rainyann Posted September 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Two Yugoslavians in the semis. Makes you wonder what they are feeding them over there. Thanks for your update. I hope I get to hear more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iivopet Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 By the way... I've seen Sergey Khachatryan, we talked a lot... He was at Jean Sibelius competition, he won the 1st price He has at least almost perfect technique. He was 15 years old I think. Personally I didn't like he's Paganini caprices, because he played them so fast... Too fast. He's coming to Finland again next year and I'm sure about that I'll be listening to him. Sorry for bad english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strings Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Your English may not be perfect, but it's *appreciated.* Wish I did as well in any other language! Never be hesitant about posting here: lots of people write whose English is not so great, but as long as we all understand each other, or try to, it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iivopet Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 hmmmmm... looks like my friend Inkinen (Finnish violinist) didn't get on second round... By the way, my teacher is one of the jury member's! Tuomas Haapanen (from Finland) is my long-time teacher (also good friend). We met first time when I was 8 years old... Does anyone know him? iivopet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieuxtemps Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 I've seen Haapanen's name on a few juries for international competitions. I can't believe Minjae Kim didn't make the semi-finals! She got 2nd prize in the Paganini last year, and she's an incredible musician and violinist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKF Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Yes indeed :-). I only had a chance to hear day 4, and recorded some of it. Sergey is quite a talent! of course everyone played quite well, but he is fast indeed! I am very interested to hear more of this if I have the opportunity to tune in. What a wonderful event and nice of the Indianapolis competition to allow us this chance to hear the events. BRAVO to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_m Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Inkinen did get a nice (although very short) mention in the Indianapolis newspaper: "Pietari Inkinen, a 22-year-old Finnish musician and Sunday's lone male violinist, built beautiful phrasing and played with an almost impish flair. His program included Tchaikovsky's "Melodie," parts of the Bach G minor Sonata and Caprices No. 13 and 24." (Indianapolis Star, 9/9/02) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 The competition should resume in 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Soovin Kim is playing second today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violinflu Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 Finalists: Soovin Kim Frank Huang Alina Pogostkin Barnabas Keleman Susie Park Sergey Khachatryan A lot of familiar names! I'm rooting for Soovin Kim because of his playing and because we were both in the same youth orchestra (albeit a few years apart). Listen to the final round Wednesday through Saturday starting at 8:00pm. I will be! Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iivopet Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 hmmm... I hope that Sergey Khachatryan or Soovin Kim wins... I haven't heard Soovin Kim much... But Sergey Khachatryan have been to Finland for 3 times... He was a child prodigy when I heard him and now a real musician... iivopet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2002 Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_m Posted September 18, 2002 Report Share Posted September 18, 2002 If you don't have the most recent version of Media Player, you might try downloading an upgrade and giving that a try. I had some trouble at first too (I'm on a Mac) and downloading a new copy of MP seemed to work for me. You'll also get an error if you try to log on before the webcast is up. They've been running late almost every day so if you tried to listen in at 9am sharp you probably got an error. The finals should start on time, though -- I'm sure no one wants to pay the orchestra overtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alemap Posted September 21, 2002 Report Share Posted September 21, 2002 Well Soovin Kim's Sibelius has me in the gut -- he does have much promise I figure........ Mostly what I noticed was few short notes -- he could have dragged a little longer..... ~Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Erika, I know the results are known and the players were told last night. DO you know already or do you have to wait to tonight to fins out like the rest of us? Who is your choice? I didn't hear all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_m Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Nah, I have to wait until tonight like everyone else. Personally, my vote would be (1) Sergey Khachatryan, (2) Barnabas Kelemen, and (3) Soovin Kim. But I'm expecting the jury to go with (1) Barnabas Kelemen, (2) Sergey Khachatryan, and (3) Alina Pogostkin. My favorites overall were actually Sergey and Soovin, although unfortunately both guys had "off" nights for the Romantic finals and I'm not sure how much that will affect their scores. But all the finalists this year are great players and I enjoyed everyone's performances. Janos Starker made a comment that sums it up pretty well: There is only one winner, but there are no losers. I got to see all four nights of the finals in person. Listening over the radio or webcast, you forget how much stage demeanor and stage presence affect a performance. Barnabas Keleman is a tremendous performer; he's tall, lanky, and bearded and has a very magnetic personality on stage. One of the local newspapers described him as "swashbuckling" and it fits pretty well. Alina Pogostkin also has fantastic stage presence and a real ability to connect with the crowd -- she's been a big audience favorite throughout the finals. Sergey is very intense (I can't help but think of Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights) and plays with his head down, violin almost cradled against his cheek, which is a playing style I'm especially partial to. Susie Park and Soovin Kim are both very elegant and polished; Soovin in particular is an exceptionally still player on stage, he moves very little. Frank Huang is more extroverted -- unfortunately, he's playing with an injury and I think it's affected his performances in the finals. I'd love to hear him again when he's playing at 100%. My opinions only. As always, your mileage may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Thanks! I did hear Sergey last night. The commentator said that although he was wonderful he made a few mistakes on the 3rd movement. I certainly couldn't tell. He was wonderful, especially for his young age. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_m Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Results are in: 1. Barnabas Kelemen 2. Sergey Khachatryan 3. Soovin Kim 4. Frank Huang 5. Susie Park 6. Alina Pogostkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyann Posted September 23, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Ahh, you were almost right!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_m Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 And for anyone who missed Kelemen, Performance Today (on NPR) will be featuring one of his performances on this evening's broadcast. You can also download clips of the finalists from the NPR web site: http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/features/02...violincomp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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