The results of the second round have been published
The jury board has concluded the results of the second-round auditions. The following contestants will continue to the third round:
Daniil Bessonov (20 years),
RussiaLuo Zihan (19 years),
ChinaIssei Kurihara (28 years),
JapanAleksei Tishchenko (18 years), Russia
Inna Yakusheva (27 years), Russia
Mikhail Usov (22 years), Russia
Maria Arteeva (24 years), Russia
Aleksandra Li (30 years), Russia
Participants are required to play a concerto for violin and orchestra by W. Mozart of their choice in the third round of the programme.
Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra will play together with the soloists. The conductor is Maria Benyumova.
Maria has been invited to conduct at the competition. She has close ties with the Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra, which is directed by Mikhail Benyumov — a renowned violinist, teacher and the head of their family’s musical dynasty.
Mikhail Benyumov founded the orchestra as a student ensemble at the Dmitri Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts in 1985. It gained professional status in 1993. Three decades later, it was recognised as a valuable cultural heritage site in the Krasnoyarsk region. Today, the orchestra consists solely of Krasnoyarsk residents.
As a reminder, all auditions are open to the public. You can watch the competition in concert halls and online.