VC LIVE | 2022 George Enescu International Violin Competition

21 violinists will compete in this year's in-person competition, to be streamed on The Violin Channel from September 10-13

 

We're coming to you from the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romania, for the 18th edition of the George Enescu International Competition.

The in-person program will include 19 recitals and concerts, representing both competition stages and recitals by this year's jury members. The winners of the 2020/2021 competition, cellist Jaemin Han, violinist Valentin Șerban, and pianist Yeon-MinPark, will also return to the Athenaeum stage as soloists.

The competition is offering 120,000 EUR in total prize money, and the opportunity for the top prize winners in the piano, violin, and cello categories to perform with major international orchestras in the next edition of the George Enescu International Festival.

Leading arts management company Askonas Holt has partnered with the competition to provide the top prize winners with career guidance and mentorship on a non-exclusive basis for one year.

The Violin Section’s jury is comprised of Dmitry Sitkovetsky (President of the Jury), Remus Azoiței, Frank Huang, Paul Kantor, Simon James, Silvia Marcovici, Igor Petrushevski, David Grimal, and Krzysztof Wegrzyn.

Former prize winners include Stefan Ruha, Claire Bernard, Alexandru Tomescu, Elisabeth Leontskaja, and Tian Bonian.

 

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 | 11AM ET

FINAL ROUND

ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM | BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Three finalists will be accompanied by the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by maestro Wilson Hermanto.

 

Ștefan Aprodu (Romania)

• Brahms | Violin Concerto în D major Op. 77

Maria Marica (Romania)

• Brahms | Violin Concerto în D major Op. 77

Grégoire Torossian (France)

• Tchaikovsky | Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35

 

 

 

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 | 3AM ET

VIOLIN SEMI-FINAL | DAY 1

ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM | BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Stefan Aprodu (Romania)

Takamori Arai (Japan)

Kristina Besman (Russia)

Heidi Hatch (Spain)

Andrea Hughes (USA)

Yoko Ishikura (Japan)

Maria Marica (Romania)

 

You can view the full repertoire list, here.

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 | 3AM ET

VIOLIN SEMI-FINAL | DAY 2

ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM | BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

 

Yoanna Ruseva (Bulgaria)

Reika Sakamoto (Japan)

Christian Sebastianutto (Italy)

Ming-Chun Teng (Taiwan, China)

Grégoire Torossian (France)

 

You can view the full repertoire list, here.