SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 37th IRVING M. KLEIN INTERNATIONAL STRING COMPETITION JUNE 4 - 5 Celebrating 37 years of helping the world’s top young string musicians gain prominence in the competitive world of classical music, the Irving M. Klein International String Competition returns to in-person competition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, our presenting [...]
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOV 1st 2021 for the 37th Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition June 4 - 5, 2022, San Francisco California Applications open online November 1, 2021 for The Irving M. Klein International String Competition, produced by the California Music Center. In 2022 the Klein plans to return to in-person competition at the [...]
The first prize of the 36th Irving M. Klein International String Competition, carrying a purse of $13,000, has been awarded to 22-year-old violist YUCHEN LU. Thousands worldwide watched nine semifinalists via livestream June 5 – 6 compete for cash prizes and performance contracts. A jury of seven determined the winners, which were announced June 6th. [...]
#KLEINONLINE2021 FINALS SCHEDULE The 36th Irving M. Klein International String Competition will livestream the FINALS ROUND SUNDAY JUNE 6th with the Finals Round The 35-minute final program is to include a movement from a major sonata, more movements from their chosen concerto. They may play another Bach movement and/or Bagatelles for Strings, the commissioned work [...]
#KLEINONLINE2021 SCHEDULE The 36th Irving M. Klein International String Competition will livestream with the Semifinals Round at 10AM SATURDAY JUNE 5th, continuing on SUNDAY JUNE 6th with the Finals Round*. Nine extraordinary young string players from around the world will compete for cash prizes and performance contracts. Download the Program Guide HERE. *Finals Round schedule [...]
Celebrating 36 years of helping the world’s top young string musicians gain prominence in the competitive world of classical music, the Irving M. Klein International String Competition will air virtually at www.californiamusiccenter.org starting 10AM Sat June 5th and 10AM Sun June 6th. Audiences worldwide will be able to view all nine semifinalists as they compete [...]
Elaine Hartong Klein, co-founder of the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, passed away December 26, 2020 in Berkeley, California at age 98. Elaine won an audition to join the Metropolitan Opera Ballet at age 16, in 1939, and danced at the Met for 6 years. She was also a member of the June Taylor [...]
It's time to prepare your application to the 2021 Klein Competition! Check out the guidelines online and get ready to submit. We're looking forward to welcoming next year's cohort of emerging classical superstars. We understand that we can't say with certainty yet what format the Klein will take. We will know more in the spring. [...]
[flipbook pdf="https://www.californiamusiccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-Klein-Program-Guide-v5-FINAL.pdf"] You can also download the PDF below: 2020 Klein Program Guide
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