Chaowen Luo
China, 25
Chaowen Luo is a doctoral student at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 2023, he won the Bronze Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the Jade Medal at China International Music Competition, the Silver Medal and “Lin Yaoji” Outstanding Performance Award at the Qingdao International Violin Competition, and the Gold Medal at the China Golden Bell Music Award Violin Competition. In 2024, he won the First Prize at the Isang Yun International Violin Competition.
Teachers:
Tong Weidong 2023 – present
Zhang Jia 2019 – 2023
Wang Hong 2013 – 2019
Huang Chenxing 2010 – 2013
Xiao Sishan 2008 – 2010
Preliminaries
Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Op. 115 — S. Prokofiev
Sonata in C major, K. 303 — W. A. Mozart
Albumblatt — R. Wagner (arr. A. Wilhelmj)
Caprice No. 11, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Grand Caprice on Schubert’s Der Erlkönig, Op. 26 — H. W. Ernst
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 — L. van Beethoven
Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 — R. Strauss
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Carmen Fantasy — P. de Sarasate
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice viennois — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 — J. Brahms
