Internationaler Anton Rubinstein Wettbewerb 2020 - Violoncello

Sam Lucas 126 Narrows Road Montville 4560 Queensland Australia. Huettenstrasse 93 40215 Duesseldorf Germany. A.Mus.A – L.Mus.L D.O.B 21.2.1996

2020 (February) Shostakovich Cello Concerto nr.1 performances – Uniorchester Bonn – Camerata Musicale

2019 1st Prize – Pro Artists International Music Competition – Winter Edition. 2nd Prize – Gisborne International Music Competition. Gold Medal – Vienna International Music Competition.

2018 1st Prize – Sieghardt-Rometsch Competition in Duesseldorf. Düsseldorf Tonhalle/Wuppertal Stadthalle – Robert Schumann University Symphony Orchestra – Elgar Cello Concerto. Recording and tour in Australia with concert pianist Anna Fedorova.

2017 1st Semester Bachelor – Robert Schumann Hochschule under Professor Wispelwey. Finalist/4th Prize – Rubinstein International Cello Competition. Saint Saens Cello Concerto nr.1 – Uniorchester Bonn – Camerata Musicale. Debut – Wigmore Hall London.

2016 Soloist Specialisation Diploma – Waikato University New Zealand and Recipient of the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship since 2014. 1st Prize – National Concerto Competition in New Zealand Semi-finalist – Brahms International Cello Competition. Bloch Schelomo – Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Dominic Lee is a young cellist from New Zealand, quickly gaining attention for his impressive virtuosity, sensitive musicianship, and intense performances. Dominic made his first appearance as a soloist at the age of 13 and has since performed with orchestras and ensembles across the globe. Dominic was invited to study under renowned cellist and pedagogue Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliot at the Eastman School of Music as a Howard Hanson Scholar, George Eastman Scholar for performance, where he gained his Bachelor of Music, and gaining the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, while pursuing his Masters in Cello Performance serving as a Teachers Assistant. He has garnered numerous prizes; including First Prize and Monterosa Kawai Prize in the 2013 Valsesia International Music Competition. Top prize in the 2013 Padova International Music Competition in Italy, and first in the 2015 American Protégé International Music Competition. The later providing his American debut in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Shortly followed by a first prize in the MTNA Foundation’s Young Artist Competition. He has served important principal positions with recent highlights including with the Eastman School of Music (Graduate) orchestra for the opening of the renowned Beal Institute, and also leading the grand finale of the Heifetz Festival Orchestra. At the age of 16, he began studies at the New Zealand School of Music (Victoria University of Wellington) under cellist Inbal Meggido, as a recipient of the Director’s Scholarship. From 2011-2013, he studied with Edith Salzmann at the Pettman Academy of Music. In his final year of study, Dominic was awarded the Pettman Special Scholarship, which enabled him to perform and compete internationally. In 2018, he attended the Heifetz Institute as an Ueno scholar, performing in the “Stars of Tomorrow,” and “Celebrity Concert Series.” Most recently, he had been concertizing throughout the United States performing as a “Heifetz on Tour artist” for the 2019 season. Last month Dominic has had the honor of being invited as an Artist Fellow in Residence at the 2019 International Heifetz Festival where he performed in a series of recitals and important events.

Praised by the San Francisco Classical Voice as to having “one of the more vigorous and expressively varied performances… that I’ve heard”, cellist Connor Kim is quickly gaining wide- spread recognition as a humble musician. Inspired by his kindergarten teacher to play the cello, Kim started studying at the age of seven under the tutelage of Kyeong Hwa Kim. He quickly learned of his life passion at that young age, and amongst many awards he had earned, was a winner of the Schadt National Competition for Strings, Menuhin-Dowling Young Artists Competition, and recipient of the Margaret Brady Study Grant at the Y.E.S. Foundation Competition, to name a few. Connor debuted with the Fremont Symphony Orchestra after winning first prize at the Young Artist Competition, and was invited to perform Dvorak Cello Concerto at their 50th Anniversary Gala under the baton of Greg Sudmeier.

A passionate chamber musician, Kim has participated in various chamber music festivals and has shared stages with many respectable musicians. He has attended the Hotchkiss Summer Portals Chamber Music Program, where he worked with members of the Brentano, Shanghai, Miami, and Miro Quartets, and was re-invited to attend for three years in a row, upon which his last year, was fortunate enough to solo alongside violinist Ida Kavafian in Astor Piazzola’s Otoño Porteno. He also participated in Yellow Barn’s Young Artist Program, Kneisel Hall, International Masterclass Series Prussia Cove of the UK, the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop, and was most recently an International Program participant at Music@Menlo. He was also invited to participate in the Winter Residency for Music@Menlo in 2019. This summer, he will be attending Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute.  Throughout the various programs, Connor has had the chance to perform with world- renowned artists such as Itzakh Perlman, Hsin-Yun Huang, Roger Tapping, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, and more. Kim is currently a member of the Kila Quartet (formerly Lauder), and as a group, they are members of the Juilliard Honors Chamber Music Program, where they were given the opportunity to debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall amongst many other engagements. They have participated in the Robert Mann Chamber Music Institute, and were also invited as a preformed group to participate at the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop, upon which they were further asked to perform in the Stire-Stark Alumni Concert Series, and have traveled to Sarasota for PMP SunCoast, a community engagement program established by the Perlman Music Program. Connor has also played for the Semplice Players at Brooklyn’s Bargemusic, where he performed with acclaimed clarinetist Alex Fiterstein, and was most recently showcased by the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.

Connor is currently completing his Masters Degree at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick and Timothy Eddy with a full tuition scholarship as an Irene Diamond Graduate Fellow, and through the generosity of the George L. Shields Memorial Scholarship and Mari Brown Scholarship.

Jeongheon Nam was born in Incheon (South Korea) in 1993 and began playing the
cello at the age of six.
His musical education as a junior student at the School of Music under St.Petersburg
Rimsky – Korsakov Conservatory Russia with Professor Elena Dernova.
After returning back to Korea, studied the Korea National University of Arts, studied
under Myung – wha Chung and Hyoung – won Chang.
As a soloist, he has performed with the National Philharmonic Russia, Incheon
Philharmonic Orchestra , Vivaldi Chambe r Orchestra , 21century Baroque.
He has been a performer at the Great Mountains Music Festival, Stravinsky
International Festival Cellista Cello Ensemble, Knua Cello Series, Heiri Camerata ,
Cello project Bach&Beethoven series, Nostalgia concert and Baroqu e Concerto Series.

He has taken part in masterclasses with Frans Helmerson, Louis Claret, Arto Noras,
Tilmann Wick, Laurence Lesser, Young – Chang Cho and Tamas Varga.

Currently he belongs to the artist the Cello Project, Soloist Vin, Cellista Ensemble in
Korea.
He has won numerous renowned awards including third p rize a nd Special prize in the Salieri Zinetti International Competition , first prize in The Music Association of Korea Competition, third prize in the Joongang Music Concours, and first prize in The Strad Competition.
Since 2018, Jeongheon Nam has been studying at Mannheim University of Music and
Performing Arts with István Várdai. And now he study at Robert Schumann hochschule Düsseldorf with Pieter Wispelwey.