39 young talented violinists from different parts of the world will begin their ordeal on Monday, Nov. 23rd, when the first round of the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition will take place at the Helsinki Conservatory concert hall. On the list below you will find the competitors, each one's home country, and the concerto they will play, should they be among the six finalists of the competition. You can watch the entire competition via live webcast at http://yle.fi/aihe/klassinen/jean-sibelius-viulukilpailu
AOKI Naoka, Japan, Medelssohn
BAE Wonhee, South Korea, Prokofjev 1
CHO Hannah Soojin, South Korea, Beethoven
CHRISTIAN Sarah, Germany, Brahms
ETELÄVUORI Sara, Finland, Prokofjev 1
GRAUMAN Marina, Russia, Mendelssohn
GÖCKEL Anna, France, Prokofjev 1
HA Yoo Na, Korea, Brahms
KANAGAWA Mayumi, USA, Berg
KIM Bomsori, South Korea, Brahms
KIM Jeein, South Korea, Mendelssohn
LAVROV Stepan, Russia, Tshaikovski
LEE Christel, USA, Bartok 2
LEONG Kerson, Canada, Shostakovitsh 1
LI Zeyu Victor, China, Mendelssohn
LIN Richard, USA, Brahms
LUKIYANENKO Tikhon, Russia, Tshaikovski
MIN Kyung Ji, South Korea, Brahms
MORIZONO Yasuka, Japan, Bartok 2
NAZAROVA Katerina, Australia, Shostakovitsh 1
OKAMOTO Seiji, Japan, Tshaikovski
PULAKKA Pekko. Finland, Shostakovitsh 1
RUDIN Fedor, France, Mendelssohn
SAVKINA Anna, Russia, Shostakovitsh 1
SOLODOVNIKOV Lev, Russia, Tshaikovski
STARKLOFF Friederike, Germany, Brahms
SUH Elly. USA, Brahms
SUHO Ryosuke, Japan, Tshaikovski
SUZUKI Mai, Japan, Mendelssohn
TAROSYAN Elena, Russia, Tshaikovski
TAVANI Stephen, USA, Mendelssohn
TISHCHENKO Diana, Ukraine, Shostakovitsh 1
TJEKNAVORIAN Emmanuel, Austria, Brahms
UUSITUPA Kasmir, Finland, Brahms
VALTONEN Juho, Finland, Tshaikovski
WANG Xiao, China, Beethoven
YANG Jungyoon, South Korea, Tshaikovski
YOSHIDA Minami, Japan, Tshaikovski
ZHOU Nancy, USA, Tshaikovski
