Artistic Director Linus Roth announced the names of the three finalists for the International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg: Joshua Brown (USA, *1999), Karisa Chiu (USA, *1999) and Kaoru Oe (Japan, *1994).
Joshua Brown, Karisa Chiu and Kaoru Oe, will compete on 7 June with both a Mozart and a Romantic concerto, played in a row in the following order:
5 pm: Kaoru Oe (Japan, *1994)
Mozart Konzert A-Dur KV 219
Brahms Konzert D-Dur op. 77
7 pm: Joshua Brown (USA, *1999)
Mozart Konzert G-Dur KV 216
Tschaikowsky Konzert d-Moll op. 35
9 pm: Karisa Chiu (USA, *1999)
Mozart Konzert D-Dur KV 218
Brahms Konzert D-Dur op. 77
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Furthermore, the special price for the best chamber music performance was awarded to Simon Wiener (Switzerland *1994).