Fiona Khuong-Huu, 13, USA / Japan / France, performs Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 23 at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Junior Semi-Finals.
Pianist: Rohan De Silva
Fiona studies studies with Professor Li Lin and Kenneth Renshaw at the Juilliard Pre-College division, and has performed with the Mitteleuropa Orchestra in Italy and the Musica Mundi Orchestra in Belgium. She has received prizes including 1st Prize at the Grumiaux International Violin Competition, 1st Prize at the Osaka International Competition and 3rd Prize and best virtuoso interpretation at the Louis Spohr Competition. She performed Sarasate’s Navarra at the Juilliard Pre-College Centennial Gala and at the Bozar Concert Hall in Brussels. Recently Fiona and her sister were invited to perform at Buckingham Palace with Maxim Vengerov and Marios Papadopoulos. She attends the Spence School, New York.
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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