Sirena Huang of the U.S. Wins Gold Medal in Indianapolis Competition

By Laurie Niles: INDIANAPOLIS – Sirena Huang has won the Gold Medal in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Here are the laureates:

• Gold Medal ($75,000): Sirena Huang, 28, of the United States
• Silver Medal ($30,000): Julian Rhee, 22, of the United States
• Bronze Medal ($15,000): Minami Yoshida, 24, of Japan
• Fourth Place ($10,000): Claire Wells, 21, of United States
• Fifth Place ($8,000): SooBeen Lee, 21, of South Korea
• Sixth Place ($6,000): Joshua Brown, 22, of the United States

Huang is the recipient of numerous accolades and awards, including First Prize at the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, winner of the New York Concert Artist Worldwide Debut Audition, Gold Medalist of the 6th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, top prize winner at the Singapore International Violin Competition and the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. She has performed with ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. All six Laureates will also receive the opportunity to use one of several concert instruments in the IVCI collection, including the 1683 “ex-Gingold” Stradivari violin, until the next Quadrennial Competition in 2026. The jury for this year's competition includes Jury President Jaime Laredo, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Ivan Chan, Jinjoo Cho, Yuzuko Horigome, Dong-Suk Kang, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin, and Liviu Prunaru. You might also like:

• REVIEW: 2022 Indianapolis Competition Concerto Finals Day 1: Joshua Brown, Julian Rhee, Minami Yoshida
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• REVIEW: 2022 Indianapolis Competition Classical Finals Day 1: Joshua Brown, Julian Rhee, Minami Yoshida
• Our Complete Coverage of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, past and present

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