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Unisa International Strings Competition finalists announced

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The jazz and classical finalists of the 6th Unisa International Strings Competition have been announced. The three jazz finalists will perform with a rhythm section comprised of Melvin Peters (piano), Marc Duby (bass) and Kevin Gibson (drums) on Friday, 04 February at 19:00, and the three classical candidates will perform with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) on Saturday, 05 Feb at 19:00.

Jazz finalists from left to right: Antonio Molina Moya (Spain), Mark Lewandowski (UK) & Benjamin Jephta (SA)

Classical finalists from left to right: Bryan Cheng (Canada), Clara Saitkoulov (France) & Yeongkwang Lee (South Korea)

Prizes

First Prize (Classical violin or cello) R 230 000

First Prize (Jazz guitar or bass) R 230 000

Second Prize (Classical violin or cello) R 140 000

Second Prize (Jazz guitar or bass) R140 000

Third Prize (Classical violin or cello) R 100 000

Third Prize (Jazz guitar or bass) R100 000

The performances will be live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/user/UnisaVideos/live

* By Kgomotso Boshielo, Events Administrator, Unisa Music Foundation

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Publish date: 2022/02/02

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