Claire Wells, 19, USA, performing Joan Tower's String Force at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior First Rounds.
Claire Wells, a passionate violinist and pianist since the age of three, was born in California in a musical family. After graduating from the Yehudi Menuhin School in 2020 as a student of Professor Lutsia Ibragimova, she now studies with Professor Mihaela Martin at the Hochschüle für Musik und Tanz Köln. 1st Prize winner at the Lynn Harrell Competition, she has appeared as soloist with the Dallas Symphony, Nancy Lyric Symphony, Webern Kammerphilharmonie and Belgrade Philharmonic orchestras. Festival and masterclass appearances include Aspen Music Festival and Kronberg Academy Masterclasses. Claire plays on a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, on loan from a private donor.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
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We would like to give our special thanks to Markel for making this round possible.