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23rd Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition
Schedule of events for the 2008 Klein Competition
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Winner Announced
           New Commissioned Works
by Frank Stemper
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What Past Competition Winners Are Doing
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2008 Klein Competition Semifinalists Announced

Congratulations to our 2008 Klein Competition Semifinalists!

Emily Deans, a 23-year-old violist, studies with Kim Kashkashian at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.

Tessa Lark, an 18-year-old violinist from Richmond, KY, studies with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.

Benjamin Jensen, a 23-year-old double bassist from Syracuse, NY, studies with Bruce Blansby at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.

SiWoo Kim, an 18-year-old violinist from Seoul, South Korea, studies with Roland and Almita Vamos and attends Westerville South High School in Westerville, OH.

Char Prescott, a 19-year-old cellist from Bethesda, MD, studies with Hans Jorgen Jensen at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

Robin Scott, a 21-year-old violinist from Indianpolis, IN, studies with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA.

Ying Xue, a 22-year-old violinist from Urumqi, China, studies with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory on Music in Boston, MA.

Meta Weiss, a 20-year-old cellist from Tucson, AZ, studies with Norman Fischer at Rice University in Houston, TX.