[1st Prize] Clara-Jumi KANG

Nationality Germany/ Korea
Date of Birth 1987. 6. 10

 

Education
• Currently, attending for M.A., Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
• B.M., Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
• Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, Preparatory School, Berlin, Germany
• Hochschule für Musik Köln, Preparatory School, Köln, Germany
• The Juilliard School, Pre-College, NY, USA
• Musikhoschule Lübeck, Preparatory School, Lübeck, Germany
• Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim, Preparatory School, Mannheim, Germany

Teachers • Nam Yun KIM • Christoph POPPEN • Zakhar BRON • Dorothy DELAY • Hyo KANG • Valéry Gradov

Prize

• 3ème Prix, Concours International de Violon Tibor Varga, Martigny, Switzerland in 2007
• Semifinalist, Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brüssel, Belgium in 2005
• Semifinalist, International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Helsinki, Finland in 2005

[Programme]
First Stage

• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.11 in C Major
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.15 in e minor
• F. Kreisler – Liebesleid

Second Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218
(Cadenza: Joachim)

Semifinal

• J. Brahms – Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 in A Major, Op.100
• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• H. Wieniawski – ‘Faust’ Fantasy, Op.20

Final

• L. v. Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61

[2nd Prize] Andrey BARANOV

Nationality Russia
Date of Birth 1986. 1. 15

 

Education
• Currently, attending at Conservatoire de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Currently, attending at Saint Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Teachers • Pierre AMOYAL • Paul POPOV

Prize

• 2nd Prize, China International Violin Competition, Qingdao, China in 2008
• 1st Prize, Internationaler Henri Marteau Violinwettbewerb, Hof, Germany in 2008
• 1st Prize, Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition, London, UK in 2008

[Programme]
First Stage

• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.2 in a minor, BWV 1003 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.2 in b minor
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.17 in E flat Major
• F. Kreisler – Liebesleid

Second Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218
(Cadenza: 1st- Malov, 2nd- Gulli, 3rd- Gulli & Joachim)

Semifinal
• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• C. Debussy – Sonata for Violin & Piano
• H. Wieniawski – Polonaise brillante for Violin & Piano No.1 in D Major, Op.4

Final

• J. Brahms – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77

[3rd Prize] Erin KEEFE

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 1980. 5. 1

 

Education
• M.M., The Juilliard School, NY, USA
• B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music, PA, USA

Teachers
• Ronald COPES • Ida KAVAFIAN • Arnold STEINHARDT • Philip SETZER

Prize

• 2nd Prize & Audience Prize, Sendai International Music Competition, Japan in 2007
• 2nd Prize, Gyeongnam International Music Competition, Tongyeong, South Korea in 2004
• 2nd Prize & Orchestra Prize, Carl Nielsen International Music Competition, Odense, Denmark in 2004

[Programme]
First Stage
• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.11 in C Major
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.15 in e minor
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6

Second Stage

• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218
(Cadenza: Levin)

Semifinal

• W. Lutosławski – Subito
• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• R. Schumann – Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 in a minor, Op.105

Final

• B. Bartók – Violin Concerto No.2 in b minor, Sz.112

[4th Prize] Yoo Jin JANG

Nationality Korea
Date of Birth 1990. 12. 22

 

Education
• Currently, attending at Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
• Korea National University of Arts, Preparatory Training Program for Young Artists, Seoul, South Korea

Teachers
• Nam Yun KIM

Prize

• Grand prix & Prize of the administration of g.Izhevska, Tchaikovsky’s Homeland International competition for young musicians, Udmurt Republic, Russia in 2006
• 3rd Prize, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for young Violinists, London, UK in 2004
• 2nd Prize, Internationalen Yfrah-Neaman-Wettbewerb für junge Geiger, Mainz, Germany in 2003

[Programme]
First Stage

• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.2 in b minor
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.17 in E flat Major
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6

Second Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218

(Cadenza: Joachim)

Semifinal
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 in D Major, Op.12, No.1
• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• C. Saint-Saëns – Introduction et rondo capriccioso in a minor, Op.28

Final
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35

[5th Prize] A-Rah SHIN

Nationality Korea
Date of Birth 1983. 12. 6

 

Education
• M.A., Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
• B.M., Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, South Korea
• Korea National University of Arts, Preparatory Training Program for Young Artists, Seoul, South Korea

Teachers • Nam Yun KIM

Prize

• 3rd Prize, Sendai International Music Competition, Japan in 2007
• Pas de 1er Prix au concours, le 2ème Prix, Concours International de Violon Tibor Varga, Martigny, Switzerland in 2006
• 5˚ Premio & Premio Enrico Costa, Concorso Internazionale di Violino “Premio Paganini”, Genova, Italy in 2001

[Programme]
First Stage

• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.11 in C Major
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.17 in E flat Major
• F. Kreisler – Schön Rosmarin

Second Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218
(Cadenza: Joachim)

Semifinal
• J. Brahms – Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 in A Major, Op.100
• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• E. Chausson – Poème for Violin & Piano in E flat Major, Op. 25
Final
• J. Brahms – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77

[6th Prize] Kana SUGIMURA

Nationality Japan
Date of Birth 1981. 5. 25

Education
• Currently, attending at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Hannover, Germany
• B.M., Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan
• Geidai Fuzoku High School(Senior High School Attached to Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music), Tokyo, Japan

Teachers • Krzysztof WEGRZYN • Takashi SHIMIZU

Prize

• 2nd Prize, Concorso internazionale per complessi da camera con pianoforte “Premio Trio di Trieste”, Trieste, Italy in 2007
• 3rd Prize, Hannover International Violin Competition, Hannover, Germany in 2006
• 2nd Prize, International Jeunesses Musicales Competition Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro in 2006

[Programme]
First Stage

• J. S. Bach – Violin Sonata No.1 in g minor, BWV 1001 (1st mov. & 2nd mov.)
• F. Kreisler – Liebesleid
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.11 in C Major
• N. Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1, No.17 in E flat Major

Second Stage

• W. A. Mozart – Violin Concerto No.2 in D Major, K.211
(Cadenza: 1st and 2nd Neaman, 3rd mostly Neaman)

Semifinal

• Solbong KIM – Rooftop Fantasy for Violin Solo
• C. Saint-Saëns – Havanaise for Violin & Piano in E Major, Op.83
• F. Schubert – Fantasy for Violin & Piano in C Major, Op.159, D.934

Final

• J. Sibelius – Violin Concerto in d minor, Op.47

*updated April 2009