SEMIFINALS – 50th Stulberg International String Competition
WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2025 | See Schedule Below…
WHERE: Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
SEMIFINALS: Tickets are free and the event is open to the public. Claim your free ticket using the link above.
The Stulberg Competition Semifinals is the first live round of the 50th Annual Stulberg International String Competition. Twelve semifinalists were selected from a pool of 230+ applicants from around the world to compete at the semifinals and finals rounds. More information about this year’s semifinalists will be available on the home page and “2025 Semifinalists” page.
For this round, the semifinalists from will perform some of the most challenging music written for solo string instrument (violin, viola, cello, bass) and piano accompaniment. In addition, they will perform an 8-minute passage of a concerto commissioned specially for the 50th Anniversary of the Stulberg International String Competition. Learn more about the commissioned concerto here.
Following this round, six finalists will be chosen to move on to perform at the Finals Round on the same day at 7:30 P.M. – Learn more and purchase your ticket to this round here.
The semifinals will take place across four blocks, with three semifinalists performing in each block. Please view the schedule below for the full program.
SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
9:00 A.M.
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Carmen Fantasie |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Franz Waxman |
Aaron Liu, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 22 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Henryk Wieniawski |
Valery Breshears, violin
Alicja Basinska, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Dmitri Shostakovich |
John Kim, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
10:30 A.M.
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Jean Sibelius |
Helen Hyun, violin
Alicja Basinska, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Ludwig van Beethoven |
Jinan Laurentia Woo, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Erich Korngold |
Kento Hong, violin
Alicja Basinska, piano
1:00 P.M.
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major K. 211 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) W.A. Mozart |
Zekai Chen, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
| Concerto for Cello: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Cello Concerto, Op. 68 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) William Walton |
Starla Breshears, cello
Alicja Basinska, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Edward Elgar |
Calvin Alexander, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
2:30 P.M.
| Concerto for Cello: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Antonin Dvořák |
Matthew Ho, cello
Alicja Basinska, piano
| Concerto for Violin No. 2: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Lauren Yoon, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
| Concerto for Cello: “Legacy” II. A Teachable Moment Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 |
Lucas Richman (b. 1964) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Oliver Mar, cello
Alicja Basinska, piano