Finalists Named in 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition

June 20, 2024, 12:58 PM · On Wednesday three finalists were announced in the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition, which is taking place this week at The Colburn School in Los Angeles.

2024 Primrose International Viola Competition Finalists (L-R): Andy Park, Kinga Wojdalska and Emad Zolfaghari.

They are (click on their names for their bios):

Andy Park, 22, of United States (Yale University)
Kinga Wojdalska, 25, of Poland (Zurcher Hochschule der Kunste)
Emad Zolfaghari, 19, of Canada (Curtis Institute of Music)

The Chamber Music Final Round will take place at 11 a.m. PT on Friday at Colburn's Zipper Hall, with each violist playing Debussy's Trio for Flute, Viola and Pedal Harp.

BELOW: Watch the livestream of the Chamber Music Final Round. The order will be Andy Park, Kinga Wojdalska, then Emad Zolfaghari. All are performing with flutist Denis Bouriakov and harpist Cristina Montes Mateo.

The Finals Concerto Round will take place Saturday at Zipper Hall.

BELOW: Watch the livestream of the Finals Concerto Round. In order of appearance: Emad Zolfaghari performs Bartok's Viola Concerto; Andy Park performs the Walton Viola Concerto; and Kinga Wojdalska performs the Walton Viola Concerto.

During the Concerto Round, violists will perform with an orchestra led by Elias Peter Brown, a Salonen Fellow in the Negaunee Conducting Program at the Colburn Conservatory. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony following the concert.

Prizes include a $15,000 first prize; $10,000 second prize; $5,000 third prize. There is also a $1,000 Transcriptions Prize and a $1,000 Illumination Prize, for best performance of a work by an underrepresented composer demographic. The first-prize winner will perform at the 2026 American Viola Society Festival and receive an invitation to the semi-finals of the Concert Artists Guild Competition.

The jury for the 2024 competition includes Ayane Kozasa (Jury Chair), Atar Arad, Cathy Basrak, Ensik Choi, Steven Dann, and Geraldine Walther.

Also taking place through Saturday at Colburn is the American Viola Society's 2024 Viola Festival, with lectures, presentations, masterclasses, youth competitions, recital performances and exhibits. Click here for more information.

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