14 Year Old María Dueñas Awarded Intermediate 1st Prize at China's Zhuhai Mozart Competition

14 year old María Dueñas has been awarded 1st prize in the Group B (13 to 16 Years) category at the 2017 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition

14 year old María Dueñas, from Spain, has been awarded 1st prize in the Group B (13 to 16 Years) category at the 2017 2nd Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians – in Zhuhai, China.

2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded to 16 year old Miyu Kitsuwa from Japan - and 16 year old Chaowen Luo from China.

A pre-college student of Boris Kuschnir in Vienna, María will receive US $15,000.

MARÍA DUEÑAS | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 4 IN D MAJOR | SALZBURG CHAMBER SOLOISTS | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 14 YEARS OLD | 1ST PRIZE

MARÍA DUEÑAS FERNÁNDEZ & PETER WITTENBERG | PAGANINI | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR | 1ST MVT | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 14 YEARS OLD | 1ST PRIZE

The prize for the 'Best Performance of a Capriccio work' in the Semi-Final stage was awarded to 16 year old Antoni Ingielewicz from Poland.

This year’s competition, presented by the University of Mozarteum Salzburg, is held in 3 age categories: Group A (12 Years and Under), Group B (13 to 16 Years Old) and Group C (17 to 23 Years Old).

The 2017 jury comprises: Paul Roczek (Artistic Director), Friedemann Eichhorn (Jury Chair), Shmuel Ashkenasi, Harald Eggebrecht, Ani Schnarch, Akiko Tatsumi, Weidong Tong and Lina Yu.

International broadcast of all rounds available exclusively on The Violin Channel.

MIYU KITSUWA | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 5 IN A MAJOR | SALZBURG CHAMBER SOLOISTS | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 16 YEARS OLD | 2ND PRIZE

MIYU KITSUWA & MARI KATO | DVORAK VIOLIN CONCERTO | 1ST MVT | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 16 YEARS OLD | 2ND PRIZE

CHAOWEN LUO | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 4 IN D MAJOR | SALZBURG CHAMBER SOLOISTS | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 16 YEARS OLD | 3RD PRIZE

CHAOWEN LUO & PETTER WITTENBERG | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | 1ST MVT | 2017 ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL MOZART COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | GROUP B | 16 YEARS OLD | 3RD PRIZE