The Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition

The Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition Oberlin Conservatory's international competition for ages 13-18, alternating violin and piano.

Congratulations to the top three winners in the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin!Last night’s finals rou...
01/11/2025

Congratulations to the top three winners in the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin!
Last night’s finals round featured incredible performances by the three finalists and ProMusic Chamber Orchestra, Norman Huynh, Conductor. Edna Unseld was awarded first place, with second place going to Julia Xiaozhuo Wang, and third place to Tiantian Lu. These young violinists competed with 16 others throughout the week for over $40,000 worth of prizes. Follow this link to read more: https://www.oberlin.edu/news/edna-unseld-wins-2025-cooper-international-competition-violin

Tonight’s the night for the Concerto Finals of the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin! Meet the 2025 Coope...
01/10/2025

Tonight’s the night for the Concerto Finals of the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin!
Meet the 2025 Cooper Concerto finalists: Julia Xiaozhuo Wang (17, Nanjing, China), Edna Unseld (13, Zurich, Switzerland), and Tiantian Lu (15, Ningbo, China). Tonight these three violinists will perform complete concertos with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Norman Huynh. The finals begin at 7:30 pm in Finney Chapel, are free and open to the public, and will stream live at concert time on the Violin Channel at http://theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-2025-cooper-international-competition and on our website at http://oberlin.edu/cooper-competition/violin-2025/livestream

As the Cooper International Competition Violin Concerto Finals draw near, hear outstanding performances selected from th...
01/09/2025

As the Cooper International Competition Violin Concerto Finals draw near, hear outstanding performances selected from the first three days of competition! Join participants in Warner Concert Hall tonight at 7:30 pm for the Honors Recital. The Honors Recital will also stream live at concert time on Oberlin.edu at oberlin.edu/livestream.

Hear performances from Sooeon Kim, Min Seul Lee, Athanasios Kyparos, Jinan Laurentia Woo, Rosie Chang, Emrik Revermann, Neal Eisfeldt, Hyunseo Kim, Lauren Yoon, Ma Panxi, Roa Lee, Qingyuan Yang, and Madeline Goh.

Last night, Thomas and Evon Cooper joined the judges in congratulating participants and presented awards at the conclusi...
01/09/2025

Last night, Thomas and Evon Cooper joined the judges in congratulating participants and presented awards at the conclusion of round two of the competition. Receiving awards and congratulations were Jinan Laurentia Woo (4th place), Emrik Revermann (5th place and audience prize), and Lauren Yoon (6th place). Continuing to the Concerto Finals are Julia Xiaozhuo Wang, Edna Unseld, and Tiantian Lu.
The Finals, with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, take place Friday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Finney Chapel, and will stream live at concert time on the Violin Channel at https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-2025-cooper.../ and on our website at https://oberlin.edu/cooper-competition/violin-2025/livestream.

The excitement continues today with Round Two performances of the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin! The ...
01/08/2025

The excitement continues today with Round Two performances of the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin!
The round begins this afternoon and ends tonight, when six violinists will each perform 45-minute recital programs in Warner Concert Hall. These performances will stream live at concert time on the Violin Channel at https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-2025-cooper.../ and on our website at https://oberlin.edu/cooper-competition/violin-2025/livestream.

Pictured are the participants competing in the next round:
Top (left-right) Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang, Emrik Revermann.
Bottom (left-right) Jinan Laurentia Woo, Edna Unseld, Lauren Yoon.
Tiantian Lu (not pictured)

The schedule for today’s performances is:
3:00 PM Lauren Yoon
3:45 PM Julia Xiaozhuo Wang
4:30-4:45 PM BREAK
4:45 PM Emrik Revermann
5:30 PM Tiantian Lu

8:00 PM Edna Unseld
8:45 PM Jinan Laurentia Woo

Todays the day! 2025 Cooper International Competition Round One Performances Begin this afternoon.Yesterday, the 19 part...
01/06/2025

Todays the day! 2025 Cooper International Competition Round One Performances Begin this afternoon.
Yesterday, the 19 participants selected their places for their first performances, which will take place in Kulas Hall and are open to the public and streaming live at https://www.oberlin.edu/cooper-competition/violin-2025/livestream, and on The Violin Channel at https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-2025-cooper-international-competition/
The schedule for today and tomorrow is:
Monday, January 6
2:30 PM Min Seul Lee
3:00 PM Daniel Qi
3:30 PM Gayun Kim
4-4:15 PM BREAK
4:15 PM Emily Chen
4:45 PM Lauren Yoon
5:15 PM Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang

7:30 PM Athanasios Kyparos
8:00 PM Hyun-seo Kim
8:30 PM Qingyuan Yang
9:00 PM Sooeon Kim
Tuesday, January 7
2:30 PM Rosie Chang
3:00 PM Neal Eisfeldt
3:30 PM Madeline Goh
4-4:15 PM BREAK
4:15 PM Emrik Revermann
4:45 PM Ma Panxi
5:15 PM Tiantian Lu
7:30 PM Edna Unseld
8:00 PM Roa Lee
8:30 PM Jinan Laurentia Woo

Introducing the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin Participants! We are thrilled to welcome these remarkab...
12/20/2024

Introducing the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin Participants! We are thrilled to welcome these remarkable young musicians—19 total representing eight countries—to Oberlin in January!
Meet them, listed in alphabetical order in the next two posts, and join us on campus for all rounds of the competition.
Min Seul Lee | Seoul | Korea
Tiantian Lu | Ningbo | China
Ma Panxi | Beijing | China
Daniel Qi | Wilmington, Delaware | U.S.A.
Emerik Revermann | Toronto | Canada
Edna Unseld | Zurich | Switzerland
Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang | Nanjing | China
Jinan Laurentia Woo | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | U.S.A.
Qingyuan Yang | Beijing | China
Lauren Yoon | Tenafly, New Jersey | U.S.A.

Introducing the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin Participants! We are thrilled to welcome these remarkab...
12/20/2024

Introducing the 2025 Cooper International Competition for Violin Participants! We are thrilled to welcome these remarkable young musicians—19 total representing eight countries—to Oberlin in January!
Meet them, listed in alphabetical order in the next two posts, and join us on campus for all rounds of the competition!
Rosie Chang | Taichung City | Taiwan
Emily Chen | Arlington Heights, Illinois | U.S.A.
Neal Eisfeldt | Lake Zurich, Illinois | U.S.A.
Madeline Goh | Singapore
Gayun Kim | Seoul | Korea
Hyun-seo Kim | Guri | Korea
Sooeon Kim | Seoul | Korea
Athanasios Kyparos | Thessaloniki | Greece
Roa Lee | Seoul | Korea
https://www.oberlin.edu/cooper-competition/violin-2025/participants

Mark your calendars and join us January 6-10 for the Cooper International Competition for Violin! Nineteen remarkable yo...
12/20/2024

Mark your calendars and join us January 6-10 for the Cooper International Competition for Violin! Nineteen remarkable young violinists from around the world vie for top honors—and over $40,000 in prizes. All rounds are free and open to the public. The Final Concerto Round, with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, will be held Friday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Finney Chapel. Learn more about the competition at www.oberlin.edu/cooper

Save the date! The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition brings some of the world’s most talented young piani...
12/18/2024

Save the date! The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition brings some of the world’s most talented young pianists to the campus of Oberlin College and Conservatory July 20-24! More details soon!

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