Thursday, April 26, 2018

2018 Paganini International Competition

1. 
  • Age 17
  • Instrument: violin
  • Pieces Performed in round 3: Brahms Violin Concerto (and a Paganini concerto)
  • Hometown: Cupertino, CA

2. Daisy Hanford
  • Age 16
  • Instrument: violin
  • Pieces Performed in round one included: Paganini Caprices 5, 10, and 16
  • Pieces Performed in round two included: Paganini Caprices 6, 17, and 24, and Carmen Fantasy
  • Pieces Performed in round three (the finals): Paganini Violin Concerto #5 in A Minor, and Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major (written in 1806)
  • Hometown: Town, PA
  • Music Teacher: John Kowalski