
The finals of the Kendall National Violin competition will be held at the Kendall School of Arts for the twenty-third time since its foundation in 1999 on the weekend of March Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2.
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The competition is unique to Australia and has featured some of Australia’s most talented young musicians.
Winners and Finalists of the competition have gone on to stellar international careers. This year the competition offers around $ 50,000 in total prize money with the grand prize of a concert violin made by Australian Master Violin Maker John Simmers as a first prize to the value of $30,000.
The finals will be presented in two categories:
Category B
Saturday, March 1 at 2 pm four Finalists (born after 1999 and before 2006) will perform in recital with pianists Dono Ng and Alexander Yau.
Kendall will hear violinists
Phoebe Fan (Melbourne), Beverly Kwan (Perth, Sydney), Benjamin Lam (Sydney) and Fiona Qui (Brisbane/Salzburg)
Category A
On Sunday, March 2 at 11 am three finalists (born after 2006) perform concerti by Bach and Haydn with string orchestra and a virtuoso showpiece with pianist Jeanell Carrigan.
Audrey Jarvis (Perth), Connie Liu (Sydney) and Lily Song (Brisbane) have been invited to travel to Kendall after competing in the semi-finals in Sydney in December last year.
The weekend concludes with a celebration concert commencing at 2.30 pm on Sunday March 2.
The judges for this year’s competition also travel to Kendall from around the nation: The renowned international violin teacher Fintan Murphy from Melbourne will be joined by Timothy Kantor, senior lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium and Doretta Balkizas, Lecturer in Violin at the Queensland University and herself a finalist of the competition in 2007.
Goetz Richter, Artistic Director and President of the competition outlines what to expect: “These young finalists are fantastic. The repertoire they perform is so exciting and will show their amazing skills and musical artistry. Every competition seems to bring more and more exciting talent to Kendall. Don’t miss any of these events In March, Kendall really becomes the violin capital of Australia.”





KNVC 2024/5 DATES
Dates
23rd Kendall National Violin Competition
Kendall School of Arts
March 1 2 pm - Finals, Category B
March 2 11 am - Finals, Category A (with Kendall String Academy)
March 2 2.30 pm
Celebration Concert
PhiloMusica Dates for 2025
May 25
August 3
September 21
November 2
December 7 (Christmas Concert)



Kendall National Violin Competition Story
The Kendall National Violin Competition celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018 and has established itself as one of Australia’s foremost performance opportunities for young violinists. Past finalists and winners of the Kendall National Violin Competition have embarked on impressive careers and the Competition is proud to have encouraged these talented artists on their way.
The Kendall National Violin Competition is supported by many generous supporters of the Hastings, Camden Haven and Mid North Coast communities and is administered by an honorary management committee based in Kendall.
Please support the competition with your donation. The Kendall National Violin Competition is a registered charity and donations are tax deductible.