London International Concerto Competition 2025
In collaboration with the London City Philharmonic.
Finalists performing on 20 July 2025 with the London City Philharmonic
Chaemun Im - Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No.2 b Minor
Lin Tokura - Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Lorenzo Guida - Shostakovich Cello Concert no. 1 1st mov.
Merumo Suzuki - Reinecke Flute concerto 1st mov.
Patricia Marchis - Pedro Iturralde Pequena Czarda for Saxophone
Vasilisa Sokolova - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 1st mov.
Romain Jansen - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 1st mov.
Semifinalists
In alphabetical order
Piano
Alessandro Vaccarino - Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Celina Höferlin - Medelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1
Daniella Nassar - Saint-Saëns piano concerto No.2
Daniel Strebulaev - Rachmaninoff, Concerto No 2 1st mov
Hao Bo Sun - Grieg Piano Concerto
Himawari Kita - Mozart Piano Concerto No.12 1st mov
Nanase Kuroki - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Sofya Erukhimova - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 2nd & 3rd mov
Special recognition prize for young pianist
Maksut Mukhitdin - Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 2nd mov
Violin
Aika Oki - Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 1st mov.
Hana Shah - Dvorak Violin Concerto 1st mov.
Julika Lorenz - Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Nicholas Feng - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 1st mov.
Nirvana Che-Lai - Pable de Sarasate Zigeunerweise
Rosie Chang - Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 1st mov.
Simon Hagopian - Wieniawski Concerto No. 1 1st mov.
Yejin Kim - Sibelius Violin Concerto 1st mov.
Special recognition prize for young violinist
Mark Chia Cheng Jun - Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 1st mov
Valerie Bai - Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 1st mov.
Viola
Elena Küssner - Paganini Sonata per la Grande Viola
Evangeline Lien - Stamitz Viola Concerto 1st mov
Mao Konishi - Bartok Viola Concerto
Cello
Jiahe Zhang - Bruch Kol Nidrei
Elliot Sloss - Dvorak Cello Concerto 1st mov.
Flora Valila - Elgar Cello Concerto 1st and 2nd mov
Maria Clara Mandolesi - Elgar Cello Concerto 1st and 2nd mov
Natalia Dauer - Bruch Kol Nidrei
Yoko Afi - Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 1st mov.
Harp
Kan Yuet - Gliere concerto 1st movement
Merve Kocabeyler - Handel Harp Concerto in B flat major
Flute
Eva Faganelj and Meret Louisa Vogel - Doppler Concerto en ré mineur pour 2 flûtes et orchestre
Jen Townsend - Khachaturian Flute Concerto
Julie Helgeland Davidsen - C. Ph. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor, 2nd & 3rd mov.
Kiara Morishita-Lee - Chaminade Concertino for Flute
Kong Deyu - Chaminade Concertino for Flute
Ildiko Juhasz - Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C Major RV443
Oboe
Mason Tran - Handel Oboe Concerto in G Minor
Zofia Antonina Górnicka - Hummel Introduction, theme & variations op. 102
Clarinet
Ionas Mercadal Euler - Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Jinkyun Kim - Copland clarinet concerto
Tomas Milerius - Crusell Clarinet Concerto No.2
Saxophone
Doron Hazan - Ibert Concertino da Camara for Alto Saxophone and eleven instruments
Jan Gričar - Tomasi Concerto pour saxophone alto et orchestre
Peyton Allen Joffre - Tomasi Concerot for Alto Saxophone
Zhiyuan Wu - Glazunov saxophone concerto
Doron Hazan - Ibert Concertino da Camara for Alto Saxophone and eleven instruments
Jan Gričar - Tomasi Concerto pour saxophone alto et orchestre
Peyton Allen Joffre - Tomasi Concerot for Alto Saxophone
Zhiyuan Wu - Glazunov saxophone concerto
In collaboration with the London City Philharmonic
Rules
The International Concerto Competitions 2024 is opened to the following instruments:
Piano
Violin, viola, Cello & Bass
flute
oboe
CLARINET
BASSOON & Saxophone
FRENCH HORN
TRUMPET
Repertoire List
Applicants must submit the video recording of one or more movements with orchestra, piano accompaniment or solo performance of the chosen concerto from the repertoire list page. Contestants may perform with the score or from memory (there is no advantage if you perform from memory).