WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THIRD STRADIVARIUS INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

The final round in the Stradivarius International Violin Competition was held Saturday in Libby Gardner Concert Hall.

There were two categories: the International Junior Division and the Utah Division.

Winning top honors in the Junior Division was 14-year-old Emma Meinrenken from Canada. She received $7,500 and a violin valued at $15,000 made by Charles W. Liu, the founder and president of the Stradivarius Competition. Meinrenken will also appear with the Utah Symphony at the 2014 Deer Valley Music Festival.

Sixteen-year-old Colleen Venables, also from Canada, won second prize. She received $5,000 and a violin bow valued at $7,500 made by Lloyd Liu.

Third place was won by the 16-year-old American Gallia Kastner. She took home $3,000 in prize money.

Fourth and fifth place winners were also Americans. Seventeen-year-old Annelle Gregory received $2,000 for her fourth place win, and 16-year-old Felicity James took fifth place and won $1,000.

In the Utah Division, 15-year-old Shenae Anderson from Draper won first place. She took home $750 and will solo with the Salt Lake Symphony.

Second place was won by 15-year-old Margaret Ivory Oliverson from Holladay. She won $500.

Karen Ferry, 13, from Corinne, walked away with a third prize win and $400.

Fourth prize went to Suni Norman, 16, from Tooele. She won $400.

Fifth place was taken by 16-year-old Bree Fotheringham from Layton. She won $200.

The Stradivarius Competition is sponsored by Charles W. Liu Fine Violins and is held every three years. Previous competitions were held in 2007 and 2010.

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Edward Reichel, author, writer and composer, has been covering the classical music scene in Utah since 1997. For many years he served as the primary music critic for the Deseret News. He has also written for a number of publications, including Chamber Music Magazine, OPERA Magazine, 15 Bytes, Park City Magazine and Salt Lake Magazine. He holds a Ph.D. in composition from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He can be reached at ed.reichel@gmail.com. Reichel Recommends is also on Twitter @ReichelArts.

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