!"g*.h !"+.,.) ).h !"*g')i, !"{)zg+) k*)'f!" hi fi'!" f&f& j)fg¦))!" )*g jg++gkg'!" +)* )',g* !"z)§.z (*ig' g*( ){i¨&' j&zjg* g'(g*& Je Competition Jury 2010 3=FGH !=I3B'3=! (UK) Chairman, is one of Britain’s 2000 he was nominated “Rising Star” and “New talent and recording artist. Recently Hu Kun has also taken Arve Tellefsen is the founder of the annual Oslo Chamber most distinguished violinists. As a soloist he has ap- of the Year”, in 2005 “Soliste instrumental de l’année” up conducting under the tutelage of Sir Colin Davis. Music Festival which features the cream of international peared with all the major British orchestras and has and in 2006 he received the “Prix Georges Enesco”. Since Hu Kun is Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in artists. toured throughout the world, collaborating with conduc- his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002, Capucon London and a guest Professor at the Central Conservatory tors such as Sir Colin Davis, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Sir has played with leading orchestras including the Bos- of Music Beijing, the Sichuan Chengdu Conservatory and ?;=A ;BC3=A 5:D53= (Norway) Simon Rattle, Sir Charles Mackerras and André Previn. ton Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris. He the Xinhai Conservatory in Guangzhou. Lars Anders Tomter studied violin and viola with Leif Erich Gruenberg has held the posts of concertmaster of performs in major halls and at international festivals Jørgensen, Max Rostal and Sándor Vegh. After winning the London Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic or- worldwide. His recordings with Virgin Classics and EMI 89:8: 5;83<;6; (Japan) the International Viola Competition in Budapest and chestras. He gives masterclasses and is invited to serve have received a number of awards. Renaud Capucon is Kyoko Takezawa began violin studies at the age of 3. She the Maurice Vieux International Competition in Lille he on juries around the world. In recognition for his services also an active chamber musician, playing with Martha later studied with Dorothy DeLay, first at Aspen Music started his solo career touring the US and Germany with to music he has been awarded the Order of the British Argerich, Vadim Repin, Yuri Bashmet to name a few. School, later at Juilliard. In 1986 she won Gold Medal the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. He is one of today’s Empire (OBE). Erich Gruenberg is Professor at the Royal at the Indianapolis Violin Competition. Today she is a most highly regarded violists throughout Europe and the Academy of Music. J;D3?; @=;B8 (USA) has established an outstanding in- sought-after soloist and tours worldwide with many US, appearing regularly in major halls and at interna- ternational reputation across an unusually varied range of the world's leading orchestras. Also a highly accom- tional festivals. Lars Anders Tomter is Professor at the ?FCF; ';FGH (Austria) of performing activity. In addition to her soloist work plished chamber music performer, Kyoko Takezawa par- Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Born in St. Petersburg to a family of musicians, Lidia with prestigious orchestras around the world and recit- ticipates in international festivals. A prolific recording Baich is regarded as one of the most extraordinary young als on the leading concert stages, she is a sought-after artist, she can be heard on BMG's RCA Victor Red Seal D;EFD >3B!3=:> (Russia) is recognised as one of the violinists today. She started to play the violin at the age chamber musician with leading soloists and ensembles. label. She was recently awarded the prestigious Idemitsu world’s most exciting artists. He studied violin with of four, won her first international competition at the Her accomplishments were recognized in 1999 with the Award for outstanding musicianship. Galina Tourchaninova and Professor Zakhar Bron, and age of eight and was awarded the title of ‘European Musi- prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. Pamela Frank is professor won First Prize in the Junior Wieniawski Competition in cian of the Year’ by Yehudi Menuhin in 1998. Lidia Baich for violin at the Curtis Institute of Music. ;=>3 53??3@A3B (Norway) Poland and at the Carl Flesch International Violin Compe- performs in Europe’s major concert halls and tours inter- Arve Tellefsen is one of Norway's most highly regarded tition. Having reached the pinnacle of the musical world nationally with some of the world’s leading orchestras. HI 8IB (China UK) violinists and performs with leading orchestras across the as an instrumentalist, Vengerov followed in the footsteps Lidia is also an active chamber musician and very much Hu Kun started playing the violin at the age of three globe. Arve Tellefsen studied with Henry Holst and Ivan of his mentor, the late Mstislav Rostropovich, and turned in favour of the classical crossover scene. and went on to become China’s first ever prize win- Galamian before embarking on an international career as his attention to conducting, bringing his sensitivity and ner of an international violin competition (the Si- soloist and chamber musician. A prolific performer and keen musicianship to the podium. Since 2005, Vengerov =3B;IC G;JIK:B (France) belius Violin Competition in Helsinki in 1980). He recording artist, his particular interest is in Nordic com- has been Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Mu- Renaud Capu Kon studied at the Conservatoire National later studied at the Menuhin Academy in Gstaad and posers ranging from Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius and Bull to sic, London. Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard Poulet. In went on to become an active international concert Nordheim, Norway’s foremost contemporary composer. 14 15.