Violinist Sergei Dogadin Awarded 1st Prize at Hannover Competition

27 year old Sergei Dogadin, from Russia has just minutes ago been awarded 1st prize at the 2015 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition, in Hannover, Germany.

A student of Boris Kuschnir, Sergei is a former top prize winner at the Tchaikovsky, Paganini and Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competitions.

He will receive €50,000 (US $57,000), a CD recording on the Naxos label, the 3 year loan of a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin – and a number of important international performance opportunities.

SERGEI DOGADIN | SHOSTAKOVICH VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 | 2015 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION  | 1st PRIZE

2nd prize was awarded to 26 year old Shion Minimi, from Japan.

3rd prize was awarded to 24 year old VC ‘Young Artist’ Richard Lin, from Taiwan/United States.

4th prize was awarded to 27 year old Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, from the Netherlands/United States.

5th prize was awarded to 17 year old Ayana Tsuji, from Japan.

6th prize was awarded to 26 year old Amalia Hall, from New Zealand.

The €2000 prize for the best performance of this year’s set work,‘>Cut-up<’ by Robert David Coleman, and the €2000 'Audience' prize were awarded to Ayana Tsuji.

The €2000 ‘Community’ prize, as voted by the internet audience, was awarded to VC ‘Young Artist’ Richard Lin.

Full video performances of all rounds, available: www.jjv-hannover.de/en/videos