The third Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC), which has been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off on August 12, 2021. The competition received 102 applications from 31 countries and regions around the world by the application deadline in January last year, and now the list of 36 contestants selected for the Quarter-Final Round is officially released.

Livestream the competition here!

Repertoire

Quarter-finals (Aug 13-16):

• Bach Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

  II. Loure

  III. Gavotte en rondeau

• Paganini Caprices No. 21 and No. 5

• Mozart Sonata No. 32 in B-flat Major, K. 454

• Ernst Last Rose of Summer

Semi-finals (Aug 18-21):

• Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78

• Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

• Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218

Rohan de Silva, pianist