Open to international violinists born between October 10, 1989, and September 26, 2005, this year’s first prize winner will receive the €30,000 „Joseph Joachim“ Award and the three-year use of a 1765 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini fine violin — on a generous loan from the Fritz Behrens Foundation.
In addition, each of the 2021 four finalists, including the first prize winner, will receive €10,000 and will have earned the right to bear the title „Laureate of the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover.“
“This year we are seeking inquisitive minds who demonstrate an impeccable command of their instrument while remaining humble servants of the great composers and their scores,” new 2021 Co-Artistic Director Antje Weithaas recently told VC.
“Our jury want to discover young artists who bravely strive for individuality, who are making bold musical statements with their instruments and whose voices inspire deep emotions and show an exceptional degree of versatility,” she said.
This year’s 2021 international jury will be made up of Carolin Widman (Chairperson), Eleonore Büning, Ana Chumachenco, Suyoen Kim, Robert Levin, Andrew Manze, Christine Schäfer, Ulf Wallin, and Donald Weilerstein.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FOUR SESSION TWO
Elias David Moncado (20, Germany)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Lutoslawski | Subito for violin and piano
Lorenz Karls (20, Sweden/Austria)
- Franz Schubert | Rondo in B minor
- Alberto Ginastera | Pampeana No. 1
Jaeook Lee (29, South Korea/United States)
- Schubert | Rondo in B minor
- Schönberg | Fantasy for Violin and Piano
Alexander Won-Ho Kim (28, South Korea)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Wieniawski | Fantasia on Themes from Faust
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | 1:00 PM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FOUR SESSION TWO
Clarissa Bevilaqua (19, Italy/United States)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Saint-Saëns | Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor
Jane Cho (24, South Korea)
- Schubert | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
- Chausson | Poème
Charlotte Marckx (19, United States)
- Schubert | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
- Waxman | Carmen-Fantasy
FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 4:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FIVE SESSION ONE
Yuki Hirano (17, Japan)
- Schubert | Rondo in B minor
- Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe | Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse
Elli Choi (19, United States)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Wieniawski: Fantasia on Themes from Faust
Javier Comensaña (22, Spain)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
- Ernst/Schubert | Der Erlkönig
FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 11:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FIVE SESSION ONE
Yukari Ohno (26, Japan)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor
- Tchaikovsky (Arr.Bezekirsky) | Valse-Scherzo
Agnes Langer (28, Hungary)
- Schubert | Rondo in B minor
- Szymanowski | Nocturne und Tarantella
Maria Ioudenitch (25, United States)
- Schubert | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
- Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe | Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse
FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 1:00 PM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FIVE SESSION ONE
Julian Walder (20, Austria)
- Schubert | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
- Waxman | Carmen-Fantasy
Alexandra Weissbecker (19, Germany/Russia)
- Beethoven | Sonata for violin and piano in A minor
- Tchaikovsky (Arr. Bezekirsky) | Valse-Scherzo, op. 34
Zhixin Zhang (20, China)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Ernst | The Last Rose of Summer
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Minami Yoshida (22, Japan)
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
- Tchaikovsky (Arr. Bezekirsky) | Valse-Scherzo
Sara Domjanic (23, Liechtenstein)
- Schubert | Rondo in B minor
- Olivier Messiaen | Thème et variations
Fanny Fheodoroff (24, Austria)
- Johann Paul von Westhoff | Suite for solo violin No. 6 in D major
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2, 2021 | 4:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY SIX SESSION ONE
Mathilde Milwidsky (26, United Kingdom)
- Beethoven | Sonata for violin and piano in A minor
- Wieniawski | Fantasia on Themes from Faust
Yurina Arai (26, Japan)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major No. 1
- Ysaÿe | Poème élégiaque in D minor
Anna Lee (25, United States/South Korea)
- Schubert | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
- Ginastera | Pampeana No. 1
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Hawijch Elders (22, Netherlands)
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
- Camille/Ysaÿe | Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse
Enrique Rodrigues (19, Canada)
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major No. 3
- Bloch | Nigun
Chiara Sannicandro (23, Germany)
- Beethoven | Sonata for violin and piano in A major No. 1
- Wieniawski | Fantasia on Themes from Faust
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | 4:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY FOUR SESSION ONE
Daniel Dastoor (25, Canada)
- Ravel | Tzigane
- Beethoven | Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Adam Koch Christensen (21, Denmark)
- Franz Schubert | Rondo in B minor, D 895
- Szymanowski | Nocturne und Tarantella, op. 28
Namhyun Kim (26, South Korea)
- Beethoven | Sonata for violin and piano in A major, op. 30 No. 1
- Maurice Ravel | Tzigane
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Dong Young Jake Shim (19, South Korea)
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
- Lutoslawski | Subito for Violin and Piano
Claire Bourg (26, United States)
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
- Mozart | Sonata for violin and piano in A major
Irene Fiorito (21, Italy)
- Schubert | Fantasy in C major
- Alfred Schnittke | À Paganini
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 | 4:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY THREE SESSION ONE
For the first of two performances that make up the preliminary opening round, each candidate will present a 30 minutes recital comprising a complete Bach Solo Violin Sonata — coupled with a solo contemporary violin work by either Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Max Reger, Erwin Schulhoff or Eugène Ÿsaye.
For the first of two performances that make up the preliminary opening round, each candidate will present a 30 minutes recital comprising a complete Bach Solo Violin Sonata — coupled with a solo contemporary violin work by either Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Max Reger, Erwin Schulhoff or Eugène Ÿsaye.
Julian Walder (20, Austria)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Alexandra Weissbecker (19, Germany/Russia)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Zhixin Zhang (20, China)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Minami Yoshida (22, Japan)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Sara Domjanic (23, Liechtenstein)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Fanny Fheodoroff (24, Austria)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 | 11:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY THREE SESSION TWO
For the first of two performances that make up the preliminary opening round, each candidate will present a 30 minutes recital comprising a complete Bach Solo Violin Sonata — coupled with a solo contemporary violin work by either Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Max Reger, Erwin Schulhoff or Eugène Ÿsaye.
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Mathilde Milwidsky (26, United Kingdom)
- Hindemith | Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 31 No. 2
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
Yurina Arai (26, Japan)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Anna Lee (25, United States/South Korea)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 4
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Hawijch Elders (22, Netherlands)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Hindemith | Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 31 No. 2
Enrique Rodrigues (19, Canada)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 1
Chiara Sannicandro (23, Germany)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 1
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 | 11:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY TWO SESSION TWO
Yuki Hirano (17, Japan)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Elli Choi (19, United States)
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major
Javier Comensaña (22, Spain)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 11 No. 6
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Yukari Ohno (26, Japan)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Agnes Langer (28, Hungary)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Maria Ioudenitch (25, United States)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 1
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 | 4:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY TWO SESSION ONE
For the first of two performances that make up the preliminary opening round, each candidate will present a 30 minutes recital comprising a complete Bach Solo Violin Sonata — coupled with a solo contemporary violin work by either Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Max Reger, Erwin Schulhoff or Eugène Ÿsaye.
Elias David Moncado (20, Germany)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
Lorenz Karls (20, Sweden/Austria)
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 6
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
Jaeook Lee (29, South Korea/United States)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 4
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Alexander Won-Ho Kim (28, South Korea)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Clarissa Bevilaqua (19, Italy/United States)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 2
Jane Cho (24, South Korea)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Hindemith | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31 No. 2
Charlotte Marckx (19, United States)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 3
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 | 11:00 AM (ET)
2021 JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER
HANNOVER UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
PRELIMINARY ROUND ONE — DAY ONE SESSION ONE
For the first of two performances that make up the preliminary opening round, each candidate will present a 30 minutes recital comprising a complete Bach Solo Violin Sonata — coupled with a solo contemporary violin work by either Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger, Max Reger, Erwin Schulhoff or Eugène Ÿsaye.
Daniel Dastoor (25, Canada)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 4
Adam Koch Christensen (21, Denmark)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Namhyun Kim (26, South Korea)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Hindemith | Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 31 No. 2
30 MINUTE JURY BREAK
Dong Young Jake Shim (19, South Korea)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Claire Bourg (26, United States)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
Irene Fiorito (21, Italy)
- Bach | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor
- Ysaÿe | Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 27 No. 5
For the second presentation of the preliminary opening round for this year’s jury, held between 30 September and 2 October, each candidate will present a maximum 35 minute second recital comprising a complete Beethoven or Schubert Sonata work for Violin & Piano — coupled with a bravura piece for violin and piano or solo violin of the candidate’s own choosing.
Ten of the 31 opening round candidates will progress to the next Semi-Final stage of the competition. The announcement will be made on 2 October at 10.00am (ET).
A number of new, unorthodox test elements have been added to the final stages of this year’s competition. For the two-part Semi-Final round, candidates will be asked to play and lead two movements of a Mozart Violin Concerto with the Camerata Bern and then serve as the ensemble’s acting Concertmaster for the performance of Bartok’s „Divertimento“.
There will also be a new requirement to play a 60-minute chamber music recital with members of the Kuss String Quartet, as part of the Semi-Final stage — including performing the first violin part of a previously undisclosed Haydn String Quartet, with the sheet music provided to the candidate only 40 hours in advance of the performance.
Previous winners of the competition include soloist Nemanja Radulovic, New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang, Chicago Symphony Concertmaster Robert Chen, current competition Co-Artistic Director and teaching faculty member at the Hanns Eisler Conservatory and the Kronberg Academy Antje Weithaas — and VC Artists Timothy Chooi and Alexandra Conunova.
As the competition’s official media and broadcast partner, all rounds of this year’s competition will be streamed LIVE here on The Violin Channel and will be available for your playback.
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