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Press and Competitor Quotes - Menuhin Competition Oslo 2010

I sat back and could only gasp with amazement at some of the performances I heard in Oslo. [...] The technical capability of the contestants was phenomenal, far higher that you’d find in, say, the BBC Young Musician of the Year.

Michael White, Telegraph, 27 April 2010

In a radio interview I was grilled about whether competitions can ever be good for children. I found myself answering with an enthusiastic 'yes', probably far more eagerly than I would have a few years ago. [...] What struck me in the junior round was how much the children seemed to be enjoying the experience and performance.

Ariane Todes. The Strad, June 2010

The Menuhin Competition is an arena for some of the most prodigious violin talent in the world. [...] It is fitting that the competition dubbed "the Olympics of the violin" will move to the previous Olympic host country.

Claire Jackson, Muso, June-July 2010

For me the Menuhin Competition in Oslo has been a cathartic experience...  I am not referring to the volcanic explosion, but to the fireworks of music, of ideas and to the roller coaster of emotions that my friends and I have experienced during these 10 extraordinary days! I came with the hope of winning a prize and I went back with a lot more: an understanding of music at a different level, enhanced by the Jury’s Masterclasses, and friends from all over the world, with whom to exchange ideas and experiences.

Laure Chan, Junior Competitor 2010

The Menuhin Competition was such a great experience. I was thrilled to be there. I liked the atmosphere of the competition a lot, because there was no sign of competition between the competitors. I made a lot of friends. I liked everything in the competition. The whole thing was the greatest experience I ever had in my life.

Kerson Leong, Junior Competitor and Junior 1st Prize winner 2010

The competition was such a great first experience, and everybody was so warm and welcoming in the Menuhin Team! Also, I had a lot of fun and had great chemistry with my pianist, trio members, orchestra and conductor. Meeting and watching performances of so many peers who are all amazing, and meeting them all in one place was quite overwhelming but interesting and so much fun!

Anna Lee, Junior Competitor and Junior 3rd Prize and Audience Prize winner 2010

Press Coverage of the Menuhin Competition 2008

The Menuhin Competition 2008 had extensive coverage in national, regional and international media. See and read some selected articles underneath.

Note that the individual articles are quite sizeable documents and take a while to open when you click on them.

"What Menuhin did like was encouraging young musicians, so he conceived his event with two special features: first that it would be more a festival than a contest, and second that it would be for young players."
Read full article about Yehudi's Children - Preview Article in Classical Music Magazine 15 March 2008

Vengerov gives masterclass and concert at Yehudi Menuhin Competition
Read full article in Classic FM Magazine March 2008

Adopt a violinist for Menuhin Contest - school children will have an opportunity to learn more about classical music and art and the healthy musician, both passions of Yehudi Menuhin.
Read full article in the Western Mail 5 March 2008

"Oz has nothing like this" - fans travel 22,000 miles to attend Menuhin Competition in Cardiff.
Read full article in the Wales Echo 18 April 2008

Fighting off the competition - How a virtuoso contest benefits local schoolchildren.
Read full article in Link Magazine Spring 2008

Rugby World Cup - But for violin. The Menuhin Competition is in Wales for the first time as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. But music fans from all over the world have been able to watch it this year as the competition is being broadcast live on the internet for the first time.
Read full article in the Western Mail 18 April 2008

Raw emotion on display from contestants, jury and audience members alike at this year's Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition.
Read full 3 page article in The Strad Magazine July 2008  page 2  page 3