VII International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists

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VII International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists

0. Elza Silina, Latvia

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Accompanist Indrė Baikštytė
Education Jāzeps Mediņš 1st Music School of Riga

Elza Siliņa started playing violin at the age of six with her teacher Elizabete Goļikova. Elza is a laureate of several international competitions, including the International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar, Germany. She regularly participates in masterclasses with renowned violin professor Mihaela Martin to improve her violin skills. Elza performs in classical music festivals and other events, has given concerts in Latvia, also in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Estonia, Lithuania and elsewhere. She is currently continuing her studies with Antti Kortelainen.

I ROUND

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach | Violin Sonata No. 2 · A minor · BWV 1003
    • III. Andante
    • IV. Allegro
  2. Niccolò Paganini | 24 Caprices for Solo Violin · Op. 1: No. 11 · C major
  3. Algirdas Martinaitis | "...Su paukščio giesme..." (With a Birdsong)

II ROUND

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Violin Concerto No. 4 · D major · KV 218
    • I. Allegro
  2. George Gershwin — Jascha Heifetz | "My Man's Gone Now" from Opera "Porgy & Bess"
  3. Pablo de Sarasate | Carmen Concert Fantasy based on Georges Bizet opera "Carmen" · Op. 25

III ROUND

  1. Jean Sibelius | Violin Concerto · D minor · Op. 47
    • I. Allegro moderato
    • II. Adagio di molto
    • III. Allegro ma non tanto

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