We are really happy to hear that Somi Kim and Amalia Hall are throwing their artistry and commitment in with Ashley Brown for the new NZTrio. The Michael Hill places enormous trust and admiration in NZTrio - both past and present editions. Amalia was Michael Hill’s NZ Development Prizewinner in 2015 and Ashley has collaborated in all of our chamber music rounds since they first started.

Please join us in beautiful Nelson for the Adam Chamber Music Festival which kicks off this week. 2013 winner, Nikki Chooi, is one of the featured artists and he shares the stage with lots of other Michael Hill judges and collaborating artists: Anthony Marwood, Wilma Smith, Helene Pohl, Jian Liu, Gillian Ansell, to name a few. Nikki Chooi in Concert Specially curated for the Adam Festival, this all-solo programme spans the expressive breadth of the violin, from the…

1 of 10 recipients of the 2019 Lincoln Center Awards for Emerging Artists 28-year-old violin virtuoso, Angelo Xiang Yu has today been announced as 1 of 10 recipients of the 2019 Lincoln Center Awards for Emerging Artists – in New York City. The annual prizes honour outstanding artistry and serve to acknowledge the promising future of selected performers within the 11 resident organisations of the Lincoln Center. The 2019 recipients are: • Violinist Angelo Xiang Yu • Dancer…

Another Michael Hill laureate wins a top prize.  Canadian Timothy Chooi (our 2015 3rd prize winner and brother of Nikki, our 2013 1st prize winner) has just won top honours at the Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Ida Kavafian, and current post graduate student of Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School, Timothy is a former major prize winner at the Schadt and Michael Hill International Violin Competitions…

Our heartfelt congratulations to Richard Lin - our 2011 2nd prize winner. This is a major achievement and we couldn't be happier. Also big hip hip hoorahs to Luke Hsu (our 2017 2nd prizewinner) for placing 3rd and Ioana Cristina Goicea (our 2017 winner) for her 5th prize at the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis – in Indianapolis, United States. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the The Juilliard School, where he studied…

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