3rd International Violin Competition of Mirecourt
Our retrospective video, to relive the 2014 Competition
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The complete program of the 2014 music festival
The finalists
The candidates
Jury
The year 2014 is organized around the third Mirecourt International Violin Competition.
The jury will be chaired by Pavel Vernikov et composé de musiciens de renommée internationale : James Buswell, Nora Chastain, Radu Blidar and Marianne Piketty.
Les épreuves éliminatoires, la demi-finale du competition et les master classes given by the members of the jury will be held in Mirecourt and the grand finale, accompanied by the Orchester Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, will be held in Thaon-les-Vosges.
Schedule of events
First test - Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 November 2014 – Salle Rio, Mirecourt
A 20’ Program for solo violin including:
Semi final - Friday, November 14, 2014 – Salle Rio, Mirecourt
A recital lasting 45 to 55 minutes including in particular :
Final – Sunday November 16, 2014 – The Rotunda of Thaon-les-Vosges
With the Orchester Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy under the direction of Rani Calderon
As part of the Epinal Classical Concerts season
A concerto among the following:
Prizes and awards
Yannick Le Canu
Passionate about bow making for many years, Yannick Le Canu began his training in 1995 in the Le Canu-Millant workshops in Paris while perfecting his skills with Eric Grandchamp in Crozon. He obtained his CAP as a bow maker in Mirecourt in 1998 and worked in the Arezzo workshop (Toulouse) from 2000 to 2004 before creating his own workshop in the heart of old Lille in 2004.
Heir to a recognized know-how, he devotes himself passionately to the manufacture of the bow without neglecting the restoration and maintenance of old and contemporary models. In this respect, he respects the tradition of the Grande Ecole d’Archèterie Française.
With 15 years of experience, this expert bow maker is always looking for improvement to satisfy many musicians in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Moreover, many of them play bows signed "Yannick Le Canu" which are today a reference in the profession. Yannick Le Canu is indeed renowned for his quality work and his rigor.
Since 1999, enriched by his various experiences, he has been rewarded with numerous distinctions by presenting his bows in international competitions (double silver medals in Paris, five times gold medals in the USA, Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2007 and ranked “hors concours” in the USA in 2008). To date, his notoriety has earned him membership in the Jury of these competitions.
