International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

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International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
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StatusActive
GenreCompetition
FrequencyEvery four years
Location(s) Indianapolis, Indiana
CountryUSA
Inaugurated1982 (1982)
Founder Josef Gingold
Most recent2022
Member World Federation of International Music Competitions
Website www.violin.org

The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) is a classical violin competition which takes place once every four years in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1] Since its founding in 1982, "The Indianapolis" has been regarded as the Olympics of the Violin, and dubbed "the ultimate violin contest" by the Chicago Tribune. [2]

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History

Founded in 1982 under the artistic guidance of Josef Gingold [3] and Founding Director Thomas J. Beczkiewicz, the IVCI became recognized by the World Federation of International Music Competitions and has been a member of that federation since 1984. [4] Gingold, an esteemed professor of violin at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, had served on the juries of every major violin competition in the world and became the IVCI's Founding Artistic Director. In 1994, artistic leadership passed to one of his most well-known pupils, Jaime Laredo, who retains the title of Jury President to this day. [5]

For the 11th Quadrennial Competition in September 2022, the prize for the Gold Medal winner included a cash prize of US$75,000, a Gold Medal, a recording contract, and a recital debut at Carnegie Hall. [6] The Gold, Silver and bronze medalists receive career management for four years, and Laureates have the opportunity to use one of several instruments owned by the IVCI, including the 1683 "ex-Gingold" Stradivarius violin. [7]

The 12th Quadrennial Competition will take place in September/October 2026.

Josef Gingold, IVCI Founding Artistic Director (1982) Josef Gingold, 1982.jpg
Josef Gingold, IVCI Founding Artistic Director (1982)

Competition

10th Quadrennial Competition Participants - August/September 2018 2018 IVCI Opening Gala-194 @Denis Ryan Kelly Jr.jpg
10th Quadrennial Competition Participants - August/September 2018

The competition is typically composed of four parts: [8]

Commissioned Works

Year [13] Work TitleComposer
1982Improvvisazione Joonas Kokkonen
1986For Solo Violin Leon Kirchner
1990Rhapsody and Prayer Georges Rochberg
1994Subito Witold Lutoslawski
1998Autumn Music Ned Rorem
2002As Night Falls on Barjeantane Richard Danielpour
2006A Night at the Chinese Opera Bright Sheng
2010String Force Joan Tower
2014Fantasy for Solo Violin Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2018Suite No. 3 for Solo Violin William Bolcom
2022Incontro John Harbison

Past Winners (Laureates)

YearGoldSilverBronzeFourthFifthSixth
2022 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Sirena Huang Flag of the United States.svg Julian Rhee Flag of Japan.svg Minami Yoshida Flag of the United States.svg Claire Wells Flag of South Korea.svg SooBeen Lee Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Brown  [ wikidata ]
2018 [15] Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of the Republic of China.svg Richard Lin Flag of Japan.svg Risa Hokamura Flag of the United States.svg Luke Hsu Flag of the United States.svg Anna Lee Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Cristina Goicea Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shannon Lee
2014 Flag of South Korea.svg Jinjoo Cho Flag of the United States.svg Tessa Lark Flag of South Korea.svg Ji Young Lim Flag of South Korea.svg Dami Kim Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Jin Jang Flag of South Korea.svg Ji Yoon Lee
2010 Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of South Korea.svg Clara-Jumi Kang Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Soyoung Yoon Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Beilman Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haoming Xie Flag of Hungary.svg Antal Szalai Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Baranov
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Augustin Hadelich Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Lamsma Flag of the United States.svg Celeste Golden Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yura Lee Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Ye-Eun Choi Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bella Hristova
2002 Flag of Hungary.svg Barnabás Kelemen Flag of Armenia.svg Sergey Khachatryan Flag of the United States.svg Soovin Kim Flag of the United States.svg Frank Huang Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susie Park Flag of Germany.svg Alina Pogostkina
1998 Flag of Iceland.svg Judith Ingolfsson Flag of Romania.svg Liviu Prunaru Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Ju-Young Baek Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlin Roussev Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Haveron Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bin Huang
1994 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Juliette Kang Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Stefan Milenkovich Flag of the United States.svg David Chan Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Kuusisto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Michiko Kamiya Flag of the United States.svg Robin Sharp
1990 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pavel Berman Flag of Italy.svg Marco Rizzi Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Chan Flag of France.svg Virginie Robilliard Flag of the United States.svg David Kim Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Beaver
1986 Flag of Japan.svg Kyoko Takezawa Flag of Greece.svg Leonidas Kavakos Flag of the United States.svg Andrés Cárdenes Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Chin Kim Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Sungsic Yang Flag of France.svg Annick Roussin
1982 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihaela Martin Flag of the United States.svg Ida Kavafian Flag of Israel.svg Yuval Yaron Flag of France.svg Olivier Charlier Flag of the Republic of China.svg Nai-Yuan Hu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yuriko Naganuma

From the competition website. [16]

Jury Members

YearJury PresidentJury Members
1982 Josef Gingold Michael Colgrass, Miriam Fried, Franco Gulli, Irving Kolodin, Jaime Laredo, Raymond Gallois Montbrun, Igor Ozim, Henry Roth, Hidetaro Suzuki, Zvi Zeitlin
1986 Josef Gingold Henryk Szeryng (Vice President), Michèle Auclair, Dorothy DeLay, Ilona Fehér, Stefan Gheorghiu, Franco Gulli, Yfrah Neaman, Igor Ozim, Ruggerio Ricci, Hidetaro Suzuki
1990 Josef Gingold Dorothy DeLay, Pavel Kogan, Joonas Kokkonen, Mihaela Martin*, Elmar Oliveira, Igor Ozim, Aaron Rosand, Josef Suk, Hidetaro Suzuki, Tibor Varga
1994 Jaime Laredo Pierre Amoyal, Tuomas Haapanen, Ida Kavafian*, Cho-Liang Lin, Igor Oistrakh, Igor Ozim, György Pauk, Hidetaro Suzuki
1998 Jaime Laredo Pierre Amoyal, Franco Gulli, Ida Kavafian*, Young Uck Kim, Malcolm Lowe, Igor Oistrakh, Ruggiero Ricci, Kyoko Takezawa*
2002 Jaime Laredo Olivier Charlier*, Tuomas Haapanen, Ida Kavafian*, Mikhail Kopelman, Cho-Liang Lin, Malcolm Lowe, György Pauk, Kyoko Takezawa*
2006 Jaime Laredo Pierre Amoyal, Pamela Frank, Rodney Friend, Cho-Liang Lin, Malcolm Lowe, Igor Oistrakh†, Joel Smirnoff, Kyoko Takezawa*
2010 Jaime Laredo Pamela Frank, Rodney Friend, Yuzuko Horigome, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Boris Kuschnir, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin*, Joel Smirnoff
2014 Jaime Laredo Miriam Fried, Dong-Suk Kang, Boris Kuschnir, Cho-Liang Lin, Philip Setzer, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Kyoko Takezawa*, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2018 Jaime Laredo Pamela Frank, Rodney Friend, Dong-Suk Kang, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin*, Dmitri Sitkovetski, Arnold Steinhardt, Kyoko Takezawa*
2022 Jaime Laredo Noah Bendix-Balgley, Ivan Chan, Jinjoo Cho*, Yuzuko Horigome, Dong-Suk Kang, Cho-Liang Lin, Mihaela Martin*, Liviu Prunaru [17]

* IVCI Laureate

†Unable to attend

Juried Exhibition of Student Art (JESA)

Source: [18]

The Juried Exhibition of Student Art (JESA) is one of the most far-reaching multi-disciplinary art projects for grades one through twelve in the state of Indiana. Held in conjunction with the Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the 2022 JESA involved over 21,000 school children and 151 art teachers across 57 counties across the state. JESA is one of the few programs that awards a cash prize to each school or sponsoring organization of the Grand Award Winners as well as to the students. The IVCI awarded $18,000 in prizes to outstanding artists and their schools or sponsoring organizations in 2022.

The program was designed to affirm the highest standards of visual arts; to encourage the pursuit of visual arts as a career; to help integrate the disciplines of the performing and the visual arts; to increase community support for the arts; and to heighten student awareness of the IVCI and its cultural importance to the entire state.

New for 2026, JESA will be expanded and held in the state of Ohio for the very first time. Rules and regulations for both states will be posted when available so check this site for the latest information. [19]

References

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  6. "Competition: International Violin Competition of Indianapolis". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. Bongiovanni, Domenica. "Sirena Huang wins prestigious global violin competition based in Indianapolis". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
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  13. "Commissioned Works | International Violin Competition of Indianapolis". www.violin.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  14. Channel, The Violin (2022-09-25). "BREAKING | Sirena Huang Awarded 1st Prize at Indianapolis Violin Competition". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  15. IVCI Winners Announced. International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  16. "Laureates | International Violin Competition of Indianapolis". www.violin.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  17. Channel, The Violin (2022-06-24). "The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 2022 Announces Participants". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
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  19. "Education Programs – International Violin Competition of Indianapolis" . Retrieved 2025-02-19.