The Menuhin Competition, the leading international violin contest for young musicians, will be held in Richmond, Va., next year via a partnership between VCU, the Richmond Symphony, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting (WCVE), and the University of Richmond. The “Olympics of the violin” announced their list of jurors today on Twitter, in addition to opening applications for performers.
Jurors for the 2020 competition include Menuhin chair Pamela Frank, who has performed with orchestras in New York, Chicago, Berlin and Zurich; vice chair Joji Hattori, who won the 1989 competition; and Soyoung Yoon, former winner and regular partner of the touring Korean Chamber Orchestra.
See the full list on the competition website.
Students of any nationality who are under the age of 22 may apply. Read more about the application rules and deadlines.
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