7th Mirecourt International Violin Competition
Our jury
Christian Altenburger
Christian Altenburger is an internationally renowned soloist and chambrist. He is the artistic director of the music festival Schwäbische Frühling in Germany and of the Loisiarte Festival in Austria. Contemporary music takes a prominent place in his career as his discography proves it. Since 2001, he is professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Nora Chastain
Nora Chastain is regularly invited as a soloist by worldwide renowned orchestras conducted by prestigious artistic directors. Many composers wrote to her contemporary works she created. As a chambrist, she founds the Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet and the Kreisleriana Trio, both invited in major festivals. She teaches at Berlin University of the Arts and counts among her students many international-competition-prizewinners and accomplished artists.
Hu Kun
Hu Kun is an accomplished conductor and violinist. First chinese violinist to have a career as a soloist in the 80s, he played with internationally renowned orchestras and on worldwide stages. He founded in London his own orchestra he conducts. He is regularly invited in international competitions as jury member, he is professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and regularly gives masterclasses in festivals.
Lavard Skou Larsen
Many-prize-winner as a soloist and a chambrist, Lavard Skou-Larsen teaches since 1991 in Mozarteum University Salzburg. He founds his orchestra the same year, fonde la même année son orchestre, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, and makes a brilliant international career as a regular guest and conductor in festivals. He is very involved in contemporary and French creation as well.
Alissa Margulis
Alissa Margulis is an acclaimed violinist and considered as one of the most talented artist of her generation. She worked with the most brilliant conductors and international orchestras. Alongside her soloist commitment, she makes her career as a chambrist and is regularly invited in numerous festivals. She teaches at the Folkwang University of the Arts.
Mihaela Martin
Mihaela Martin is an exceptional violinist regularly invited to play with prestigious orchestras all around the world and with brilliant conductors. Chamber music takes an important place in her career and founds the Michelangelo String Quartet. She is the artistic director of the Rolandseck Festival. She teaches at the Cologne Music University, at the Barenboim–Said Academy in Berlin and at the Kronberg Academy.
Marianne Piketty
"Density, ardor, virtuosity, interiority, generosity": this is how the press welcomes the violinist who is developing an eclectic career where solo concerts, recitals, chamber music, original duets, great repertoire, works to discover and contemporary creations. Marianne Piketty is a professor at the National Conservatory of Music in Lyon and gives numerous masterclasses in Europe. She is the artistic director of the Mirecourt International Music Meetings, and of course of the string ensemble she founded, Le Concert Idéal.
Our pianists accompanists
Antoine de Grolée
Winner of the 2007 Long-Thibaud competition and finalist of the 2018 Chopin competition on historical instruments, Antoine de Grolée is graduated from Lyon National Conservatory. He is regularly invited in prestigious festivals and gives recitals and chamber music concerts everywhere in France and abroad. He accompanies violin classes of Svetlin Roussev and Michaël Hentz, and cello class of Michel Strauss in Paris National Conservatory. Since 2014, he is artistic director of Musical moments festival in Rabastens in France.
