Sam Rosenthal, viola It’s been a remarkable week! The 14th Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition has been taking place at The Glasshouse in Newcastle and I have had the pleasure of chairing the jury in a festival of events which has also involved the Cecial Aronowitz Viola Competition for players aged 18 and under, concerts
The XIII Lionel Tertis Viola Competition (6 – 14 April) proved to be a most exciting and enjoyable one. All 36 violists who competed in Port Erin demonstrated their musicianship to great effect and proved why they had been selected from the 120 applicants. Congratulations go to the eight wonderful semifinalists: Paul Adrien Zientara (France),
I am looking forward to my return to the Erin Arts Centre, Isle of Man this week (6 – 13 April) for the XIII Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition. I will be chairing the jury with distinguished violists William Coleman, Carol Rodland, Danusha Waskiewicz and Mikhail Zemtsov. I look forward to seeing the Tertis Foundation’s
It was a real privilege to be adopted as an honorary viola player in chairing the jury for the twelfth Tertis International Viola Competition from 12 to 19 March. Well-established through the patronage of the Tertis Foundation and managed in Port Erin, Isle of Man by John Bethell and his team, the festival and competition