Finalists Announced at Elmar Oliveira Competition – Inc. VC Young Artist Sirena Huang

The 4 Finalists at the 2017 Inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition have been announced – including VC Young Artist Sirena Huang

The 4 Finalists at the 2017 Inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, in Boca Raton, USA have been announced – including VC Young Artist Sirena Huang.

The 2017 Finalists are:

• VC Young Artist Sirena Huang (22, United States)
• Alina Ming Kobialka (19, United States)
• Quanshuai Li (25, China)
• Hannah Tarley (25, United States)

For the Final round, to be held on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of February, each candidate will present either the Tchaikovsky or Sibelius Violin Concertos - with conductor Guillermo Figueroa and the Lynn Philharmonia.

Open to candidates of any nationality, aged between 16 and 32, the 1st prize winner will receive US $30,000, significant career development, publicity and management support plus a number of important performance opportunities.

The 2017 jury will comprise: Daniel Heifetz (Jury Chair), Andrés Cárdenes, Charles Castleman, Alexander Gilman, Gudny Gudmundsdottir, Ilya Kaler and Vera Tsu Wei-ling.

To aid in transparency, competitors’ jury scores for both the Semi-Final and Final Rounds will be released to the public.

The Violin Channel, as the competition’s 2017 Official Media Partner, will be providing rolling coverage live from Boca Raton.

You won’t miss a beat.

VC YOUNG ARTIST SIRENA HUANG | 2017 ELMAR OLIVEIRA INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | SEMI-FINAL STAGE II 

ALINA MING KOBIALKA | 2017 ELMAR OLIVEIRA INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | SEMI-FINAL STAGE II 

QUANSHUAI LI | 2017 ELMAR OLIVEIRA INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | SEMI-FINAL STAGE II

HANNAH TARLEY | 2017 ELMAR OLIVEIRA INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | SEMI-FINAL STAGE II