Dates | 2018 Melbourne Violin Competition Sponsored By JENNEN

There are four stages of the 2018 Melbourne Violin Competition

A video recording of any movement from the Six Sonatas and Partitas (BWV1001-1006) by J.S Bach.
Before performing, please state to the camera, “Hi, my name is (first name), I’m from (city) and this is my Stage 1 entry for the 2018 Melbourne Violin Competition.”
Please begin performing within 30 seconds of introducing yourself. The introduction and performance must be recorded in one take.
Upload your video recording to YouTube and title the video ‘2018 Melbourne Violin Competition Stage 1 – your full name’. The video can be public or private.
Email the link of your video to hi@violincompetition.com.au from your registered email address.
Use your full name and city in the subject heading of the email and only include the video link in the email.
Video links must be submitted before 11:59pm AEST, 31st March 2018.
The adjudication panel will comprise of Sophie Rowell and Sarah Curro.
All entrants will be notified of whether they progress to Stage 2 before the 30th April 2018.

A video recording of any two movements from the Six Sonatas and Partitas (BWV1001-1006) by J.S Bach.
The two movements need not be from the same Sonata or Partita, but they must not have been performed for Stage 1.
Before performing, please state to the camera, “Hi, my name is (first name), I’m from (city) and this is my Stage 2 entry for the 2018 Melbourne Violin Competition.”
Please begin performing within 30 seconds of introducing yourself. The introduction and two movements must all be recorded in one take.
Upload your video recording to YouTube and title the video ‘2018 Melbourne Violin Competition Stage 2 – your full name’. The video can be public or private.
Email the link of your video to hi@violincompetition.com.au from your registered email address.
Video links must be submitted before 11:59pm AEST, 30th June 2018.
The adjudication panel will comprise of Sophie Rowell and Sarah Curro.
All entrants will be notified of whether they progress to Stage 3 before the 31st July 2018.

Saturday 20th October 2018, 10am-4pm
Melba Hall, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Free admission. No ticketing. No allocated seating.
Seven semi-finalists will each perform a complete Solo Violin Sonata or Partita by J.S Bach.
This event will be broadcast by 3MBS FM and live streamed online by 5 Stream.

PROGRAMME
10:00am – Dindin Wang, Sonata No.1 (Australia)
10:30am – Dandan Wang, Partita No.3 (Australia)
11:05am – Anna Dorothea Mutterer, Partita No.2 (Germany)
11:50am – Emily Leung, Sonata No.3 (USA)
12:30pm-1:30pm – LUNCH BREAK
1:30pm – Christine Bernsted, Partita No.2 (Denmark)
2:15pm – Edward Walton, Partita No.3 (Australia)
2:50pm – Liu Zheng, Partita No.2 (China)
Adjudication panel: Sarah Curro and Sophie Rowell.
Audience members may enter and exit between performances but not during performances.
Audience members must be quiet and mobile devices switched off.

Performance of one complete Sonata or Partita (BWV1001 to 1006) by J.S Bach.
Must be the same Sonata or Partita performed for the semi-finals.
Finals date: 2pm, 21st October 2018
Finals venue: Abode 318 Sky Lounge, Melbourne CBD
The winner will receive $5,000 and all other finalists will receive $1,000.
For details on how the winner will be selected, click here.
Due to limited space, the Finals Concert will not be open to the public. Only guest voters and family members of the finalists will be able to attend.