Second Round Candidates Announced at Zhuhai International Mozart Competition

This year's edition is being held from September 8 - 20 at the Zhuhai Huafa & CPAA Grand Theatre in China

Established in 2015, the Zhuhai International Mozart Competition is presented by the University of Mozarteum Salzburg and held for emerging violin and piano players.

Open to violinists and pianists under 23, the competition not only focuses on young musicians’ virtuosity but also attaches great importance to their understanding and interpretation of classical music style.

There are three groups decided by age: Group A is for those 12 years and under, Group B is for those 13 – 16 years old, and Group C is for those 17 – 23 years.

The first prize winner in Group A will receive $7,500, Group B's first prize equals $15,000, and Group C's first prize winner will take home $30,000.

This year's Violin Jury includes Chairman Paul Roczek, Soon-Mi Chung Barratt-Due, Radu Blidar, Harald Eggebrecht, David Frühwirth, Kun Hu, Dora Schwarzberg, and Weidong Tong.

The violin candidates are as follows:

Violin Group A:

• Kaleb Toh Yi Chao
• Shen Xingchi
• Chen Leon
• Bowen Jin
• Liu Chen-Hao
• Zhang Ziqian
• Yu Ziqian
• Yeonah Kim
• Carine Suparman
• Ding Zixin
• Li Yunduo
• Laura Jin
• Lin Zhe

Violin Group B:

• Wu Meiyu
• Zhang Jinxuan
• Xie Huarui
• Gaeun Kim
• Wang Jiaye
• Sun Shuoran
• Chen Zekai
• Wang Xiaozhuo
• Yang Qingyuan
• He Elina
• Madeline Goh Anyi
• Pei Ziyi

Violin Group C:

• Wang Zixuan
• Zhang Jingyun
• Catalina Maria Lucia Pires
• Jelena Horvat
• Jieon Park
• Jordan Brooks
• Jiang Peixin
• Li Jinzhu
• Sophia Logar

Piano Group A:

• Shen Yixin
• Lin Ziqing
• Nutdanai Nimitrungrot
• Wang Lily
• Yu Jingchun
• Han Zong You
• Li Kexin
• Liu Shanwei
• Zhang Muqi
• Huang Junye
• Zhao Anni

Piano Group B:

• Ilyun Bürkev
• Chu Chenxi
• Ivaylo Vassilev
• Zhang Yibo
• Toby Tan Kai Rong
• Zhang Hanlang
• Yu Liju
• Wang Yixuan
• Shen Lehan
• Xu Leyu
• Ji Qinyaoyao
• Zhu Hangchenyu

Piano Group C:

• Tie Shunshun
• Eunsong Dong
• Wang Yuetong
• Wu Hiu Wah Ruby
• Nikola Nikolaev Bogomilov
• Anastasiia Kliuchereva
• Sunah Kim
• Hua Zixin
• Chen Yiyang
• Zhao Yicheng
• Benjamin Carter