2021 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION CANCELLED
Media release Monday 10 August, 2020 2021 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION CANCELLED New Zealand’s most prestigious international music competition taking a break in 2021. New Queenstown Music Festival to take its spot. The Board of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition (MHIVC) has made the unsurprising yet still difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Competition, which was to have marked the prestigious event’s 20th year. In its place, over Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2021 – when…
Covid-19 Response
Our thoughts go out to everyone who is being affected by the Covid-19 but in particular all the violinists who have competed, collaborated and judged over the last twenty years of The Michael Hill International Violin Competition. We acknowledge the huge impact the virus is having on their ability to perform and earn their livings. The “Michael Hill” takes the health and safety of its artists, staff, supporters and audience members very seriously. We are following the advice…
Winner announced
South Korean violinist Anna Im has won the 2019 Competition, announced at Auckland Town Hall tonight. In tonight’s Grand Finale, the three finalists – Anna, Eric Tsai from the USA and Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis of Latvia – each performed a concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. As the winner of the tenth biennial Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Anna receives: NZ$40,000 in cash A recording contract with the Atoll label An intensive tour across New…
Finalists announced
Following two electric evenings of Semi-finals at Auckland’s Town Hall, and four days of Quarter-finals in Queenstown before that, the three Finalists moving on to the ultimate round of the 2019 Competition were announced tonight. From 16 Quarter-finalists, to six Semi-finalists, the three violinists moving on to the Grand Finale are (in their performance order and with their selected concerto): Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis (Latvia) - Shostakovich: Concerto in A minor Op 99 Do Gyung (Anna) Im (South Korea) - Sibelius: Concerto in D…
Semi-finalists announced
L-R: Victoria Wong, Eric Tsai, Angela Sin Ying Chan, Sir Michael Hill, Christine, Lady Hill, Anna Im, Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis, Hannah Cho After an intensive four days of competition in Rounds 1 and 2, our International Jury have agreed and announced the six Semi-finalists who will progress to the next round of the Competition. They are, in their performance order: Wednesday: Do Gyung (Anna) Im (South Korea) - Quintet in G minor K516 Victoria Wong (Australia) - Quintet in C major K515 Hannah Cho…