Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021
| Congratulations to Keila Wakao (15, Japan / USA) - winner of the Junior Finals - María Dueñas (18, Spain) - winner of the Senior Finals and all the competitors from the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021! Watch what it took to feature the outstanding performances from the world class performers. |
"Making Menuhin: A Documentary"
As the international Menuhin Competition for young violinists completed final preparations for its 2020 competition in Richmond, Virginia, the Covid-19 global pandemic shut down the world. Throughout lock-down, Menuhin organizers developed strategies to advance the competition onward, and along with forty-four resourceful young competitors they put on a show for the world.
The Gala Presentation
The Gala Presentation brings the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 to a rousing conclusion, featuring performances by the Richmond Symphony, the Junior and Senior winners, juror Angelo Xiang Yu, and other guest artists from the 10-day virtual Menuhin Competition. Join us as we celebrate Richmond 2021!
Senior Finals
Performers: Karisa Chiu, 21, USA | María Dueñas, 18, Spain | Simon Zhu, 20, Germany | Hana Chang, 18, Singapore / Japan / USA
Junior Finals
Performers: Boha Moon, 14, Korea | Hannah Wan Ching Tam, 15, China | Edward Walton, 15, Australia / UK | Keila Wakao, 15, Japan / USA | Kento Hong, 14, USA / Japan / Taiwan
Guest Artist Concerts
Performances: Regina Carter Quartet Concert | Geneva 1st Prizewinners Concert | Mark & Maggie O'Connor Concert | Sphinx Virtuosi Showcase
Masterclasses
Masterclass Block 1 - Angelo Xiang Yu, Alf Richard Kraggerud and Pamela Frank & Howard Nelson
Masterclass Block 2 - Angelo Xiang Yu and Pamela Frank & Howard Nelson
Masterclass Block 3 - Angelo Xiang Yu and Alf Richard Kraggerud
Senior Semi-Finals
Performers: Karisa Chiu, 21, USA | Emily Shehi, 22, USA | Bohdan Luts, 16, Ukraine María | Dueñas, 18, Spain | Serin Park, 17, Korea / USA | Eric Chen, 20, Taiwan / USA | Simon Zhu, 20, Germany | Emma Meinrenken, 21, Canada | Hana Chang, 18, Singapore / Japan / USA
Junior Semi-Finals
Performers: Boha Moon, 14, Korea | Hannah Wan Ching Tam, 15, China | Corina Deng, 13, Canada | Edward Walton, 15, Australia / UK | Jinan Laurentia Woo, 13, Korea | Seohyun Kim, 12, Korea | Raphael Nussbaumer, 15, Switzerland | Fiona Khuong-Huu, 14, Japan / France / USA | Keila Wakao, 15, Japan / USA | Kento Hong, 14, USA / Japan / Taiwan
Day 2: Senior First Rounds
Performers: Hannah Song, 21, USA | Dayoon You, 19, Korea | Serin Park, 17, Korea / USA | Eric Chen, 20, Taiwan / USA | Simon Zhu, 20, Germany | Molin Han, 20, China | Hiroki Kasai, 21, Japan / UK | Emma Meinrenken, 21, Canada | Hana Chang, 18, Singapore / Japan / USA | Matthew Hakkarainen, 20, USA
Day 1: Senior First Rounds
Performers: Claire Wells, 20, USA | Karisa Chiu, 21, USA | Vikram Francesco Sedona, 20, Italy | Joseph Hsia, 20, USA | Emily Shehi, 22, USA | Zachary Brandon, 22, USA | Bohdan Luts, 16, Ukraine | María Dueñas, 18, Spain | Maya Anjali Buchanan, 21, USA | Tianyu Liu, 22, China | Maria Cherkassova, 21, Russia
Day 2: Junior First Rounds
Performers: Emrik Revermann, 13, Canada / Germany | Edward Walton, 15, Australia / UK | Sooeon Kim, 13, Korea | Jinan Laurentia Woo, 13, Korea | Seohyun Kim, 12, Korea | Raphael Nussbaumer, 15, Switzerland | Fiona Khuong-Huu, 14, Japan / France / USA | Keila Wakao, 15, Japan / USA | Natsuho Murata, 13, Japan | Mei Kaneko, 15, Japan | Kento Hong, 14, USA / Japan / Taiwan
Day 1: Junior First Rounds
Performers: Yixuan Jiang, 16, China | Na Hyun Kyun, 16, Korea / USA | Boha Moon, 14, Korea | Seohyeon Park, 15, Korea | Seohyeon Park, 15, Korea | Hannah Wan Ching Tam, 15, China | Hankyoung Chang, 13, Korea | Guido Sant'Anna, 15, Brazil | Dawid Kasprzak, 15, Poland | Shannon Ma, 15, USA | Corina Deng, 13, Canada | Kayleigh Kim, 16, USA
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Watch "Making Menuhin: The Documentary" December 3 at 9 PM on VPM PBS. -
The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 Closing Gala begins tonight at 5:00 PM on VPM, featuring performances from some of the best violinists from around the world.
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In addition to the competition, the Menuhin Competition offers solo performances, concerts, and workshops throughout this week!
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WATCH | The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 begins this Friday with a special kick-off concert from the Richmond Symphony.
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First rounds judging of the international Menuhin Competition for youth violin begin online Monday! Watch in May for the full competition, produced and streamed by VPM.
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Like many major events, last year’s Menuhin Competition was scuttled due to pandemic. However, over 40 top young violinists will now get a chance to compete in this year’s event virtually.
Showcasing the talented youth participating in the Menuhin Competition, an international event known as the “Olympics of the violin.” Hear select performances and personal stories of young violinists from around the world: how they got started, the teachers who inspired them, the sacrifices they’ve made and what they express through their music.
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| Watch spectacular performances from the 2018 Competition in Geneva, Switzerland and a former prize winner performing in Richmond, Virginia. VPM Music’s Mike Goldberg hosts as we watch finalists Christian Li and Chloe Chua shine on their way to share top honors in their division. And, experience Kerson Leong’s wonderful performance with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2019. This program is the perfect primer ahead of Christian’s and Chloe’s arrival in Richmond to kick off the Competition when it returns in 2021. |
A Menuhin Showcase
Watch spectacular performances from the 2018 Competition in Geneva, Switzerland and a former prize winner performing in Richmond, Virginia. VPM Music’s Mike Goldberg hosts as we watch finalists Christian Li and Chloe Chua shine on their way to share top honors in their division. And, experience Kerson Leong’s wonderful performance with the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2019. This program is the perfect primer ahead of Christian’s and Chloe’s arrival in Richmond to kick off the Competition when it returns in 2021.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s competition, hosted in Richmond, Virginia, will be entirely virtual.
Young violinists selected from around the world to participate will perform via video recital for the jury and for a global audience. The repertoire covers three centuries including works by Bach, Kreisler, Mozart, Paganini, Rode, Schubert and Telemann as well as each Senior competitor’s choice of a recently composed work for solo violin.
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