Celebrating 36 years of helping the world’s top young string musicians gain prominence in the competitive world of classical music, the Irving M. Klein International String Competition will air virtually at www.californiamusiccenter.org starting 10AM Sat June 5th and 10AM Sun June 6th. Audiences worldwide will be able to view all nine semifinalists as they compete [...]
Elaine Hartong Klein, co-founder of the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, passed away December 26, 2020 in Berkeley, California at age 98. Elaine won an audition to join the Metropolitan Opera Ballet at age 16, in 1939, and danced at the Met for 6 years. She was also a member of the June Taylor [...]
It's time to prepare your application to the 2021 Klein Competition! Check out the guidelines online and get ready to submit. We're looking forward to welcoming next year's cohort of emerging classical superstars. We understand that we can't say with certainty yet what format the Klein will take. We will know more in the spring. [...]
#KLEINONLINE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED All eight semifinalists will perform two completely new programs recorded in their homes in May using a required comparable level of technology, and without accompaniment, to assure equity in their presentations. Unlike previous years, in which semifinalists competed on Saturday, and finalists were brought forward to compete on Sunday, this year all [...]