The Kendall National Violin Competition announced finalists of its 23rd competition on Saturday December 7 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Following a day of performances by fifteen stellar young violinists the finalists performing in Kendall on March 2 2025 are
Category A (violinists born after January 1 2006)
Audrey Jarvis, Connie Liu and Lily Song
Category B (violinists born after January 1 1999 and before January 1 2006)
Phoebe Fan, Beverly Kwan, Benjamin Lam, Fiona Qui
Founded in 1999 the competition offers cash prizes to all finalists and a first prize for the category A competition of a fine concert violin made by Australian violin make John Simmers from Brisbane.
“It was simply incredible to see the skills of these talented young violinists and hear their musical vision and imagination manifest itself”, Goetz Richter, Artistic Director and President of the Kendall National Violin Competition said. “This was a captivating day and we are grateful to our judges, Dr. Elizabeth Layton (Adelaide), Fintan Murphy (Melbourne) and Timothy Kantor (Sydney) for tackling the difficult task of selecting the finalists. All performers could have been selected for the finals and it would have been challenging to make a decision.”
The finals of the competition will be held on March 1 2025 in Kendall (NSW).
KNVC 2024/5 DATES
Dates 23rd Kendall National Violin Competition
January 6 2025 Watermark competition closes. (deadline extended)
January 13 2025 Watermark prize announced,
March 1/2 2025 - 23rd KNVC Finals and Celebration Concert in Kendall.
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.