By Laurie Niles: Congratulations to the semi-finalists named Wednesday in the Montreal International Violin Competition!![2016 Montreal Semi-finalists]()
Semi-Finalists in the 2016 Montreal International Violin Competition
Chosen from 23 violinists from around the world, the 12 semi-finalists are:
Semi-final rounds will take place May 27-May 28. To see the videos and live feed, click here. From those, six finalists will be chosen to play in the Finals May 30 and 31. A Gala Concert will take place June 2, and for both the Finals and Gala Concert, competitors will perform with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), with guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.
In an interesting twist, prizes will be announced right before the Gala Concert.
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Semi-Finalists in the 2016 Montreal International Violin Competition
- Sirena Huang, United States
- Petteri Iivonen, Finland
- Bomsori Kim, South Korea
- Gyehhe Kim, South Korea
- Anna Lee, South KoreaChristine Lim, United States/South Korea
- Richard Lin, Taiwan/United States
- Fedor Rudin, France/Russia
- Ji Won Song, South Korea
- Ayana Tsuji, Japan
- Xiao Wang, China
- Minami Yoshida, Japan