Next Isaac Stern violin contest in Shanghai to be held in 2018
By Zhang Kun in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2017-09-25 07:56
The 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition will be held from Aug 10 to Sept 1 in the Chinese metropolis.
The biennial event, named in honor of the late American violinist who built connections with China in the 1970s, is Shanghai's first world-class violin competition targeted at young musicians in China and abroad.
With a grand prize of 660,000 yuan ($100,000), it offers one of the highest monetary awards among international music competitions.
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