Prizes

Prizes Awarded at 2018 Indianapolis Competition
Gala Awards Ceremony for its Six new Laureates

Following Saturday night’s Finals and subsequent Laureate placement announcement, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis closed its 10th Quadrennial Competition with its Gala Awards Ceremony at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Sunday, September 16. Among the festivities were performances by each of the six Finalists and one Semi-Finalist, as well as the Medals and Special Prizes that were bestowed upon the Finalists and two Semi-Finalists. Cash awards were given to each winner, plus to the pianist in the case of a sonata.

Gold Medalist – $30,000 Richard Lin Sponsored by Marianne Williams Tobias	Silver Medalist – $15,000 Risa Hokamura Sponsored by David and Amy Fulton	Bronze Medalist – $10,000 Luke Hsu Sponsored by Kay F. Koch
Fourth Place Laureate – $7,000 Anna Lee Sponsored by Dawn M. Fazli	Fifth Place Laureate – $6,000 Ioana Cristina Goicea Sponsored by Ice Miller LLP	Sixth Place Laureate – $5,000 Shannon Lee Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg LLP

In addition to the cash prize, Gold Medalist Richard Lin also received the Josef Gingold 24K Gold Medal, designed by Indiana sculptor Dan Edwards. He will also receive a Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium recital debut, and a new violin case from GEWA Music USA as part of his prize. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists will receive career management for four years, and three of the six Laureates will have the opportunity to use the 1683 “ex-Gingold” Stradivarius, or one of the two winning violins from the IVCI’s 21st Century Violin Search by luthiers Paul Crowley (United States) and Philip Ihle (England) until the next Competition in 2022.

Below is a list of the 2018 Special Prizes.

Best Performance of a Bach Work Luke Hsu (Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004) Sponsored by Dr. Timothy Gregg	Best Three Performances of the Paganini Caprices or Milstein’s Paganiniana Richard Lin First Place Winner (Paganiniana Variations) Elly Suh Second Place Winner (Caprice Nos. 5 and 11) Risa Hokamura Third Place Winner (Caprice Nos. 2 and 11) Sponsored by Alan and Laura Mendelsohn
Best Performance of an Encore Work Elly Suh (Ravel Pièce en forme de Habanera) The Thomas J. Beczkiewicz Founding Director’s Award	Best Performance of a Mozart Sonata Violin: Luke Hsu Sponsored by The Kwok Family Piano: Chih-Yi Chen Sponsored by Joo and Stephen Boe (Sonata in A major, K. 305)
Best Performance of a Beethoven Sonata Violin: Anna Lee Piano: Chih-Yi Chen (Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30) Permanently endowed in loving memory of Francis J. Chen and Kuang Jui-fang by their sons, daughters-in-law and granddaughter Victor, Betty, Benjamin, Helen and Heidi	Best Performance of William Bolcom’s Suite No. 3 for Solo Violin Stephen Kim Title Sponsor Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Associate Sponsor Charles and Carol Ward in memory of their parents
Best Performance of an Ysaÿe Sonata Shannon Lee (Sonata No. 5 for Solo Violin, Op. 27) Sponsored by Rosalie Held in memory of Robert C. Held	Best Performance of a Sonata other than Beethoven Anna Lee (Saint-Saëns Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75) Sponsored by Beverly A. Miller
Best Performance of a Kreisler Encore Richard Lin (Tambourin chinois) Awarded by an anonymous donor in honor of Dorothy DeLay	Best Performance of a Classical Concerto Anna Lee (Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, K. 207) Andrew J. Paine, Jr. Award

Best Performance of a Concerto in the Finals Richard Lin (Bruch Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46) Sponsored by Kathy and Lou Daugherty in memory of Cynthia Matthews and her support of the Juried Exhibition of Student Art