizes will also be offered — including a modern bow prize, valued at €4,000, a prize for the best interpretation of the contemporary piece, one for the best interpretation of the French sonata, and the Special Prize of Contemporary String Instrument Manufacturing including a two-year-lent-violin by David Wiedmer.

Former first prize winners include Nathan Mierdl and Jian Ren, Yuna Ha, Roman Kholmatov and Yuliia Van, and Qingzhu Weng from the last edition.

upcoming events

july 2025

11julAll Day25Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition(All Day) Harbin Grand Theatre, China, Heilongjiang, Harbin, Songbei District, 滨水大道 邮政编码: 150010Event Type :competitions Event TagsAlice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition,competition

august 2025

22augAll Day30Tibor Varga International Junior Violin Competition(All Day) Ferme-Asile, Promenade des Pêcheurs 10 1950 Sion SuisseEvent Type :competitions Event Tagscompetition,Tibor Varga

25augAll Day31Banff International String Quartet Competition(All Day) The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive Box 1020 Banff T1L 1H5 Canada Event Type :competitions Event TagsBanff International String Quartet Competition,string quartet

27augAll Day07sepFerruccio Busoni International Piano Competition(All Day) Il Teatro Comunale di Bolzano | Das Stadttheater von Bozen, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Platz 40, 39100 Event Type :competitions Event TagsFerruccio Busoni International Piano Competition,Piano Competition

31augAll Day07sepArturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition(All Day) Teatro Regio, Str. Giuseppe Garibaldi, 16/a, 43121 Parma PR, ItalyEvent Type :competitions Event TagsArturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition,conducting competition

31augAll Day07sepBartok World Competition - Piano(All Day) Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest Liszt Ferenc tér 8, 1061 HungaryEvent Type :competitions Event TagsBartok World Competition

CONTACT US
x

Get ALL your latest classical music news conveniently by EMAIL

Free – and trusted by 2 million+ readers monthly