Li-Wei Qin
Cello Jury 2021
Biography
'Mr. Qin has a great deal going for him, including a meltingly beautiful tone, flawless centered intonation and an ironclad technique' - New York Times
An Universal Music China Artist, Li-Wei Qin has appeared worldwide as a soloist and as a chamber musician. After being awarded the Silver Medal at the 11th Tchaikovsky International Competition, Li-Wei won First Prize in the prestigious 2001 Naumburg Competition in New York. “A superbly stylish, raptly intuitive performer ” (Gramophone Magazine, January 2015) was the description of the cellist’s Elgar and Walton concerti recording with the London Philharmonic.
Two times soloist at the BBC Proms in London’s Royal Albert Hall, Li-Wei has enjoyed successful artistic collaborations with many of the world’s great orchestras including all the BBC symphony orchestras, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, NDR-Sinfonierorchester Hamburg, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, La Verdi Orchestra Milan, ORH Vienna Radio Orchestra , Prague Symphony, Osaka Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, China Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and Melbourne Symphony among many others. Leading conductors with whom he has worked include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Andrew Davis, Marek Janowski, Jaap Van Zweden, Gianandrea Noseda, Jan Pascal Totelier, Hans Graf, Yu Long, Lv Jia, Tan Dun, the late Machello Viotti, the late Jiri Belohlavek and the late Lord Menuhin. Li-Wei has also appeared with chamber orchestras such as the Kremerata Baltika, Sinfonia Vasovia, the Munich, the Manchester, the Zurich, the Australian Chamber Orchestras.
Highlights in recent seasons includes debuts with the London Symphony, Russian Philharmonic, Czech Chamber and Brussels Chamber Orchestras. Return visits to the Finnish Radio orchestra, China Philharmonic and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
In recital and chamber music, Li-Wei is a regular guest at the Jerusalem, Rheingau and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festivals, and the Lincoln Centre Chamber Music Society, New York, with musicians including Daniel Hope, Nabuko Imai, Mischa Maisky and Peter Frankel.
He has recordings on Universal Music/Decca with Singapore Symphony, on Sony Classical with Shanghai Symphony, and on ABC Classics with London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Li-Wei was invited to join the BBC 'New Generations' scheme in 2001, and in 2002 received the Young Australian of the Year Award. Other major invitations included appearances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (New Zealand Symphony), 2012 London Olympics, Davos World Economics Forum (Basel Symphony) and recently the Fortune Global Forum 2017 Opening Ceremony.
Prior to teaching at the National University of Singapore, Li-Wei was a professor of cello at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. He is also a guest professor at Shanghai and Central Conservatory of Music in China. As artistic director, Li-Wei successful founded the annual Qingdao International Cello festival in 2018. Li-Wei plays a 1780 Joseph Guadagnini cello, generously loaned by Dr and Mrs Wilson Goh.
Events
CELLO COMPETITION 2021
FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
Thursday 28 Oct. | 7:00 PM, Victoria Hall, Geneva
PROGRAMME
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Jaemin Han, 15 years old, South Korea
E. Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
1. Adagio – moderato
2. Lento – Allegro molto
3. Adagio
4. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento -
Michaki Ueno, 25 years old, Japan
W. Lutoslawski, Cello Concerto
1. Introduction
2. Four Episodes
3. Cantilena
4. Finale -
Bryan Cheng, 24 years old, Canada
E. Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
1. Adagio – moderato
2. Lento – Allegro molto
3. Adagio
4. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento
With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Georg Fritzsch
CELLO COMPETITION 2021: SEMI-FINAL ROUND (SESSIONS 3 & 4)
Sunday 24 Oct. | 4 PM / 7 PM, Salle Franz Liszt, Conservatoire de Genève
SESSION 3, 4PM
Ms Min Ji KIM, South Korea, 26 years old
Piano : Ivani VENTURIERI
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- L. Boccherini: Sonata in A Major G. 4
- I. Yun: Glissées
- D. Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
- G. Piatigorsky: Variations on a Paganini theme
Mr Michiaki UENO, Japan, 25
years old
Piano : Julien GERNAY
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- J.S. Bach: Sonata in D Major BWV 1028
- I. Xenakis: Kottos
- B. Britten: Cello SuiteN°2, Op. 80
- F. Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
SESSION 4, 7PM
Mr Bryan CHENG, Canada, 24 years old
Piano : Silvie CHENG
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- L. Boccherini: Sonata in C minor G. 2
- E. Carter: Figment
- F. Poulenc: Cello Sonata, FP 143
- D. Shostakovich,Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 (3rd, 4th movements)
- M. de Falla (arr. Gendron/Cheng): La vida breve
Mr Maxime QUENNESSON, France, 26 years old
Piano : Katsura MIZUMOTO
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- J.S. Bach: Sonata in D Major BWV 1028
- K. F. Abel: Arpeggiata, Wko 205
- E. Carter: Figment
- C.M. Widor:3 pièces, Op. 2 (n°1, 3, 2)
- L. Boellmann: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 40
CELLO COMPETITION 2021: SEMI-FINAL ROUND (SESSIONS 1 & 2)
Saturday 23 Oct. | 4 PM / 7 PM, Salle Franz Liszt, Conservatoire de Genève
SESSION 1, 4PM
Ms Maria ZAYTSEVA, Russian Federation, 20 years old
Piano : Maria ZAYTSEVA
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- J.S. Bach: Sonate in G minor BWV 1029
- E. Carter: Figment
- C. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
Mr Jaemin HAN, South Korea, 15
years old
Piano : Ivani VENTURIERI
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- J.S. Bach: Sonata G Major BWV 1027
- I. Yun: Glissées
- F. Poulenc: Cello Sonata, FP 143
- M .Rostropovich: Humoresque, Op. 5
SESSION 2, 7 PM
Mr Samuel NIEDERHAUSER, Switzerland, 23 years old
Piano : Shih-Yu TANG
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- L. Boccherini: Sonata in C minor G. 2
- J. Klengel: Scherzo in D minor, Op. 6
- J. Harvey: Ricercare una melodia, for violoncello and electronics
- T. Demenga: EFEU
- S. Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
Mr En-Chun LIN, Taiwan, 20 years old
Piano : Julien GERNAY
Clavecin : Constance TAILLARD
- L. Boccherini: Sonata in C minor G. 2
- E. Carter: Figment
- R. Schumann: Five pieces in Folk style, Op. 102
- J. Brahms: Sonata N°2 in F major, Op. 99
CELLO COMPETITION 2021
ONLINE RECITAL: 13-19 SEPTEMBER 2021
37 cellists aged 15 to 30 years old from 19 nationalities have been selected to participate in the 75th Geneva International Music Competition, section Cello. Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the first part of the 2021 Competition is held online. Selected candidates had until August 15th to submit their video recordings of the Online Recital, which will be streamed virtually from 13-19 September 2021 on www.concoursgenve.ch, YouTube, Facebook and The Violin Channel. Results will be announced on Sunday 19 September, 1:00 PM (GMT+2).
> See online recital broadcast schedule
PROGRAMME
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J. S. Bach : one of the following Suites for violoncello solo
- Suite N° 2 in D min. BWV 1008
- Suite N° 3 in C Maj. BWV 1009
- Suite N° 4 in E flat Maj. BWV 1010
Candidates may perform the entire Suite or select movements they wish to perform (minimum 3). They are given the option to play the repeats.
- One piece from 20th century for cello solo from the following list :
- G. Crumb : Sonata for violoncello solo
- P. Hindemith : Sonata for violoncello solo
- Z. Kodaly : Sonata Op. 8 (movement 1)
- G. Ligeti : Sonata fpr violoncello solo
- H. Dutilleux : 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
- K. Penderecki : Per Slava
- A. Ginastera : Puñena 2
- B. Britten : Suite N° 2 (declamato, scherzo, ciaccona)
- L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for violoncello and piano in C Maj. Op. 102 N°1
- One piece at free choice (optional) : Candidates may add a free choice piece to their Online Recital, provided that it does not exceed the 45-minute limit.