SCHEDULE

View the competition events at a glance below. The detailed schedule of candidate appearances will be provided as the competition progresses.

Learn more about the candidates here.

FIRST ROUNDS | SEMI-FINALS | OUTREACH DAY 1
FINALS | OUTREACH DAY 2 | GRAND FINALS

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FIRST ROUNDS
1 – 6 December | YST Conservatory Concert Hall

Candidates play the following two sessions:

  • Session 1 (1 – 3 Dec, each up to 35 mins)
    Candidates play both the following:

    • A complete sonata for solo violin by J.S. Bach;

    • A complete sonata for solo violin by E. Ysaÿe from Op. 27.

  • Session 2 (3 – 6 Dec, each up to 40 mins)
    Candidates play all of the following:

    • A complete sonata by W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven (except Sonata No. 9), or F. Schubert (except Fantasie);

    • An original work by F. Kreisler for violin and piano or solo violin;

    • A piece of their own choice that has not been performed in previous rounds.

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SEMI-FINALS
8 – 9 December | YST Conservatory Concert Hall

Candidates play a recital of up to 60 minutes in total performance time, which includes all of the following:

  • A complete sonata from the designated repertoire list (by B. Bartók, J. Brahms, J. Corigliano, C. Debussy, G. Fauré, C. Franck, L. Janácek, W. Lutoslawski, F. Poulenc, S. Prokofiev, M. Ravel, C. Saint-Saëns, R. Schumann, R. Strauss or I. Stravinsky;

  • Kris Foundation Commissioned Work: Before Daybreak《孤燈挑盡》, composed by Koh Cheng Jin (duration: 6’);

  • A piece of their own choice that has not been performed in previous rounds.

The Commissioned Work and Best Performer of Commissioned Work Prize are enabled by the Kris Foundation.

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OUTREACH DAY 1
10 December | YST Conservatory (various venues)

Join us for a day of violin outreach activities:

  • Up-close experience of fine violins from the Rin Collection;

  • Violin masterclass with jury member Mihaela Martin;

  • Dialogue with Koh Cheng Jin, composer of Kris Foundation Commissioned Work

FINALS
11 – 12 December | YST Conservatory Concert Hall

Candidates play a complete piano quartet by W.A. Mozart with SIVC guest artists Albert Tiu (piano), Miguel da Silva (viola) and Wang Zihao (cello).

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OUTREACH DAY 2
13 December | YST Conservatory

Join us for more violin outreach activities:

  • Violin masterclass with jury member Martin Beaver;

  • Dialogue with jury members Qian Zhou (Chair) and Joel Smirnoff.

Outreach Day events are free for the public to attend.

GRAND FINALS
14 December | Victoria Concert Hall

Candidates play a complete concerto from the designated repertoire list (by B. Bartók, L. van Beethoven, J. Brahms, F, Mendelssohn, S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich, J. Sibelius or P.I. Tchaikovsky), together with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joshua Tan.


SCHEDULE
14 Dec: 7.00 – 9.45pm; Prizegiving at 10.30pm

Angela Sin Ying Chan
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Anna Agafia Egholm
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Dmytro Udovychenko
J. BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77