VC LIVE | Aronowitz International Viola Competition

Tune in from January 19-25 to watch the full competition for outstanding violists aged 18 and below

We're coming to you LIVE from the Gateshead Quayside, United Kingdom, for the 2025 Aronowitz International Viola Competition. Held in conjunction this year with the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the competitions will take place between January 19 and 25, 2025.

The jurors for this year's competition comprises of Thomas Riebl, Li Sheng, Jo Cole, Garfield Jackson, and Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir.

First prize will include a £5,000 cash award, a debut album with Champs Hill Records, and a shared recital at London’s Wigmore Hall in October 2025.

The winner of the CAIVC will also receive a Robert Shallock bow sponsored by Bishop Instruments & Bows Ltd., alongside two sets of Pirastro viola strings and one Pirastro Rosin.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

January 25 | Final Round | 9:00 AM (ET), 2:00 PM Local Time

Jackson Hill

• F.A. Hoffmeister Viola Concerto in D, Allegro
• Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a

• C.P. Stamitz Viola Concerto in D, Allegro
• Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a

• F.A. Hoffmeister Viola Concerto in D, Allegro
• Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a

January 23 | Round 3 Session 1 | 3:15 AM (ET), 9:15 AM Local Time

Rodrigo Agudelo-Celda | Charles Matthews (piano), Georgia Ellis (singer)

• Vieux - Etude No. 7
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Aiden Bhak | Jennifer Carter (piano), Jessica Conway (singer)

• Casimir-Ney - Prelude No. 15
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Jaeyun Han | Charles Matthews (piano), Samantha Lewis (singer)

• Paganini - Caprice Op. 1 No. 20
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Jackson Hill | Jennifer Carter (piano), Georgia Ellis (singer)

• Paganini - Caprice Op. 1 No. 20
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Yinuo Lu | Charles Matthews (piano), Jessica Conway (singer)

• Paganini - Caprice Op. 1 No. 17
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

January 23 | Round 3 Session 2 | 8:00 AM (ET), 2:00 PM Local Time

Eunsuh Park | Jennifer Carter (piano), Samantha Lewis (singer)

• Paganini - Caprice Op. 1 No. 20
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Luisa Ye | Charles Matthews (piano), Georgia Ellis (singer)

• Rode - Etude No. 8
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Xunyu Zhou | Jennifer Carter (piano), Samantha Lewis (singer)

• Kreisler - Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
• Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

 

January 19 | Round 1 Day 1, Session 1 | 3:30 AM (ET), 9:30 AM Local Time

• Rodrigo Agudelo-Celda
• Aiden Bhak
• Jolie Bisoendial
• Maj Bommas
• Bobbie Chen
• Jemimah Davies

January 19 | Round 1 Day 1, Session 2 | 7:30 AM (ET), 1:30 PM Local Time

• Hao Ding
• Jaeyun Han
• Jackson Hill
• Mina Hobson-Mazur
• Jennifer Kang

January 20 | Round 1 Day 2, Session 1 | 3:30 AM (ET), 9:30 AM Local Time

• Jihyo Kim
• Isabella Koo
• Yino Lu
• Aiden MacDonald
• Eunush Park
• Shan Ga Mak

January 20 | Round 1 Day 2, Session 2 | 7:30 AM (ET), 1:30 PM Local Time

• Luisa Ye
• Cherong Zhang
• JiaNing Zhang
• Xunyu Zhou

January 21 | Round 2 Day 1, Session 1 | 3:30 AM (ET), 9:30 AM Local Time

• Rodrigo Agudelo-Celda
• Aiden Bhak
• Jolie Bisoendial
• Maj Bommas
• Bobbie Chen
• Jemimah Davies

January 21 | Round 2 Day 1, Session 2 | 7:30 AM (ET), 1:30 PM Local Time

• Hao Ding
• Jaeyun Han
• Jackson Hill
• Mina Hobson-Mazur
• Jennifer Kang

January 22 | Round 2 Day 2, Session 1 | 3:30 AM (ET), 9:30 AM Local Time

• Jihyo Kim
• Isabella Koo
• Yino Lu
• Aiden MacDonald
• Eunush Park
• Shan Ga Mak

January 22 | Round 2 Day 2, Session 2 | 7:50 AM (ET), 1:50 PM Local Time

• Luisa Ye
• Cherong Zhang
• JiaNing Zhang
• Xunyu Zhou