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Anna Im, Michael Hill 2019 winner takes top prize at the 2024 Stuttgart Competition.

Our own 2019 Michael Hill winner, Anna Im of South Korea, has been awarded first prize at the 2024 Stuttgart International Violin Competition on February 26. In an emotional interview recorded immediately following the announcement, Anna described the feelings of hope and focus she brought with her to the competition. “I was really hoping, almost…

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Michael Hill Fellows compete for the 56th National Concerto Competition title.

The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra promise not one, but three concertos come Saturday 9 March, when 2023 Michael Hill Fellowship member violinists and 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Young Artists Peter Gjelsten and Hazuki Katsukawa and Clarinettist and 2021 Whakatipu Festival artist Ben van Leuven compete in the finals of the 56th National Concerto Competition. The competition,…

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    Looking back on the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
    So the Review from the @NZHerald is out... BUT

- it's behind their paywall, which is probably a sign it's a spectacular review!! (Mr Dart knows his stuff!)

But for those who haven't paid for an online subscription to this newspaper - please share your own 'review' in the comments below! 

And if you'd like to revisit or see the Grand Finale for yourself - it's up on our youtube.com/@MHIVC channel and our website homepage... 

Tell us what you thought of the Grand Final in the comments below! 

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    Congratulations Yeyeong Jenny Jin (SOUTH KOREA/ USA) winner of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

To read all the news and see the full list of winners visit our link in bio
    BREAKING: Yeyeong Jenny Jin (@yjennyjin) has been named the winner of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, after a dramatic finale performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto. #MHIVC2023 

Link in bio..
    Get your vote in for the Michael Hill International Violin Competition's famous Audience Prize. ALL 16 competitors are eligible to win.

Rank the players in order of your most ‘preferred’, with 1 being your favourite.

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    ATTN: The finalists for the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition are...

Lorenz Karls (Sweden/ Austria)
Claire Wells (USA/Germany)
Yeyeong Jenny Jin (South Korea/USA)

The Grand Finale performance will call on each competitor to perform their chosen concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Andrew Litton. 

The Grand Finale will take place on Saturday 10 June, 7.30pm - Auckland Town Hall.
Please see LINK IN BIO for booking information. 

@yjennyjin @claire.wells #LorenzKarls
    Special congratulations to Julia Mirzoev (Canada) who won the top prize for 'best performance of the New Zealand Composition' - 'Waipounamu' by composer Michael Norris.

#MHIVC2023 @juliamirzoev
    Semi-Finalists announced as the Michael Hill International Violin Competition travels from Queenstown to Auckland

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