Hannah Song, 20, USA, performs Bach's Solo Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001, Siciliana and Presto, at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior First Rounds.
Hannah Song started playing the violin at the age of six. She has won prizes in competitions such as the Mondavi Competition, Occidental College String Competition, Spotlight Music Awards and the Aspen Music Festival Concerto Competition. She has been featured on NPR's From the Top and performed in the Walt Disney Concert Hall as a prize winner of the Spotlight Music Awards. As a soloist, Hannah has performed with the Bellflower Symphony, New West Symphony and the Seattle Symphony. Hannah has previously studied with Simon James and currently studies with Li Lin and Kenneth Renshaw at the Juilliard School.
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.