The contestants for the violin section of the Tchaikovsky Competition have been announced. This section is a bit more international than the piano section, yet, from the 25 candidates who have been allowed to participate, 10 are Russians. South Korea is a very strong country too.
#1 Milyukov, Pavel – Russia
#2 Korzhenevich, Elena – Russia
#3 Stekolshchikova, Lyubov – Russia
#4 Conunova, Alexandra – Moldova
#5 Kishima, Mayu – Japan
#6 Mo, Boson – Canada
#7 Kim, Younguk – South Korea
#8 Starikov, Stepan – Russia
#9 Kim, Stephen Jee Won – USA
#10 Lukiyanenko, Tikhon – Russia
#11 Kim, Bomsori – South Korea
#12 Tseng, Yu-Chien – Taiwan
#13 Kang, Jumi – Germany
#14 Tchumburidze, Veriko – Georgia
#15 Kim, Jee Won – South Korea
#16 Jang, Yoo Jin – South Korea
#17 Kazazyan, Haik – Russia
#18 Park, Kyumin – South Korea
#19 Zhelezny, Leonid – Russia
#20 Balanas, Kristine – Latvia
#21 Avstrikh, Daniil – Russia
#22 Khukhua, Igor – Russia
#23 Tarara, Stefan – Germany
#24 Pospelov, Sergei – Russia
#25 Andersen, Christopher Tun – Norway
