9.30 – 10.00am: INSIDERS' GUIDE Andrew Beer Two is Better than One – Andrew delves into the rich sonata repertoire for violin and piano. What makes a good pairing and how will you know? 10:00 – 10.45am Victoria Wong (Australia) 10:45 - 11:30am Choi Tung (Cherry) Yeung (Hong Kong) BREAK 11.45am – 12.30pm Angela Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong) 12.30 – 1.15pm Sophie Wang (Taiwan) LUNCH BREAK 2.30 – 3.15pm Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis (Latvia) 3.15 – 4.00pm …
This year is our tenth competition. So, for fun, we've hunted down some interesting facts you might not already know about our 2019 competitors. Our youngest competitor is Emmalena Huning at 18 years old. She hasn’t started university yet, but has a spot waiting for her at the Royal Academy of Music in London Competitor Matthias Ward will be performing his Ad Libitum (work of choice) with Queenstown local Mark Wilson accompanying him. Mark Wilson is an accordionist…
IN THE CONCERT HALL AND ON THE LIVE STREAM ON SUNDAY 2 JUNE (Note: these are all NZ Standard Time) 9.30 – 10.00am INSIDERS' GUIDE Lyell Cresswell: Commissioning Chatoyance – Our 2019 commissioned composer talks about his compositional process with our Artistic Adviser, Dene Olding, who has been an integral part of the Competitions’ new works throughout the years. 10:00 – 10.45am Rimma Benyumova (Russia) 10:45 - 11:30am Emmalena Huning (Australia) BREAK 11.45am – 12.30pm Do…
TODAY, IN THE CONCERT HALL AND ON THE LIVE STREAM: (Note: these are all NZ Standard Time) 9.30 – 10.00am: INSIDER’S GUIDE Q&A Martin Riseley Paganini: What was he thinking! – Martin uncovers the organized mayhem of the Caprices with a sampling of some of the devilish difficulties 10:00 – 10:40am Victoria Wong (Australia) 10:40 - 11:20am Choi Tung (Cherry) Yeung (Hong Kong) BREAK 11.35am – 12.15pm Angela Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong) 12.15 – 12.55pm Sophie…
TODAY, IN THE CONCERT HALL AND ON THE LIVE STREAM: (Note: these are all NZ Standard Time) 2.30 – 3.00pm INSIDERS' GUIDE Q&A (Martin Riseley, "Fiendish Fugues") 3:00 – 3.40pm Rimma Benyumova (Russia) 3:40 - 4:20pm Emmalena Huning (Australia) BREAK 4.35 – 5.15pm Do Gyung (Anna) Im (South Korea) 5.15 – 5.55pm Harry Ward (Australia) DINNER BREAK 7.00 – 7.40pm Tianyu Liu (China) 7.40 – 8.20pm MairéadHickey - Violinist (Ireland) BREAK 8:40 - 9:20pm Jacqueline Audas (USA) 9.20 – 10.00pm…
2019 Emerging Artist Prize Put your hands together for young Auckland violinist Diane Huh, just announced as the winner of the MHIVC 2019 Emerging Artist Prize! Diane is a student of Stephen Larsen at the University of Auckland, where she recently won the 2019 Concerto Competition. As part of her prize, the 22-year-old violinist will receive the two-year loan of the Riccardo Bergonzi violin, return airfare to attend the 2020 Rome Chamber Music Festival, and a raft of professional…
Rare Violins in Consortium – announcing a new prize in the 2019 competition One of the challenges facing many young violinists today is gaining access to a suitable instrument, most of which are so expensive they are owned by investors rather than artists. That’s where Rare Violins of New York In Consortium comes in. The Consortium works to link benefactors and their instruments with deserving musicians, and with their support, the Michael Hill International Violin Competition has created…
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.
