Four Finalists Announced in 2020 Elmar Oliveira Competition

January 22, 2020, 1:52 PM · Congratulations to the four finalists announced Wednesday in the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL.

They are:

Jung Min Choi, 25, of Korea
Igor Khukhua, 27, of Russia
Julian Rhee, 19, of the United States
Vikram Francesco Sedona, 19, of Italy

The EOIVC 2020 Final Round will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. EST and will be live-streamed on the EOIVC Facebook Page and its YouTube Channel. (Click on either).

On Sunday, finalists will perform with the Lynn Philharmonia, conducted by Jon Robertson, and the winners will be announced following the performance. Awards include a First Prize of $30,000; Second Prize of $15,000; Third Prize of $10,000; and Honorable Mention of $5,000. A special Community Engagement award of $2,500 will also be given to the Finalist who scored the highest in the Community Engagement Round.

Jurors for the 2020 EOIVC include chairman David Cerone, Andrés Cárdenes, Ilya Kaler, Sung-Ju Lee, Silvia Marcovici, Gerardo Ribeiro, Barry Shiffman and Kathleen Winkler. (Jury member Mihaela Martin was forced to withdraw at the last minute for health reasons and was not replaced.)

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