VC LIVE | Tertis International Viola Competition

Tune in from January 19-25 to watch the full competition for violists aged 19-30

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

The jurors for this year's competition comprises of Thomas Selditz, Robin Ireland, Lilli Maijala, George Caird, and Francoise Gneri. 

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 top prize winner of the LTIVC will receive an option to borrow a fine viola for a year through the Beare’s International Violin Society.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

January 25 | Final Round | 1:30 PM (ET), 6:30 PM Local Time

• Sam Rosenthal | Y. Bowen Viola Concerto, Op. 25
• Ami-Louise Johnsson | W. Walton Viola Concerto
• Nicolas Garrigues | B. Bartok Viola Concerto

 

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

Francisca Barradas Vaz Galante, Robert Markham (piano)

• Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher, Movement 1

Brian Isaacs, Sophia Rahman (piano)

• Bowen - Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in C minor, Op. 18
• Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher, Movement 1

Wanxinyi Huang, Robert Markham (piano)

• Bax - Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Walton - Viola Concerto, Movement 1

Ami-Louise Johnsson, Sophia Rahman (piano)

• Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11 No. 4
• Walton - Viola Concerto, Movement 1

Sam Rosenthal. Robert Markham (piano); Anthony Hewitt (piano)

• Bax - Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Bowen - Viola Concerto, Op. 25, Movement 1

 

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

Yanan Wang, Anthony Hewitt (piano)

• Hindemith - '1939' Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher, Movement 1

Sarah Strohm, Sophia Rahman (piano)

• Brahms - Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120
• Walton - Viola Concerto, Movement 1

Nicolas Garrigues, Anthony Hewitt (piano)

• Hindemith - '1939' Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Bartok - Viola Concerto, Movement 1

 

 

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

• Rebecca Benjamin
• Guilherme Tomás
• Xin He
• Weronika Dziadek
• Guillaume Florès
• Francisca Barradas Vaz Galante
• Adèle Ginestet
• Lise Guérin
• Héloïse Houzé
• Wanxinyi Huang

 

January 19 | Round 1 Day 1, Session 2 | 7:50 AM (ET), 1:50 PM Local Time

• Brian Isaacs
• Heshun Ji
• Ami-Louise Johnsson
• Justin Julian
• James Kang
• Hiroki Kasai
• Jack Kessler
• Sumin Kim
• Mao Konishi
• Yizilin Liang

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

• Katie Liu
• Matthew McDowell
• Zechariah Mo
• Julia Pałęcka
• Alexander Pozdniakovas
• Elsa Rapisarda
• Sam Rosenthal
• Alinka Rowe
• Stephen Savage

January 20 | Round 1 Day 2, Session 2 | 7:50 AM (ET), 1:50 PM Local Time

• Sofia Silva Sousa
• Sarah Strohm
• Otoha Tabata
• Yanan Wang
• Nicolas Garrigues
• Paul Wiener
• Xueer Wu
• Semin Yim
• Zihan Zhang
• Vanessa Hristova

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

• Rebecca Benjamin, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Guilherme Tomás, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Xin He, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Weronika Dziadek, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Guillaume Florès, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Francisca Barradas Vaz Galante, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Adèle Ginestet, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Lise Guérin, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Héloïse Houzé, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Wanxinyi Huang, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)

January 21 | Round 2 Day 1, Session 2 | 7:50 AM (ET), 1:50 PM Local Time

• Brian Isaacs, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Heshun Ji, Robert Markham (Piano),
• Ami-Louise Johnsson, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Justin Julian, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• James Kang, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Hiroki Kasai, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Jack Kessler, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Sumin Kim, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Mao Konishi, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Yizilin Liang, Sophia Rahman (Piano)

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

• Katie Liu, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Matthew McDowell, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Zechariah Mo, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Julia Pałęcka, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Alexander Pozdniakovas, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Elsa Rapisarda, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Sam Rosenthal, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Alinka Rowe, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Stephen Savage, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Vanessa Hristova, Robert Markham (Piano)

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

• Sofia Silva Sousa, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Sarah Strohm, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Otoha Tabata, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Yanan Wang, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Nicolas Garrigues
• Paul Wiener, Robert Markham (Piano)
• Xueer Wu, Anthony Hewitt (Piano)
• Semin Yim, Sophia Rahman (Piano)
• Zihan Zhang, Robert Markham (Piano)