40th Irving M. Klein International String Competition

Presented by California Music Center

Join us for the 40th International Klein Competition to see the classical music superstars of tomorrow as they compete for cash prizes and performance contracts in one of the world's most anticipated music competitions.

This year will feature commissioned work by John Harbison with co-emceeing by violinist and Klein alum Francesca dePasquale and Klein artistic director Mitchell Sardou Klein. Each competitor performs a dynamic 25-minute program including solo Bach, premieres the commissioned work by John Harbison, and plays a movement from a major concerto.

Note: Semi-finals and finals will also be streamed on the Violin Channel.

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Program Items

Antonín Dvořák
Johann Sebastian Bach
John Harbison
Dmitri Shostakovich
Béla Bartók
Henri Vieuxtemps
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean Sibelius
Claude Debussy
Henri Dutilleux
Johannes Brahms
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serge Prokofiev
Alfred Schnittke
Richard Strauss

Performers

Shengyu Meng Cello
Yunji Jang Viola
Eiline Tai Cello
Julia Xiaozhuo Wang Violin
Miles Reed Cello
Elizabeth Poppy Song Violin
Noam Ginsparg Cello
Julia Schilz Violin
Joshua Kováč Cello