Villars Music Academy Balik Farm Prize Concert 2023

Bartosz Skibinski, violin Henryk Wieniawsky : Polonaise n°1 en ré majeur

Yumin Park, viola Johannes Brahms : Sonate pour alto, opus 120 n°1 Allegro appassionato

David Martin Capucia, cello Ludwig van Beethoven : Sonate n°4, opus 102 n°1 Andante - Allegro vivace

Mao Konishi, viola Paul Hindemith : Der Schwanendreher “zwischen Berg und tiefen Tal” (entre la montagne et la vallée profonde)

Aoi Saito, violin Henryk Wieniawsky : Variations sur un thème original, opus 15

Michael Song, cello Piotr Iljitsch Tchaïkovski : Pezzo capprizzioso en si mineur, opus 62

Pianist : Noriko Sugiyama

Jury Deliberation

Chamber orchestra of the Villars Music Academy Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Lively and very determined

Presentation of Balik Farm Prize

We are thrilled to announce violinist Aoi Saito as the winner of the 2023 Balik Farm Prize. Aoi now has the opportunity to record a CD and a video, generously sponsored by Caviar House & Prunier, to help launch her international music career. Raised in Tokyo, Aoi began playing violin at the age of 5 at the Toho Gakuen Music School. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at the Tokyo University of the Arts with honors and is currently studying for her Master’s degree at the Berlin University of the Arts.