Second Prize
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SongHa
Choi

South Korea

Described as ​“mesmerizing: full of passion, imagination, and daring” by the Times UK, South Korean violinist SongHa Choi has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Lithuanian National Symphony, Westminster Philharmonic, Barnet Symphony, Yongin Philharmonic, and Sinfonia of Cambridge.

She is the winner of the Senior 2nd Prize and the Audience Award in the 2016 Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition, as well as 2nd Prize, the Bach Prize, and the Sonata Prize at the Premio Lipizer International Violin Competition, the Grand First Prize of the 2018 Berlin International Competition and 1st prize at the 2015 Jeunesses Musicales International Violin Competition.

SongHa is currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, in the class of Professor Kolja Blacher, after graduating from the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK. Her current instrument and bow are on generous loan from the private collection of Dr. Peter Hauber in Berlin. 

Last modified: 2023

Second Prize

  • Cash Prize Pierre Péladeau and Raymonde Chopin

    $15,000

    Offered by Québecor

Special prizes

  • Audience award ICI Musique

    $5,000

    Offered by ICI Musique

  • André Bachand Award for the Best performance of an imposed Canadian work

    $2,500

    Offered by Claudette Hould

  • Award for the Best Interpretation of a Sonata in the Semi-final

    $5,000

    Offered by Louise Roy

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