Mai Ikawa (14, Japan) : Winning Run into the 20th Kloster Schöntal Violin Competition on 22-31.2024

Mai Ikawa, a second-year student at Kyotanabe Municipal Osumi Junior High School, won the Age Group 1 (up to 15 age) category at the 20th Kloster schöntal International Violin Competition, held from August 22nd to 31st at Kloster monastery in Germany.
The following two students have previously won this competition:
・ 2013 Age Group 1 (up to 15 age) Rennosuke FUKUDA, Japan
・2015 Age Group 1 (up to 15 age) Hina Maeda, Japan

1st scenes
・Mai Ikawa : Mendelsshon's Violin Concerto on Finals Day 1, 29/08/2024
2nd scenes
・The baroque Schontal Manastery, decorated with two towers and and Mai's favorite
beautiful cathedral.
・The Grand Hall at Kloster Schöntal of this violin competition ( by their website ) for all
competition pounds by 55 participants.
3rd scene
・DAY 2 ( AG1,1st round ) on 24/08/2024
G. Ph. TELEMANN: Fantasy No. 7 for solo violin in E flat major
W. A. ​​MOZART: Concerto in D major KV 211 (1st mvt with cadenza)
P. RODE: Caprice Nr. 24
Pianist : Ms. Tomoko Nishikawa (University of Music and Theatre Munich)
4th scene
・Good Job !! of livestreaming by @smoove_design, which streamed all competition
rounds of 55 paticipants.
5th scene
・DAY 4 ( AG1, 2nd round ) on 27/08/2024
J. Brahms - Hungarian Dances No. 2 in D Minor (Arr. Joseph Joachim)
W. A. MOZART - Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304
Maurice Ravel - Tzigane
Pianist : Ms. Tomoko Nishikawa (University of Music and Theatre Munich)
6th scene
・The afternoon featured a presentation on the violin authentication process followed by a
Q&A session, where attendees were keen to listen and discuss this fascinating topic.
7th sene
・Finals Day 1 on 29/08/2024.
Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY: Concerto in E minor op. 64
Pianist : Ms. Tomoko Nishikawa (University of Music and Theatre Munich)
8th scene
・Piano Accompaniment
(Left ) Ms. Tomoko Nishikawa (University of Music and Theatre Munich)
(Center ) Prof. Liga Skride (Music Universities of Augsburg and Bremen)
(Right) Ms. Natsumi Ohno (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media)
9th scene
・Again, Finals Day １on 29/08/2024.
10th scene
・The jury is comprised in the right side picture and left to right as below:
1) Rebekka Hartmann, Germany 2) Florian Leonhard, United Kingdom
3) Baiba Skride, Germany 4) Prof. Viorica Radoi, Romania
5) Prof. Paul Roczek, Austria (President of the Jury)
6) Prof. Yamei Yu, Germany 7) Prof. Skerdjano Keraj, Germany
11th scene
・Award ceremony and Prizewinners’concert at Alma-Würth-Hall, Gaisbach on 31/08/2024
12th scene
・Mai Ikawa won the 1st Prize and three special prizes:
　i ) LEONHARD : the two-year loan of a violin from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins, London
ii ) PETRU MUNTEANU: For the best interpretation of the violin concerto in the final round
iii) GEWA : GEWA Air Case 2.1( violin case)
13 & 14 scene
・Mai Ikawa was awaeded the violin case by @gewastringsofficial on the award ceremony.