Read more news articles hereThe 17-year-old Brazilian violinist Guido Felipe Sant’Anna has won the Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition’s tenth edition, the finals of which took place on 25 September at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Sant’Anna wins €20,000 and several concert engagements with orchestras such as the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana. The Brazilian violinist has performed as a soloist in orchestras throughout Brazil, and in 2018 was the first South American to compete in the Menuhin Competition, where he won sixth prize, the audience award and chamber music prize. Second prize of €15,000 was awarded to two violinists, Michael Shaham, 19, from Israel, and Rino Yoshimoto, 19, from Japan. Fourth prize went to Raphael Nussbaumer, 16, from Switzerland, fifth prize to Amira Abouzahra, 16, from Germany, and sixth prize to Elli Choi, 21, from the US.

Source: Washington Post September 26, 2022 14:46 UTC