Zhiyuan Qian Brings Accordi Musicali Competition Series to an End with First Place in Violin Contest

After almost two weeks of intense, world-class performances, the competition series of the 2024 Accordi Musicali Academy has now come to a close, with the young violinists bringing this final entry in the schedule to a resounding conclusion.

Over the past few days, this series has witnessed students of four different instruments come together from all around the world to put their musical skills and abilities to the test against their peers for a total prize fund of €27,000.

Held from the 30th of July to the 9th of August, this event featured contests in the schools of saxophone, clarinet, violin, and cello, each of which was presided over by a prestigious jury board consisting of some of the most acclaimed names in the contemporary music world.

The contest for cello kicked off proceedings, taking place from July 30th to August 1st. This was followed by the competition for saxophone and clarinet, which took place from the 2nd to the 4th of August, and now finally comes the violin contest, which ranged from the 7th to the 9th of August, with participants’ performances analysed and evaluated by Carmelo Andriani (Italy), Boris Brovtsyn (Austria), Alibek Kabdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan), Francesco Manara (Italy), and Carlo Parazzoli (Italy).

Following two rounds of intense competition, with contestants presenting pieces from a variety of seminal artists including Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Edward Grieg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns, Pablo de Sarasate, and Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor, the judges put forward the final standings.

Ultimately, Zhiyuan Qian (China) has been announced as the winner, Vadym Perig (Ukraine/UK) took second place, and Inhee Park (South Korea/Germany) came home in third. This means that, in addition to the honour of victory, Qian has won €5,000 in cash, while Perig has been awarded €3,000, and Park takes €1,000.