

3 in C major | Prélude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande "As you can imagine, these are all important changes we felt necessary to support our young musicians."įRIDAY SEPTEM| 10:00 AM (ET) 2021 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION OPENING ROUND - SESSION NINE This year, we have also made the decision to cover the cost of all semi-finalists invited to Geneva in October," he has said. "We this year have also lowered the application fee, to take into consideration the financial difficulties of our young artists, and we have also provided financial and technical support for all first-round candidates with the recording of their videos. "We will be hosting a hybrid competition this year - virtual for the first round and live in-person, in Geneva, for the semi-final and finals rounds," Didier Schnorhk, Secretary-General of the Geneva International Music Competition, told The Violin Channel. Jaemin Han (15, South Korea) | Ivan Venturieri (Piano) | Constance Taillard (Harpsichord) Maria Zaytseva (20, Russia) | Maria Zaytseva (Piano) | Constance Taillard (Harpsichord)

Shostakovich | Sonata in D minor | 3rd & 4th Mvts.SATURDAY OCTO| 1:00 PM (ET) 2021 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION SEMI-FINAL ROUND - SESSION FOURīryan Cheng (24, Canada) | Silvie Cheng (Piano) | Constance Taillard (Harpsichord) Michiaki Ueno (25, Japan) | Julien Gernay(Piano) | Constance Taillard (Harpsichord) Piatigorsky | Variations on a Paganini theme.Min Ji Kim (26, South Korea) | Ivan Venturieri (Piano) | Constance Taillard (Harpsichord) SATURDAY OCTO| 10:00 AM (ET) 2021 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION SEMI-FINAL ROUND - SESSION THREEįor the Semi-Final Round, each candidate will perform a Baroque Sonata, contemporary work and a work of their choice.

Michiaki Ueno (25, Japan) | Georg Fritzsch & Orchestre de la Suisse Romandeīryan Cheng (24, Canada) | Georg Fritzsch & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Jaemin Han (15, South Korea) | Georg Fritzsch & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande THURSDAY OCTO| 1:00 PM (ET) 2021 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION FINAL ROUND
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Open to cellists aged 14 to 30, this year's first prize winner will receive CHF 20,000 plus an invitation to join the competition's two-year career development program - providing valuable career advice and coaching plus concert and recording opportunities.Īpproximately 10 laureates, from this year's competition, will also be invited to join a special workshop to discuss the important industry and career-starter topics with a panel of experts, including career strategies, how to get the appropriate attention of agents, presenters and producers, and the basic know-how of contracts, rights, and health.ģ6 candidates were originally selected to take part in the opening round of this year's competition, which was held online, with eight young musicians then invited to Geneva to compete in the Semi-Final and Final stages of the competition live in person.Īs the official media and broadcast partner, all rounds of this year's cello competition will be streamed right here on The Violin Channel and will be available for playback.
