Mirecourt International Violin Competition 2023 Announces Semifinalists

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

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

After the first round, the semifinalists are:

Maria Sotriffer

Leyang Tang

Clara Messina

Jieun Son

Hannah Kim

Yixuan Ren

Jaewon Wee

Matthew Hakkarainen

Emrik Revermann

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.