USA
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date of birth: 27th of February 1997
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studies with Robert Lipsett at the Colburn School of Music
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Recently appointed as the concertmaster of the American Youth Symphony
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has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and the Montgomery Symphony
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attended masterclasses by Glenn Dicterow, Rachel Barton Pine, James Ehnes, Ida Kavafian, Ani Kavafian, Ilya Kaler, Milan Vietk, Ivry Gitlis, David Finckel, Robert McDuffie
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plays on an 1843 Giovanni Francesco Pressenda violin on generous loan from The Mandell Collection of Southern California
Prizes: “Thomas and Evon Cooper” International Violin Competition, the “Blount-Slawson” National Concerto Competition, the “Johanson” International Young Artist Competition
Program:
First Round
Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor
Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major K. 219
Paganini Caprice no. 1
Second Round
Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor op. 70 D 895
Enescu “Ménétrier” from “Impressions d’enfance” Suite op. 28
Tchaikovsky Waltz-Scherzo op. 34
Semifinal
Fauré Sonata no. 1 in A major op. 13
Enescu Sonata no. 3 in A minor op. 25, “dans le caractère populaire roumain”
Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme op. 15
Final
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47