It is bitter sweet for us to announce that we've lost two competitors to the Queen Elisabeth Competition this year. We are delighted for Shannon Lee and Ji Won Song who will battle it out this week in Brussels, and wish them all the best. On the flip side, it means we will now welcome to New Zealand Choi Tung Yeung (at right) from Hong Kong, and Emmalena Huning from Australia. We can only imagine how they are feeling having been…
Violin-lovers can relive the magic between Competitions, because 2017 winner Ioana Cristina Goicea’s new album, Recital, was recently released on the Atoll label. The album includes repertoire by George Enescu, (a nod to Ioana’s Romanian heritage), and music by Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert completing the offering. The recording is based on the finale live performance of Ioana Cristina’s 2018 winner’s tour with Andrey Gugnin (winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition). Ioana described it as “one…
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…
Our Executive Director Anne Rodda and the brilliant former Winner Bella Hristova were on Radio NZ talking about the Competition ahead. We sincerely thank Bella for fitting us into her busy schedule while in NZ for her album release.
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.
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…
New Zealand’s most prestigious international music competition returns 31 May to 8 June 2019 The impressive list of competitors in New Zealand’s most prestigious international music competition, the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, has been announced for 2019. From 31 May to 8 June 2019, sixteen 18 to 28-year-old violinists from across the world will go head-to-head in Queenstown then Auckland, for a prize package valued at over $100,000. They are: Jacqueline Audas (USA), whose previous acknowledgements…
