Semi-Finalists Announced at Germany’s Spohr International Violin Competition

The category Semi-Finalists have been announced at the 2019 Spohr International Violin Competition

The category Semi-Finalists have been announced at the 2019 Spohr International Violin Competition – in Weimar, Germany.

The Semi-Finalists in the 14 Years and Under Category are:

• Mona Endo (Japan)
• Raphael Gisbertz (Germany)
• Emiri Kakiuchi (Japan)
• Fiona Khuong-Huu (United States)
• Soo-Rin Lim (South Korea)
• Tokuji Miyasaka (Japan)
• Raphael Nussbaumer (Switzerland)
• Naz Irem Turkmen (Turkey)
• Marina Wako (Japan)
• Maya Wichert (Germany)

The Semi-Finalists in the 15 to 17 Years Old Category are:

• Moë Dierstein (Germany)
• Marley Erickson (United States)
• Emil Hartikainen (Finland)
• Kyota Kakiuchi (Japan)
• Nayoun Kim (South Korea)
• Haewon Lim (South Korea)
• Wojciech Niedziółka (Poland)
• Anatol Toth (Switzerland)
• Pauline van der Rest (Belgium)
• Sara Watanabe (Japan)

The Semi-Finalists in the 18 to 20 Years Old Category are:

• Phoenix Avalon (United States)
• Vassily Chmykov (Monaco)
• Gina Keiko Friesicke (Germany)
• Lorenz Karls (Austria)
• Yvette Kraft (United States)
• Taichi Miyamoto (Japan)
• Tassilo Probst (Germany)
• Selma Spahiu (Germany)
• Louisa Staples (Great Britain)
• Rika Tanimoto (Japan)

Open to international violinists under the age of 20, the 1st prize winner in the Senior Category will receive €3,500.

The 2019 jury comprises: Friedemann Eichhorn (Chairman), Remus Azoitei, Boris Garlitsky, Eszter Haffner, Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Svetlana Makarova, Axel Strauss, Zohrab Tadevosyan, Kathrin ten Hagen and Yamei Yu.

As the competition’s official international broadcast partner, The Violin Channel will be streaming the Semi-Final and Final rounds – live from Weimar.