NEW YORK—After the first round of preliminaries finished on Friday, July 25th, the judges of the first NTDTV International Chinese Violin Competition left the New York City Town Hall Foundation visibly pleased.
Luis Lev, one of the judges and violinist in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra praised the high skill level of the contestants: “They are very musical players. Today we heard a level that really is quite amazing regardless of style and differences. We’ve seen some very good training. Some people have a very good background and teachers and they have shown us good ideas and techniques.”
Another judge, Sherry Kloss, former student and assistant of violin legend Jascha Heifetz, expressed her valuation and appreciation of this unique competition hosted by NTDTV which is part of its Nine Competitions series.
