VIOLIN 2019

Based on a video preselection round, 71 candidates have been selected to participate in the first public
round in Brussels : 20 nationalities - 49 women - 22 men (* = double nationality)
Chaired by Gilles Ledure, the preselection jury was composed of Pierre Amoyal, Patrice Fontanarosa,
Lorenzo Gatto, Mihaela Martin, Natalia Prischepenko and Victor Kissine.

Australia 1 Hungary 1 Netherlands 1

Ms Emily Sun Ms Júlia Pusker Ms Hawijch Elders

Austria 1 Ireland 1 Romania 1

Ms Johanna Pichlmair Ms Mairead Hickey Ms Ioana Cristina Goicea

Belgium 1 Japan 15 Russia 3 + 3*

Ms Sylvia Huang Ms Misako Akama Mr Daniel Kogan*
Mr Mizuki Chiba Mr Sergey Pospelov
Ms Akiyo Fujiwara Mr Fedor Rudin*
Bulgaria 1 Ms Kaori Furusawa Mr Dmitry Serebrennikov
Ms Liya Petrova Ms Karen Kido Mr Dmitry Smirnov
Ms Seina Matsuoka Ms Olga Šroubková*
Ms Michiru Matsuyama
Canada 2 + 2* Ms Yoshie Mio
Mr Timothy Chooi Ms Yukari Ohno Switzerland 1
Mr Daniel Kogan* Mr Seiji Okamoto Ms Sumina Studer
Ms Shannon Lee* Ms Yukiko Uno
Ms Melody Yuan Mr Ryosuke Suho
Ms Naoko Tajima Ukraine 2
Ms Yuna Toki Ms Eva Rabchevska
China 6 Mr Arata Yumi Mr Vasyl Zatsikha
Mr Kwan Yeung Brian Choi
Ms Yiying Jiang
Mr William Lee Kazakhstan 1 UK 1
Mr Peter Lin Ms Meruert Karmenova Ms Mathilde Milwidsky
Ms Fanglei Liu
Mr Runyin Zhang
Korea 13 + 3* USA 7 + 4*
Ms Jung Min Choi Ms Stella Chen
Czech Republic 1* Ms Yun Jae Choi Ms Hannah Cho
Ms Olga Šroubková* Ms Hyunjoo Choo Ms Laurel Gagnon
Ms Jueun Jeong Mr Luke Hsu
Ms Gyehee Kim Mr Siwoo Kim*
France 5 + 1* Mr Siwoo Kim* Mr Stephen Kim
Ms Clémence de Forceville Mr Woo Hyung Kim Ms Shannon Lee*
Ms Irène Duval Ms Yoerae Kim Ms Christine Lim*
Ms Anna Göckel Ms Kunhwa Lee Ms Ashley Yeehyun Park
Mr Fedor Rudin* Ms Yoo Jin Lee Ms Elly Suh*
Mr Brieuc Vourch Ms Christine Lim* Mr Max Tan
Ms Eva Zavaro Ms Hyun Jae Lim
Ms Kyungah Oh
Mr Kyumin Park
Ms Ji Won Song
Ms Elly Suh*
Alphabetical list

Ms. Akama Misako Mr. Lin Peter

Ms. Chen Stella Ms. Liu Fanglei
Mr. Chiba Mizuki Ms. Matsuoka Seina
Ms. Cho Hannah Ms. Matsuyama Michiru
Ms. Choi Jung Min Ms. Milwidsky Mathilde
Mr. Choi Kwan Yeung Brian Ms. Mio Yoshie
Ms. Choi Yun Jae Ms. Oh Kyungah
Ms. Choo Hyunjoo Ms. Ohno Yukari
Mr. Chooi Timoty Mr. Okamoto Seiji
Ms. de Forceville Clémence Ms. Park Ashley Jeehyun
Ms. Duval Irène Mr. Park Kyumin
Ms. Elders Hawijch Ms. Petrova Liya
Ms. Fujiwara Akiyo Ms. Pichlmair Johanna
Ms. Furusawa Kaori Mr. Pospelov Sergey
Ms. Gagnon Laurel Ms. Pusker Júlia
Ms. Göckel Anna Ms. Rabchevska Eva
Ms. Goicea Ioana Cristina Mr. Rudin Fedor
Ms. Hickey Mairead Mr. Serebrennikov Dmitry
Mr. Hsu Luke Mr. Smirnov Dmitry
Ms. Huang Sylvia Ms. Song Ji Won
Ms. Jeong Jueun Ms. Šroubková Olga
Ms. Jiang Yiying Ms. Studer Sumina
Ms. Karmenova Meruert Ms. Suh Elly
Ms. Kido Karen Mr. Suho Ryosuke
Ms. Kim Gyehee Ms. Sun Emily
Mr. Kim Siwoo Ms. Tajima Naoko
Mr. Kim Stephen Mr. Tan Max
Mr. Kim Woo Hyung Ms. Toki Yuna
Ms. Kim Yoerae Ms. Uno Yukiko
Mr. Kogan Daniel Mr. Vourch Brieuc
Ms. Lee Kunwha Ms. Yuan Melody
Ms. Lee Shannon Mr. Yumi Arata
Mr. Lee William Mr. Zatsikha Vasyl
Ms. Lee Yoo Jin Ms. Zavaro Eva
Ms. Lim Christine Mr. Zhang Runyin
Ms. Lim Hyun Jae