Elias David MONCADO

GERMANY

• date of birth: 4^th of November 2000

• is a junior student at Interlaken Classics Akademie in Switzerland since 2016, studying with Professor Zakhar Bron. He is currently student of Professor Pierre Amoyal at Mozarteum Salzburg.

• made his debut at the age of 12 as a soloist with the German Chamber Orchestra Berlin; since then he played with international orchestras such as Philharmonic Orchestra Freiburg, Smetana Philharmonic Orchestra Prague, Polish Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, Bavarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc.

• currently plays a violin by Antonio Stradivari dated in Cremona from 17th century, loaned by a German foundation

Prizes: “Hindemith” Competition Berlin (2^nd Prize), “Lions” Competition Germany (1^st Prize), “Andrea Postacchini” Competition Fermo/Italy (2^nd Prize, Special Prize for best performance of a piece from 19th-21st century, Special Prize for the best German participant of the entire competition)

Program:

First Round

Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor

Mozart Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major K. 216

Paganini Caprice no. 2

Second Round

Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor op. 70 D 895

Enescu “Ménétrier” from “Impressions d’enfance” Suite op. 28

Lutosławski Subito for Violin and Piano

Semifinal

Debussy Sonata in G minor L148

Enescu Sonata no. 2 in F minor op. 6

Saint-Saëns Caprice d’apres l’Etude en forme de valse op. 52

Final

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major op. 35