40th Irving M. Klein International String Competition
Celebrating 40 years of nurturing and championing the world’s finest young string players, the 40th Irving M. Klein International String Competition returns June 7-8 to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music at Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
The semifinal round begins at 10AM Pacific Sat June 7th and finals start at 3PM Pacific Sun June 8th.
To RSVP to watch the semifinal round in-person, click here. To RSVP watch the final round in-person, click here.
To livestream either round, visit The Violin Channel.
This year’s nine semifinalists showcase the exceptional talent from the top teachers and conservatories around the world. Selected from 130 entrants, the semifinalists are:
- Eiline Tai, cello, 17 (CA). Attends the Colburn School; studies with Clive Greensmith
- Elizabeth Poppy Song, violin, 15 (NJ). Attends Northern Valley Regional Demarest and Juilliard Pre-College; studies with Masao Kawasaki
- Joshua Kováč, cello, 17 (TN/Czech Republic). Homeschooled; studies with Daniel Veis
- Julia Schilz, violin, 22 (OH). Attends the Juilliard School; studies with Catherine Cho and Donald Weilerstein
- Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang, violin, 18 (China). Attends University of Music Performing Arts Vienna; studies with Johannes Meissl
- Miles Reed, cello, 22 (MA). Attends Oberlin Conservatory of Music; studies with Dmitry Kouzov
- Noam Ginsparg, cello, 21 (NY). Attends Bienen School of Music at Northwestern; studies with Hans Jensen
- Shengyu Meng, cello, 22 (China). Attends the Colburn School; studies with Clive Greensmith
- Yunji Jang, viola, 23 (South Korea). Attends Curtis Institute of Music; studies with Hsin-Yun Huang and Misha Amory
