The prizewinners of the Menuhin Competition Geneva 2018 have been announced!
The prizewinners of the Junior and Senior divisions of the Menuhin Competition Geneva 2018 have been announced! You can find out all about the prizewinners here and you can re-live the fantastic performances given by our competitors on our YouTube channel here.
The full list of prizewinners is as follows:
Junior prizewinners
Chloe Chua (Singapore, 11)
1st Prize (joint) CHF 10,000
Sponsored by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins plus a 1-year loan of a fine old Italian violin from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Christian Li (Australia, 10)
1st Prize (joint) CHF 10,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor plus a 1-year loan of a fine old Italian violin from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
Composer Award CHF 1,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Audience Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by Mirabaud & Cie SA
Ruibing Liu (China, 13)
3rd Prize CHF 5,000
Sponsored by The Henri Moerel Foundation
Bach Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by Dr Peter Outen
The Jane Ng Award for an exceptional young artist with a distinctive voice
A 2-year loan of a G.B. Guadagnini from the private collection of Jane Ng
Clara Shen (Germany, 12)
4th Prize CHF 3,000
Sponsored by The Celia Blakey Charitable Trust
The EMCY Prize for Exceptional Performance
Awarded by the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
Hina Khuong-Huu (USA/France/Japan, 13)
5th Prize CHF 2,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Guido Sant’Anna (Brazil, 12)
6th Prize CHF 1,500
Sponsored by The Celia Blakey Charitable Trust
Chamber Music Award CHF 1,000
Sponsored by the Gstaad New Year Music Festival
Arte concert Online Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Senior prizewinners
Diana Adamyan (Armenia, 18)
1st Prize CHF 15,000
Sponsored by Christophe Landon Rare Violins, Inc. plus a 1-year loan of a fine old Italian violin
Audience Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by Mirabaud & Cie SA
Nathan Mierdl (France/Germany, 20)
2nd Prize CHF 10,000
Sponsored by The Alexis Gregory Foundation
Composer Award CHF 1,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Arte concert Online Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
The Jonathan Moulds Award for Outstanding Potential
In conjunction with Beare’s International Violin Society, a 2-year loan of a golden period Stradivarius violin from the private collection of Jonathan Moulds CBE
HyunJae Lim (South Korea, 20)
3rd Prize CHF 7,000
Sponsored by The Henri Moerel Foundation
Tianyou Ma (China, 17)
4th Prize CHF 4,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Bach Prize CHF 1,000
Sponsored by Dr Peter Outen
Otto Antikainen (Finland, 18)
Chamber Music Award CHF 1,000
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Thank you to all who sponsored all of the Junior and Senior prizes!