2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition – Semi-finalists (Cello)
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The 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, taking place in Moscow and St Petersburg, has reached its semi-final stage. Twenty-five contestants took part in the first round of the cello category, held from 18 to 20 June in the Chamber Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia.
The twelve semi-finalists are:
Senja Elina Rummukainen (Finland)
Yibai Chen (China)
Santiago Cañón-Valencia (Colombia)
Anastasia Kobekina (Russia)
Ivan Sendetskii (Russia)
Haruma Sato (Japan)
Zlatomir Fung (USA)
Fedor Amosov (Russia)
Taeguk Mun (Republic of Korea)
Ivan Skanavi (Russia)
Jonathan Algot Swensen (Denmark)
Caspar Benedict Kloeckner (Germany)
The cello jury consists of: Sir Clive Gillinson (chair), Mario Brunello, Jian Wang, István Várdai, Karine Georgian, Ralph Kirshbaum, Mischa Maisky, Daniel Müller-Schott, Truls Mørk, Sergei Roldugin, Jan Vogler, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Myung-Wha Chung.
This year’s entire edition is to be broadcast live via Medici TV at Tch16.medici.tv. For full details visit the Tchaikovsky Competition website.
