VC LIVE | "Violins&Soul" Salon Music Violin Competition

Watch the Final Round of the competition, which took place at AMADEUS Festival Vienna on July 2

Held annually, AMADEUS Festival Vienna brings together international musicians at the grounds of the AMADEUS International School Vienna for a series of performances and workshops.

The first of its kind, the inaugural Salon Music Violin Competition "Violins&Soul” will reward young musicians for their best interpretation of the then-popular European music genre from the 19th century.

Open to artists aged between 15 and 30 years old, the competition offers a grand prize of 5,000 Euros and a two-year loan of the 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin from the Goh Family Collection.

The three finalists include 21-year-old Dongyoung Jake Shim from Korea, 21-year-old Lucilla Rose Mariotti from Italy, and 23-year-old Karisa Minji Chiu from the United States.