VII International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists

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VII International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists

0. Iris Scialom, France

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Accompanist Jonė Punytė-Svigarienė
Education Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris

Iris Scialom is the winner of Monte-Carlo Violin Masters—Prince Rainier III Competition 2023, scholarship recipient of the Fondation Banque Populaire, the Talent ADAMI 2024, and the Foundation Gautier Capuçon, the Music Academy of Villecroze, laureate of the Tibor Junior International Competition, where she played with Gidon Kremer. After obtaining her Artist's Diploma at the Conservatoire de Paris in Stéphanie-Marie Degand's class, she performed Sibelius Concerto at the Cité de la Musique de Paris. Afterwards she was invited to perform the same Concerto alongside the Mozart's 5th on the programme at the Opéra de Tours. She also performed Brahms Concerto at the Salle Gaveau, and the Mozart's 4th at the Opéra de Rouen. Iris has also appeared as soloist at La Seine Musicale with the Ensemble Appassionato and the Royal Palace Orchestra, and with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra at Kronberg. A much-appreciated chamber musician, she has played with Mihaela Martin, Frans Helmerson, Nobuko Imaï, Claire Désert, François Salque, Philippe Jaroussky, Laurent Naouri, among the others. She also performs in a duo "Arborescence" with brilliant young pianist Antonin Bonnet, and with whom she has won prizes in prestigious chamber music competitions, notably in Vilnius, at the International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition, and Roma. They have already performed in La Roque d'Anthéron, at the Les Folles Journées in Nantes, and in Tokyo in 2024. The duo have just recorded their first album devoted to Fauré, Ravel and Enesco, which was released under the Scala Music label. Iris plays a 1773 Guadagnini, generously loaned by Diane du Saillant.

I ROUND

  1. Niccolò Paganini | 24 Caprices for Solo Violin · Op. 1: No. 13 · B flat major
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Violin Sonata No. 2 · A minor · BWV 1003
    • III. Andante
    • IV. Allegro
  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. Maurice Ravel | Concert Rhapsody "Tzigane" (Gypsy) · D major · M. 76

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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