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The Johansen International Competition (JIC) is a triennial competition for violinists, violists, and cellists who are ages 13 to 17. Preliminary judging is conducted by recordings submitted by applicants, and semifinals and finals are held in person in Washington, DC. The JIC offers separate first, second, and third cash prizes for each instrument as well as a prize for the best performance of a commissioned work and judges' commendations for finalists. Prizes awarded include cash awards, scholarships, and performance opportunities.[1]
Applicants must prepare a full program, including a solo suite, sonata, or partita by J.S. Bach; a sonata with piano; a major concerto; a shorter virtuosic work; and a new work commissioned by the JIC (a new commissioned work is composed specifically for each competition year and provided about 2 months before the semifinals to all applicants chosen as semifinalists). The Bach, the concerto, and the virtuosic work must be performed from memory.
The competition is held every three years. The only exception was in 2021, when the competition was postponed until 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Subsequent competitions will resume the three-year cycle (i.e., they will be held in 2025, 2028, etc.)[2]
History
[edit]The JIC started as a charitable trust established in 1997 by Anna Storch Johansen, who was a member of the Friday Morning Music Club (FMMC) for 50 years.[3] The FMMC is an organization in Washington, DC that was founded in 1886 to provide performing opportunities for local musicians. The FMMC also sponsors the FMMC Foundation, which was established in 1950 to administer competitions for young musicians. These competitions are managed almost entirely by volunteers.[4] In 1997, the JIC was added to the Foundation's roster of competitions.[2]
The JIC trust was funded with money the Johansens had set aside for their son who died at an early age.[5] The trust document of the JIC stipulates that the FMMC Foundation establish "an international string competition to be held every three years for string players ages 13-17."[2]
Venues
[edit]The JIC has been held at several locations in Washington, DC. The first JIC took place at the Charles Sumner School from 1997–2009. It then moved to Calvary Baptist Church and was held there from 2012–2018. For the 2022 JIC (which was originally scheduled for 2021), the competition was held at First Congregational United Church of Christ, which hosts several regular concert series under the name Live at 10th and G! The JIC will hold the 2025 competition there as well.[6]
Competition Rounds and Judges
[edit]A preliminary round to select approximately 30 semifinalists is conducted using recordings submitted by applicants, heard by a panel of five top performers local to the Washington, DC area. Semifinal and final rounds are held in person in Washington, DC with three judges who are accomplished musicians and often are internationally acclaimed performers. The JIC recruits judges based on their status in the music world and their experience as educators and performers. Current students of judges are not eligible to apply. The three 1997 judges were violinists; for all subsequent competitions, judges represented each instrument, listed here in the order violin, viola, cello:
- George Neikrug, Peter Oundjian, and Sylvia Rosenberg (1997)[7]
- Sylvia Rosenberg, William Preucil, and Lorne Munroe (2000)[8]
- James Buswell, Heidi Castleman, and Aldo Parisot (2003)[9]
- Joseph Silverstein, Daniel Foster, and Anthony Elliott (2006)[10]
- Pamela Frank, Atar Atad, and Ralph Kirshbaum (2009)[11]
- Hiroko Yajima, Michael Tree, and Ronald Leonard (2012)[12]
- Glenn Dicterow, Victoria Chiang, and Marcy Rosen (2015)[13]
- Chee-Yun, Timothy Deighton, and Peter Stumpf (2018)[14]
- Judith Ingolfsson, Peter Slowik, and Bion Tsang (2022)[15]
- Rachel Barton Pine, Chauncey Patterson, Michael Mermagen (2025)[1]
Commissioned Work
[edit]For each competition, the JIC seeks out an experienced composer who is commissioned to write a 3-minute work that can be performed on each of the three instruments (violin, viola, or cello). Applicants who are chosen to be semifinalists receive a copy of this work about 2 months before the in-person portion of the competition, and all must perform it during the semifinals. One semifinalist is chosen by the judges to receive a prize for best performance of the commissioned work. Following is a list of the works that have been composed for the JIC:
- Helmut Braunlich, Prelude (1997)[7]
- John Stephens, Soliloquy for Violin/Viola/Cello Alone (2000)[8]
- Robert Gibson, Night Music (2003)[9]
- Steve Antosca, One Becomes Two (2006)[10]
- Lenny Williams, Scherzo (2009)[11]
- Jonathan Leshnoff, Three Minute Chaconne (2012)[12][16]
- David Froom, Shades of Red (2015)[13][17]
- Joel Phillip Friedman, Johansen (2018)[14][18]
- Jessica Krash, The Imagined Wisdom of Bella Pavis (2022)[15][19]
Collaborative Pianists
[edit]The semifinalists who participate in the JIC are required to use collaborative pianists provided by the competition. Pianists who have participated in the JIC have been Rohan De Silva (1997);[7] De Silva and Akira Eguchi (2000);[8] De Silva and Eri Kang (2003);[9] Eguchi and Kang (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018);[14] and Kang and Colette Valentine (2022).[15] Eguchi and Kang are scheduled for the 2025 JIC.[1]
Post-Competition Concerts
[edit]Concerts featuring JIC winners after the competition have always been an important benefit for those winners.[6] Orchestras that have featured JIC winners have included the Prince George's Philharmonic,[20] the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra,[21] the National Chamber Orchestra (later known as National Philharmonic),[22] Avanti (formerly known as the FMMC Orchestra),[23] the Capital City Symphony,[24] and the Apollo Orchestra.[25]
Individual winners' recitals have been held at the Corcoran Gallery,[26] Church of the Annunciation as part of their Roth Series, and the Arts Club of Washington.[6]
Scholarships
[edit]JIC winners have been offered scholarships by the Brevard Music Center Summer Institute,[6] Meadowmount School of Music,[27] Morningside Music Bridge,[6] and London Master Classes.[6]
Funding and Donations
[edit]The bulk of support for the JIC comes from annual distributions from the Johansen Charitable Trust.[5] Application fees are another source of funds. The JIC has also secured significant financial donations from The Potter Violin Company and the Korean Concert Society, both local patrons, as well as product donations from retailers both locally and elsewhere, including D'Addario, Gailes Violin Shop, Brobst Violin Shop, Violin House of Weaver, Strings magazine, and Foxes Music.[6]
Winner Accomplishments
[edit]In the years following their competitions, winners and semifinalists have made major accomplishments, including principal positions in such ensembles as the Beethoven Orchester Bonn,[28] Royal Stockholm Philharmonic,[29] Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,[30] Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra,[31] Chicago Symphony Orchestra,[32] Los Angeles Philharmonic;[33] top prizes at International Violin Competition of Indianapolis,[34] Tchaikovsky Competition,[35] Pablo Casals Competition,[36] Young Concert Artists,[37] Astral Auditions,[38] the Washington International Competition,[39] Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition,[40] Queen Elisabeth Competition,[41] Primrose International Viola Competition,[42] Banff International String Quartet Competition,[43] and more. In many cases, winners have secured prestigious management and have gone on to extremely successful solo, chamber music,[44][45][46] and academic careers.[47]
Winners
[edit]Following are all JIC winners listed in chronological order.[48]
| Instrument | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ||
| Violin | Mikhail Ovrutsky | first prize and best performance of commissioned work |
| Jinyeong Jessica Lee | honorable mention | |
| Yue Deng | judges' prize | |
| Hayley Wolfe | judges' prize | |
| Cello | Julie Albers | second prize |
| Denise Djokic | third prize | |
| Joel Noyes | honorable mention | |
| Stephen Fang | judges' commendation | |
| Yumi Kendall | judges' commendation | |
| Mandy Dennis | judges' prize | |
| Chrissy Kim | judges' prize | |
| Nelson Lee | judges' prize | |
| 2000[49] | ||
| Violin | Angie Cheng | first prize tied |
| Eunice Keem | first prize tied | |
| Christina McGann | third prize | |
| Sherry Hong | honorable mention | |
| Dan Zhu | honorable mention | |
| Viola | Teng Li | first prize |
| Margaret Carey | honorable mention | |
| Cello | Tao Ni | first prize and best performance of commissioned work |
| Nicholas Canellakis | second prize | |
| Joon Whan Kim | third prize | |
| 2003 | ||
| Violin | Hyun-Su Shin | first prize |
| Jialei Li | second prize tied | |
| Joel Link | second prize tied | |
| Wonhyee Baem | third prize tied | |
| Sharon Park | third prize tied | |
| Stephanie Jeong | best performance of commissioned work | |
| Eugene Ugorski | honorable mention | |
| Viola | Alexander Link | first prize |
| Cello | Seung-Min Kang | first prize |
| Elizabeth Chung | honorable mention | |
| 2006 | ||
| Violin | Tessa Lark | first prize[50] |
| Dami Kim | second prize | |
| Benjamin Beilman | third prize | |
| Viola | Vicki Powell | first prize |
| Megan Griffin | second prize tied | |
| Junping Qian | second prize tied | |
| Cello | Narek Hakhnazaryan | first prize |
| Jeonghyoun Lee | second prize | |
| Su Jin Lee | third prize | |
| Sebastian Baverstam | best performance of commissioned work | |
| 2009 | ||
| Violin | Nancy Zhou | first prize and best performance of commissioned work |
| Jae-Hyeong Lee | second prize | |
| Yerang Kim | third prize | |
| Viola | Matthew Lipman | first prize |
| Yifei Deng | second prize | |
| Cello | Sang Eun Lee | first prize[51] |
| Gabriel Cabezas | second prize | |
| Matthew Allen | third prize | |
| 2012[52] | ||
| Violin | Gallia Kastner | first prize |
| Maria Ioudenitch | second prize | |
| Gloria Ferry-Brennan | third prize | |
| Viola | Ziyu Shen | first prize |
| Zhenwei Shi | third prize | |
| Cello | Brannon Cho | first prize |
| Santiago Cañón Valencia | second prize | |
| Jean Kim | third prize | |
| Taeguk Mun | best performance of commissioned work | |
| 2015 | ||
| Violin | Lara Boschkor | first prize and best performance of commissioned work |
| Alice Lee | second prize | |
| Maya Buchanan | third prize | |
| Viola | Hae Sue Lee | first prize |
| Soyoung Cho | second prize | |
| Yuchen Lu | third prize | |
| Cello | Zlatomir Fung | first prize |
| Ila Shon | second prize | |
| Esther Yu | third prize | |
| 2018 | ||
| Violin | Julian Rhee | first prize |
| Charlotte Marckx | second prize[53] | |
| Phoenix Avalon | third prize | |
| Viola | Beatrice Chen | first prize |
| Yixiu (Sherry) Lin | second prize | |
| Samuel Rosenthal | third prize | |
| Cello | Krzysztof Michalski | first prize tied |
| Michal Balas | first prize tied and best performance of commissioned work | |
| Isaiah Kim | third prize | |
| 2022 | ||
| Violin | Jinan Laurentia Woo | first prize and best performance of commissioned work |
| Wan Ching Hannah Tam | second prize | |
| Jacques Forestier | third prize | |
| Viola | Seoyeon Ryu | first prize |
| Emad Zolfaghari | second prize | |
| Claire Xu | third prize | |
| Cello | Luka Coetzee | first prize |
| Romain-Olivier Gray | second prize | |
| A-Hyeon Choi | third prize | |
| William Tan | judges' commendation | |
See also
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