Jan 15–29, 2023
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED MAY 3, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
FIRST PRIZE $30,000
EOIVC 2023 Is Here!
Apply Today!!!
Deadline September 29, 2022
EOIVC 2023 is just around the corner! Get ready. Get set. Practice! Submissions are currently open for the 3rd triennial Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition. In addition to a monetary award--first prize $30K, second prize $15K, third prize $10K and $5K honorable mention--our first prize winner walks away with career support, an instrument, a bow and concert performances for up to three years. The preliminary round is done via a private YouTube link and the subsequent rounds are held in-person in Boca Raton, FL. All Quarter-finalists receive a modest travel stipend and housing while competing. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $125. Applicants must be no younger than 16 at time of submission and no older than 32 as of January 29, 2023. For more information read the press release found here.
About Us
The EOIVC is deeply committed to its mission of providing talented violinists, ages 16-32, who are at the start of their careers, with networking, management, public relations, community engagement and concert opportunities in addition to a monetary prize. These long-term career development tools reach well beyond financial support, actively demonstrating the strong dedication of the EOIVC to cultivating and nurturing developing musicians as well as encouraging them to engage with the communities they serve. The EOIVC is the flagship program of the Elevar Foundation.
Meet Julian Rhee
EOIVC 2020
First Prize Winner
The first-prize winner of the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition and most recently named a 2021 Astral National Auditions winner, Julian Rhee is fast gaining recognition as an outstanding musician and performer in the US.
An avid soloist, Julian made his Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra debut at age 8, and has gone on to perform with such ensembles as the San Diego Symphony and the Symphony Orchestras of Pittsburgh, Eugene (OR), and Madison (WI). He has performed in an array of prestigious venues, including Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall in Chicago; the Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh; The Musikverein in Vienna; and the New World Center in Miami.
EOIVC in the Community
The EOIVC, a flagship program of the Elevar Foundation, is deeply commitment to engaging with the communities it serves. The EOIVC recognizes the vital importance of encouraging and inspiring young musicians to think beyond themselves, using their skills to better the world around them and striving to become citizen artists. The EOIVC provides a wide-range of community engagement activities that not only involve its Laureates, but also its international judges and its Founder & Artistic Director, Elmar Oliveira and Executive Director, Jill Arbetter.
EOIVC NEWS
In the Media:
Chicago Classical Review, February, 21, 2021
Young winners show impressive artistry at NSCMF benefit
The Press Democrat, September 21, 2021
Santa Rosa Symphony opens season with Mozart
Munro Review, March 15, 2019
January 27, 2020
December 13, 2018
June 12, 2018
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