Grand Finalists Announced at Singapore International Violin Competition – including 2 VC ‘Young Artists’

The 3 Grand Finalists have been announced, just minutes ago at the Singapore International Violin Competition – including 2 VC ‘Young Artists’.

The 2015 Grand Finalists are:

• 23 year old VC ‘Young Artist’ Richard Lin from Taiwan
• 20 year old VC ‘Young Artist’ Yu-Chien Benny Tseng from Taiwan
• 20 year old Sirena Huang from the United States

For the Grand Final round, to be held on January 21st, each candidate will present a major Romantic Concerto with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra – with the 1st prize winner to receive an unprecedented US $50,000, a CD recording with the Naxos label, the 3 year loan of a fine instrument from the Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei collection and a number of significant international performance opportunities – including solo engagements with the London Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Full 1st Round, Semi-Final and Final Round performances available at: http://bit.ly/14HV21S

RICHARD LIN | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR | 1ST MVT | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

SIRENA HUANG | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN G MAJOR | 1ST MVT | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

YU-CHIEN BENNY TSENG | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MAJOR | 1ST MVT | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

BACKSTAGE WITH AN EXUBERANT VC 'YOUNG ARTIST' RICHARD LIN, FROM TAIWAN FOLLOWING A MPRESSIVELY POLISHED FINAL ROUND PERFORMANCE OF MOZART'S D MAJOR CONCERTO

BACKSTAGE WITH A QUIETLY CONFIDENT, VC 'YOUNG ARTIST' YU-CHIEN BENNY TSENG - FOLLOWING A BEAUTIFULLY LYRICAL AND ASSURED PERFORMANCE OF MOZART'S A MAJOR VIOLIN CONCERTO

BACKSTAGE WITH THIS YEAR'S YOUNGEST GRAND FINALIST, 20 YEAR OLD SIRENA HUANG FROM THE UNITED STATES - FOLLOWING A BEAUTIFULLY LYRICAL PERFORMANCE OF MOZART'S G MAJOR VIOLIN CONCERTO

The Violin Channel, as the ‘Official Online Media Partner’ of the 2015 competition, will keep you abreast of the result.

PICTURED: Finalists, Sirena Huang, VC 'Young Artist' Yu-Chien Benny Tseng and VC 'Young Artist' Richard Lin