Singapore International Violin Competition

The Singapore International Violin Competition (SIVC) is a triennial violin competition for violinists up to the age of 30. The contest is hosted by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and has been held in Singapore since 2015.^[1][2] The competition promotes the continued growth and strength of classical music in the region, and showcases young violinists from around the world.^[3]

SIVC logo

Venues

• Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
• Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
• Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall^[4]

Prizes

Prize	Amount
First prize	US$50,000
Second prize	US$25,000
Third prize	US$15,000
Fourth prize	US$6,000
Fifth prize	US$5,000
Sixth prize	US$4,000

Special Prizes

Prize	Amount
Goh Soon Tioe Violin and Piano Recital Prize	US$5,000
Audience Prize (by voting)	US$2,000
Kris Foundation Best Performer of Commissioned Work Prize	US$1,000
Best Performance of Bach	US$1,000
Best Performance of Ysaÿe	US$1,000

• Top 6 winners are eligible for a 3-year fine violin loan from the Rin Collection.

Results

Year	1st Prize	2nd Prize	3rd Prize	4th Prize	5th Prize	6th Prize
2015	Yu-Chien Tseng	Richard Lin	Sirena Huang	Alexandra Conunova	Lim Hyun Jae	Fedor Rudin
2018^[5]	Sergei Dogadin	Chisa Kitagawa	Oleksandr Korniev	Laurel Gagnon	Lisa Yasuda	Xiaoxuan Shi
2022^a^[6]^[7]	Dmytro Udovychenko	Anna Agafia Egholm	Angela Sin Ying Chan	Nathan Meltzer	Tianyou Ma	Yiying Jiang

^a The 2021 competition was postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

See also

• List of classical music competitions

References

1. Wiley, Clare. "Supreme talent – Singapore International Violin Competition". International Arts Manager. Lewis Business Media. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
2. "Young classical music talents get a chance to perform". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
3. "The Competition". The Competition - SIVC. YST Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
4. "Venues". Singapore International Violin Competition. YST Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
5. "Sergei Dogadin Wins the 2018 Singapore International Violin Competition!" (PDF). Singapore International Violin Competition. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.
6. "Singapore International Violin Competition announces winners". The Strad. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
7. "Winners Announced at Singapore International Violin Competition". The Violin Channel. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
8. "2021 Singapore International Violin Competition Postponed to 2022". The Violin Channel. The Violin Channel. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

External links

• Official website