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The 2021-2022 Golden Violin Award is coming soon, with new prizes!

Published: 13 December 2021

The Golden Violin Award wasÌýestablishedÌýin 2006 byÌýbusinessmanÌýand philanthropist Seymour Schulich, a year after he donated $20 million to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s Schulich School of Music.ÌýHis unflagging support ofÌýourÌýmusicians has,Ìýthrough this award,ÌýseenÌýnearlyÌý$400,000ÌýgivenÌýtoÌýtopÌýSchulich stringÌýplayers. ForÌýlast year’sÌý15thÌýedition, theÌýwinningÌýprize increased from $25,000 to $30,000, and for this year’sÌý16thÌýeditionÌýthe Schulich FoundationÌýhas made another substantial investment inÌýourÌýyoung artists’ futures.ÌýÌý
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In addition to the $30,000 scholarship for the winner, the finalists who place second and third will each receive $15,000 andÌý$5,000Ìýrespectively.ÌýThis generousÌýcontribution towards the lives of our students will have lastingÌýand meaningfulÌýimpact. We areÌýgrateful for theÌýcontinued encouragementÌýoffered to our students by the Schulich Family andÌýlook forward to celebrating the achievements of our finalists.ÌýÌý

The Golden Violin Award Semifinal takes placeÌýon Friday, December 17 beginning at 7:00 pm, and theÌýFinal is on Sunday, December 19 at 2:00 pm, with the prizeÌýceremony and winner announcement following jury deliberation.ÌýBoth events will be webcast live from Pollack Hall, and we look forward to welcoming back audiencesÌýto our concert hall to cheer on the finalistsÌýin person.ÌýÌý

The 2021-2021 Golden Violin Award semifinalists areÌýviolinistsÌýJulia Mirzoev,ÌýAstrid Nakamura,ÌýSamueleÌýParrini,ÌýFrédéric Pouliot,ÌýKiarra Saito-Beckman, andÌýZoey Dabin Yang. These string playersÌýwereÌýselectedÌýfromÌýan amazingÌýfieldÌýof preliminary applicants.ÌýFind out more about them here.Ìý

The jury isÌýcomprisedÌýofÌýSchulich School of Music faculty membersÌýMarcelle Mallette,ÌýRichard Roberts, andÌýVictorÌýFournelle-Blain (Final), and external panelists GuillaumeÌýSutreÌý(Semifinal), Fred Sherry,Ìýand Mayumi Seiler —Ìýand isÌýchaired by Schulich professor Matt Haimovitz.ÌýÌý

For theÌýSemifinal,Ìýcandidates will present a varied program of 30 minutes of music of theirÌýchoice, which mustÌýinclude repertoire from the Classical period.ÌýJoin us in person or online toÌýhear the remarkable playingÌýof theseÌýsixÌýSchulich string players!Ìý

LearnÌýmoreÌýabout the Golden Violin AwardÌýhere.Ìý

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