SOUTH KOREA
August 12, 2000
Esther Yang recently won 3rd prize at the Ysaÿe International Music Competition and was a semifinalist at the 2023 Paganini Competition. Prior to these achievements, she was awarded a special prize at both the Osaka International Music Competition and the Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition. In the upcoming 2023-2024 season, she will perform as a soloist with the Adelphi Orchestra, following previous collaborations with the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kimpo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra. Esther Yang is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at The Juilliard School under the guidance of Joseph Lin.
First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Grave and Fugue from Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K. 216 (first movement with cadenza)
Niccolò Paganini Caprice in E flat major Op. 1 No. 23
Second round
Vlad Maistorovici B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major Op. 12
Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata No. 3 in D minor for Solo Violin Op. 27, Ballade
Semifinal
George Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Leoš Janáček Violin Sonata
George Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
Henryk Wieniawski Faust Fantasy Op. 20
Final
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63
