3 repliesKorean composer CHO Eun-Hwa has won the Grand Prize of The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium for Composition 2008 - SABAM prize. Her work for violin and orchestra, Agens, will be performed at the Centre for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) by the 12 finalists in the Violin Competition during the week of 25 to 30 May 2009.
December 2008, this composition has been selected from the 158 scores that were entered in the Composition Competition by an international jury, chaired by Arie Van Lysebeth. The jury consisted of Julian Anderson, Toshio Hosokawa, Michael Jarrell, Hanspeter Kyburz, Claude Ledoux, Tristan Murail and Frederik van Rossum.
The 3 finalists are Qian Shen-Ying [China], Valerio Sannicandro [Italy] en Ludovic Thirvaudey [France].
May 2009
The laureates of the Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium - VIOLIN 2009
May 30, 2009 18:11
Dear all,
Below the names of the 12 laureates of the QEIMC - VIOLIN 2009:
Ray CHEN
AUSTRALIA
FIRST PRIZE | INTERNATIONAL QUEEN ELISABETH GRAND PRIZE
QUEEN FABIOLA PRIZE
Lorenzo GATTO
BELGIUM
SECOND PRIZE
BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIZE
Ilian GÂRNET
MOLDAVIA
THIRD PRIZE
COUNT DE LAUNOIT PRIZE
KIM Suyoen
KOREA
FOURTH PRIZE
PRIZE OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE BELGIAN COMMUNITIES, THIS YEAR AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GERMAN-SPEAKING COMMUNITY
Nikita BORISOGLEBSKY
RUSSIA
FIFTH PRIZE
BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION PRIZE
YOON Soyoung
KOREA
SIXTH PRIZE
CITY OF BRUSSELS PRIZE
Noah BENDIX-BALGLEY
USA
LAUREATE
CHEN Jiafeng
CHINA
LAUREATE
CHOI Ye-Eun
KOREA
LAUREATE
Mayu KISHIMA
JAPAN
LAUREATE
PARK Ji-yoon
KOREA
LAUREATE
Vineta SAREIKA
LATVIA
LAUREATE
Congratulations to all!!!!!
Interview with Queen Elisabeth finalist Noah Bendix-Balgley
May 29, 2009 11:27
Where are you originally from?
I was born in Asheville, North Carolina and grew up there.
How old were you when you started playing the violin? What made you start, and what made you keep with it?
I started violin when I was four and a half years old. My parents asked me if I wanted to learn the violin, because I liked a children's book about the orchestra (it was called 'The Philharmonic gets dressed'!). I knew quite early on that I wanted to continue playing violin, and I never had any pressure from my parents to play or to practice.
Who is your current violin teacher? Are you currently in school, and if so, where? Who have been your most influential teachers, and in what way?
I study currently in Munich, Germany at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater. In Munich I have worked with Christoph Poppen, and with Ana Chumachenco as well. I studied for many years in Bloomington, Indiana with Mauricio Fuks. Professor Fuks was a very important influence on me. I started lessons with him at the age of thirteen. He had me go back to the very basics of technique at the beginning, and really gave me a secure technical foundation. Mr. Fuks is a brilliant pedagogue- he really considers the personality of each student and adapts his teaching to best suit their individual needs. For me, we worked a lot on opening up physically and emotionally for the music.
Is this your first competition?
No- I have participated in many competitions in the US and in Europe. The Queen Elisabeth competition is such a big challenge, and you need experience with competitions before entering it.
Have you played/placed in or won any other competitions?
I won the first prize at the Andrea Postacchini Competition in Fermo, Italy (2007) and 3rd prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris (2008).
What made you decide to enter the Queen Elisabeth Competition?
It is the biggest and most prestigious violin competition in the world, and I wanted to try it once.
What was unique about this competition?
There a few aspects that make the Queen Elisabeth unique. First, its length. In all, the competition lasts over a month, so it is a real test for endurance. And then there is the week in isolation for the finalists in the Chapelle Musicale. A week before the final performance, each contestant enters the Chapelle and receives the score of a new, previously unpublished violin concerto. We have to prepare this on our own, without help from teachers. And there is no contact with the outside world during this week: no cell phones, no internet, no Facebook! But for me, it was really a great experience, and I got to know the other finalists well. The atmosphere was collegial and supportive among the candidates.
How did you prepare for this competition? Is it any different from preparing for a regular performance? Did you do anything special to prepare?
To prepare for a major competition, you have to make a plan on how to tackle to repertoire required. For the Queen Elisabeth, there were so many pieces required (I think 13 altogether), so I tried to balance my daily practice between working on pieces that were new for me (such as the Bartok 1st concerto and the Ledoux) with pieces that I have already performed. Preparing for a competition is of course a little different than for a normal performance. I focus in my practice a lot on playing very accurately and making sure that I express my musical ideas clearly. However, in the end, I think of each competition round as a performance. I think this is very important.
What part of your preparation helped you the most in the end?
It helped me that I had played and performed a large part of the repertoire before, so I felt comfortable with the pieces.
What were you thinking when you were in solitary confinement? How did you keep your focus?
During the week in the Chapelle, I practiced a lot, but also tried to take breaks and relax in between, often with the other finalists. We played a lot of table tennis and billiards and went running to get our minds off the competition. And I tried to rest well- to get enough sleep and to keep myself fit.
What was the most challenging thing about the new piece? Technique? Musicality?
The imposed piece for the final (Agens) was very challenging technically. I spent most of my time just learning the notes and trying to understand the piece. Luckily I had a little time left at the end of the week to think more musically about the piece and come up with my own interpretation.
What will you tell your grandchildren about this competition, what is your favorite memory? What was your favorite and most memorable part of the competition?
The performance I enjoyed most was the Mozart concerto in the semifinal. I felt there was a good rapport with the conductor and the orchestra, and I really enjoyed myself. And of course playing the finals with the National Orchestra of Belgium in the Palais des Beaux Arts was unforgettable.
Now that the competition is over: if you could play any piece you wanted to, at this point, just for fun and the love of the violin, what would you play? Why?
I always have a number of pieces I am itching to play. I want to learn the Bartok 2nd concerto this summer, and also the Prokofiev violin sonatas.
What are your ambitions for the future? Has being in this competitio, influenced the way you are thinking about what you want to do in the future?
My ambitions for the future remain the same. I want to perform as a soloist and a chamber musician, and I hope this competition will offer me new opportunities to do so.
FINAL week of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition VIOLIN 2009
May 24, 2009 23:31
VIOLIN 2009 – FINALE | FINAL
With the National Orchestra of Belgium, cond. Gilbert Varga
For all information about BROADCASTING, please visit:
Lundi | Maandag | Monday 25/05 [20:00]
Vineta SAREIKA
LETTONIE | LETLAND,
° 1 / 0 3 / 1 9 8 6, JURMALA
Leos JANÁCEK: Sonate pour violon et piano | Sonate voor viool en piano
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Edward ELGAR: Concerto en si mineur op. 61 | Concerto in b op. 61
Pause | pauze
CHOI Ye-Eun
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 3 / 0 2 / 1 9 8 8, SEOUL
Gabriel FAURÉ : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 1 en la majeur op. 13 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 1 in A op. 13
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto n. 1 en la mineur op. 77 (99) | Concerto n. 1 in a op. 77 (99)
Mardi | Dinsdag | Tuesday 26/05 [20:00]
Lorenzo GATTO
BELGIQUE | BELGIË,
° 2 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 6, UCCL E | UK K E L (BRUX E L L E S | BRUSSEL)
George ENESCU: Sonate n. 3 en la mineur op. 25 | Sonate n. 3 in a op. 25
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Nicolò PAGANINI: Concerto n. 1 en ré majeur op. 6 | Concerto n. 1 in D op. 6
Pause | pauze
Noah BENDIX-BALGLEY
ÉTATS-UNIS | VERENIGDE STATEN,
° 1 5 / 0 7 / 1 9 8 4, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Claude DEBUSSY: Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur | Sonate voor viool en piano in g
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Mercredi | Woensdag | Wednesday 27/05 [20:00]
CHEN Jiafeng
CHINE | CHINA,
° 1 3 / 0 4 / 1 9 8 7, SHANGHAI
Maurice RAVEL : Sonate pour violon et piano en sol majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in G
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pause
Ilian GÂRNET
MOLDAVIE | MOLDAVIË,
° 2 3 / 1 1 / 1 9 8 3, ST- PETERSBURG – R U S S I A
Johannes BRAHMS : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 3 en ré mineur op. 108 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 3 in d op. 108
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH : Concerto n. 1 en la mineur op. 77 (99) | Concerto n. 1 in a op. 77 (99)
Jeudi | Donderdag | Thursday 28/05 [20:00]
PARK Ji-Yoon
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 6 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 5, SEOUL
Maurice RAVEL : Sonate pour violon et piano en sol majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in G
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pause
Mayu KISHIMA
JAPON | JAPAN,
° 1 3 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 6, KOBE
Sergey PROKOFIEV : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 1 en fa mineur op. 80 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 1 in f op. 80
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Vendredi | Vrijdag | Friday 29/05 [20:00]
KIM Suyoen
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 2 / 1 1 / 1 9 8 7, MÜNSTER – GERMANY
Claude DEBUSSY: Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur | Sonate voor viool en piano in g
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Concerto en ré majeur op. 61 | Concerto in D op. 61
Pause | pause
YOON Soyoung
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 2 8 / 1 0 / 1 9 8 4, SEOUL
César FRANCK : Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in A
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Samedi | Zaterdag | Saturday 30/05 [20:00]
Nikita BORISOGLEBSKY
RUSSIE | RUSLAND,
° 3 0 / 0 8 / 1 9 8 5, VOLGODONSK, ROSTOV REGION
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Sonate n. 10 en sol majeur op. 96 | Sonate n. 10 in G op. 96
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pauze
Ray CHEN
AUSTRALIE | AUSTRALIË,
° 6 / 0 3 / 1 9 8 9, TAI P E I – CHINA (TAIWAN)
César FRANCK : Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in A
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Classement des lauréats en fin de soirée |
Bekendmaking van de laureaten in rangorde |
Evening concludes with ranking of laureates
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(*) CHO Eun-Hwa: work for Violin and Orchestra (Grand Prize Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition for Composition 2008 - Sabam Prize)
Composition 2008 – laureate CHO Eun-Hwa
Schedule + PROGRAM of the Final VIOLIN 2009 - Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition BELGIUM
May 17, 2009 05:54
VIOLIN 2009 – FINALE | FINAL
With the National Orchestra of Belgium, cond. Gilbert Varga
For all information about BROADCASTING, please visit:
Lundi | Maandag | Monday 25/05 [20:00]
Vineta SAREIKA
LETTONIE | LETLAND,
° 1 / 0 3 / 1 9 8 6, JURMALA
Leos JANÁCEK: Sonate pour violon et piano | Sonate voor viool en piano
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Edward ELGAR: Concerto en si mineur op. 61 | Concerto in b op. 61
Pause | pauze
CHOI Ye-Eun
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 3 / 0 2 / 1 9 8 8, SEOUL
Gabriel FAURÉ : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 1 en la majeur op. 13 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 1 in A op. 13
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto n. 1 en la mineur op. 77 (99) | Concerto n. 1 in a op. 77 (99)
Mardi | Dinsdag | Tuesday 26/05 [20:00]
Lorenzo GATTO
BELGIQUE | BELGIË,
° 2 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 6, UCCL E | UK K E L (BRUX E L L E S | BRUSSEL)
George ENESCU: Sonate n. 3 en la mineur op. 25 | Sonate n. 3 in a op. 25
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Nicolò PAGANINI: Concerto n. 1 en ré majeur op. 6 | Concerto n. 1 in D op. 6
Pause | pauze
Noah BENDIX-BALGLEY
ÉTATS-UNIS | VERENIGDE STATEN,
° 1 5 / 0 7 / 1 9 8 4, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Claude DEBUSSY: Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur | Sonate voor viool en piano in g
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Mercredi | Woensdag | Wednesday 27/05 [20:00]
CHEN Jiafeng
CHINE | CHINA,
° 1 3 / 0 4 / 1 9 8 7, SHANGHAI
Maurice RAVEL : Sonate pour violon et piano en sol majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in G
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pause
Ilian GÂRNET
MOLDAVIE | MOLDAVIË,
° 2 3 / 1 1 / 1 9 8 3, ST- PETERSBURG – R U S S I A
Johannes BRAHMS : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 3 en ré mineur op. 108 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 3 in d op. 108
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH : Concerto n. 1 en la mineur op. 77 (99) | Concerto n. 1 in a op. 77 (99)
Jeudi | Donderdag | Thursday 28/05 [20:00]
PARK Ji-Yoon
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 6 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 5, SEOUL
Maurice RAVEL : Sonate pour violon et piano en sol majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in G
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pause
Mayu KISHIMA
JAPON | JAPAN,
° 1 3 / 1 2 / 1 9 8 6, KOBE
Sergey PROKOFIEV : Sonate pour violon et piano n. 1 en fa mineur op. 80 |
Sonate voor viool en piano n. 1 in f op. 80
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Vendredi | Vrijdag | Friday 29/05 [20:00]
KIM Suyoen
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 1 2 / 1 1 / 1 9 8 7, MÜNSTER – GERMANY
Claude DEBUSSY: Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur | Sonate voor viool en piano in g
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Concerto en ré majeur op. 61 | Concerto in D op. 61
Pause | pause
YOON Soyoung
CORÉE | KOREA,
° 2 8 / 1 0 / 1 9 8 4, SEOUL
César FRANCK : Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in A
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Johannes BRAHMS: Concerto en ré majeur op. 77 | Concerto in D op. 77
Samedi | Zaterdag | Saturday 30/05 [20:00]
Nikita BORISOGLEBSKY
RUSSIE | RUSLAND,
° 3 0 / 0 8 / 1 9 8 5, VOLGODONSK, ROSTOV REGION
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Sonate n. 10 en sol majeur op. 96 | Sonate n. 10 in G op. 96
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Pause | pauze
Ray CHEN
AUSTRALIE | AUSTRALIË,
° 6 / 0 3 / 1 9 8 9, TAI P E I – CHINA (TAIWAN)
César FRANCK : Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur | Sonate voor viool en piano in A
OEuvre inédite | Onuitgegeven werk | UNPUBLISHED WORK (*)
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto en ré majeur op. 35 | Concerto in D op. 35
Classement des lauréats en fin de soirée |
Bekendmaking van de laureaten in rangorde |
Evening concludes with ranking of laureates
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=50836604449&ref=ts
(*) CHO Eun-Hwa: work for Violin and Orchestra (Grand Prize Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition for Composition 2008 - Sabam Prize)
Composition 2008 – laureate CHO Eun-Hwa
Korean composer CHO Eun-Hwa has won the Grand Prize of The Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium for Composition 2008 - SABAM prize. Her work for violin and orchestra, Agens, will be performed at the Centre for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) by the 12 finalists in the Violin Competition during the week of 25 to 30 May 2009.
December 2008, this composition has been selected from the 158 scores that were entered in the Composition Competition by an international jury, chaired by Arie Van Lysebeth. The jury consisted of Julian Anderson, Toshio Hosokawa, Michael Jarrell, Hanspeter Kyburz, Claude Ledoux, Tristan Murail and Frederik van Rossum.
The 3 finalists are Qian Shen-Ying [China], Valerio Sannicandro [Italy] en Ludovic Thirvaudey [France].
December 2008, this composition has been selected from the 158 scores that were entered in the Composition Competition by an international jury, chaired by Arie Van Lysebeth. The jury consisted of Julian Anderson, Toshio Hosokawa, Michael Jarrell, Hanspeter Kyburz, Claude Ledoux, Tristan Murail and Frederik van Rossum.
The 3 finalists are Qian Shen-Ying [China], Valerio Sannicandro [Italy] en Ludovic Thirvaudey [France].
Schedule of the Final VIOLIN 2009 - Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition BELGIUM
May 17, 2009 02:55
VIOLIN 2009 – FINALE | FINAL
with the National Orchestra of Belgium, cond. Gilbert Varga
Lundi | Maandag | Monday 25/05 [20:00]
Vineta SAREIKA
pause | pauze
CHOI Ye-Eun
Mardi | Dinsdag | Tuesday 26/05 [20:00]
Lorenzo GATTO
pause | pauze
Noah BENDIX-BALGLEY
Mercredi | Woensdag | Wednesday 27/05 [20:00]
CHEN Jiafeng
pause | pause
Ilian GÂRNET
Jeudi | Donderdag | Thursday 28/05 [20:00]
PARK Ji-Yoon
pause | pause
Mayu KISHIMA
Vendredi | Vrijdag | Friday 29/05 [20:00]
KIM Suyoen
pause | pause
YOON Soyoung
Samedi | Zaterdag | Saturday 30/05 [20:00]
Nikita BORISOGLEBSKY
pause | pauze
Ray CHEN
Classement des lauréats en fin de soirée |
Bekendmaking van de laureaten in rangorde |
Evening concludes with ranking of laureates
The 12 finalists of the Competition Queen Elisabeth VIOLIN 2009 - Belgium
May 16, 2009 17:00
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BENDIX-BALGLEY Noah |
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BORISOGLEBSKY Nikita |
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Jiafeng CHEN |
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CHEN Ray |
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Ye-Eun CHOI |
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GÂRNET Ilian |
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GATTO Lorenzo |
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Suyoen KIM |
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KISHIMA Mayu |
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Ji-yoon PARK |
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SAREIKA Vineta |
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Soyoung YOON |
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