VC LIVE | 2025 Concert Artists Guild Competition - Final Round

Tune in on May 30 at 3:30 PM (ET) to watch the full final round of this year's competition, LIVE on The Violin Channel

We're coming to you LIVE from New York, NY, for the final round of the 2025 CAG Louis and Susan Meisel Competition. Founded in 1951 and based in New York City, the Concert Artists Guild (CAG) has supported the careers of over 500 emerging musicians.

The eight finalists are pianists Anthony Ratinov, Derek Wang, Zitong Wang, and Kayden Kelly, violist Emad Zolfaghari, clarinetist Andrea Caputo, plus the Erinys Quartet and Cerus Quartet.

All winners will receive management from CAG in North America, a New York debut performance opportunity, and participation in CAG's Citizen Musician Bootcamp.  Additionally, Grand Winners will receive international management (Americas and Europe) jointly with CAG and with London’s Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT), as well as a performance at the prestigious Wigmore Hall.

The competition’s 2025 jury comprises Michelle Cann, David Frost, Adriaan Fuchs, Jeremy Ney, Erin Lunsford Norton, and Orli Shaham.

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