Tibor Junior International Violin Competition Names 2024 Semi Finalists 

Six candidates aged between 14 and 17 have been selected to compete in the second round

Hosted by the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, the 4th edition of the International Tibor Junior Violin Competition is taking place in Sion, Switzerland, from August 19 to 24.

Selected from an initial 14 candidates aged between 14 and 17, the six semi-finalists will have the opportunity to perform with a chamber orchestra and select works from a predetermined repertoire list.

The semi-finalists for the Tibor Junior Competition are:

• Corina Deng (16) Canada
• Natalia Dragan (15) Poland
• Elina He (15) China
• Juan José Peña-Aguirre (15) Colombia
• Viktor Vasilev (17) Bulgaria
• Qingyuan Yang (14) China/UK

First Prize in the competition amounts to 5,000 CHF, while Second and Third Prizes are 2,000 CHF and 1,000, respectively. Special prizes include the best interpretation of the commissioned work, and the Audience Prize — each prize is worth 500 CHF. 

Other awards include the one-year loan of a Nicola Gagliano c.1735 violin from Atelier Schilbach.

The 2024 jury comprises Pavel Vernikov (President), Marie-Claude Chappuis, Mario Hossen, Fumiaki Miura, and Eduard Wulfson.