Candidates Announced for South Korea’s Seoul International Violin Competition

The 42 opening round candidates have been announced for the 2018 Seoul International Violin Competition

The 42 opening round candidates have been announced for the 2018 Seoul International Violin Competition - to be held in Seoul, South Korea from the 14th to the 25th of March.

The first round candidates are:

• Takamori Arai (Japan)
• Yenfei Bai (China)
• Jiwon Choi (South Korea)
• Kwan Yeung Brian Choi (South Korea)
• Wonbeen Chung (South Korea)
• Shucong He (China)
• Yoon Sun Jang (South Korea)
• Jueun Jeong (South Korea)
• Sumin Jo (South Korea)
• Da Min Kim (France)
• Donghyun Kim (South Korea)
• Jaewon Kim (South Korea)
• Jeein Kim (South Korea)
• Minchae Kim (South Korea)
• Issei Kurihara (Japan)
• GyuRim Kwak (South Korea)
• Jaeook Lee (South Korea)
• Kunwha Lee (South Korea)
• JooJin Lee (South Koea)
• Joujin Lee (South Korea)
• Youngjune Lee (South Korea)
• Christine Lee (United States)
• Kostiantyn Lukyniuk (Ukraine)
• Yiming Mao (China)
• Adele Nartadjieva (Uzbekistan)
• Kyung Ah Oh (South Korea)
• Jinsu Park (South Korea)
• Kyumin Park (South Korea)
• Sungmi Park (South Korea)
• David Petrlik (France)
• Tian Qiu (China)
• Yoo Min Seo (China)
• Haruna Shinoyama (Japan)
• Hani Song (Switzerland)
• Naoko Tajima (Japan)
• Riko Takagi (Japan)
• Alexandra Tirsu (Romania)
• Taiga Tojo (Japan)
• Eimi Wakui (Japan)
• Lisa Yasuda (Japan)
• Jwapyung Yoo (South Koea)
• Stephanie Zyzak (United States)

The 1st prize winner will receive US $50,000.

The 2018 jury will comprise: Suzanne Gessner, Ilya Grubert, Kun Hu, Dong Suk Kang, Oleh Krysa, Sung-Ju Lee, Danial Phillips, Ho Young Pi, Stephan Picard and Takashi Shimizu.

Previous prize winners include VC Artists Ayana Tsuji and YooJin Jang.

VC YOUNG ARTIST AYANA TSUJI | SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO | 2015 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | JOINT-TOP PRIZE | 17 YEARS OLD

SULIMAN TEKALLI | BARTOK VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2  | 2015 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | JOINT-TOP PRIZE | 27 YEARS OLD

PICTURED: 2015 Seoul International Violin Competition Joint Top-Prize Winner, VC Young Artist Ayana Tsuji from Japan