No British students in Yehudi Menuhin finals
mainThe list of contenders for this year’s competition was published this morning. There is not a single UK player at either senior or junior level.
Menuhin would have been appalled.
The result must surely reflect on declining standards of British string teaching. Past winners include Tasmin Little and Jennifer Pike.
Here are the 2018 contenders:
Diana Adamyan (Armenian), 17
Otto Antikainen (Finnish), 18
Rio Arai (Japanese), 18
Zachary Brandon (American), 18
Qing Yu Chen (American), 17
I-hao Cheng (Taiwanese), 19
Elli Choi (American), 16
Michael Germer (Danish), 15
Yehun Danny Jin (South Korean), 18
Elena Kawazu (American), 19
HyunJae Lim (South Korean), 20
Dong Min Lim (South Korean), 16
Zhen Liu (Chinese), 20
Tianyou Ma (Chinese), 17
Nathan Mierdl (French/German), 19
Nikola Pajanović (Slovenian), 18
Sumina Studer (Swiss), 21
Takumi Taguchi (American/Japanese), 16
Eric Tsai (American), 20
Julian Walder (Austrian), 17
Jinyu Wang (Chinese), 20
Jinyoung Yoon (South Korean), 19
Junior
Jiyee Jen Ahn (South Korean), 14
Non Aoyama (Japanese), 13
Chloe Chua (Singapore), 11
Nurie Chung (South Korean), 12
Marley Erikson (American), 14
Jacques Forestier (Canadian), 13
Helen Hyun (American/South Korean), 12
Miray Ito (American/Japanese), 15
Yeyeong Jin (South Korean), 14
Kyota Kakiuchi (Japanese), 14
Hina Khuong-Huu (American/Japanese/French), 13
Caecilia Lee (American), 14
Christian Li (Australian), 10
Haewon Lim (South Korean), 13
Ruibing Liu (Chinese), 12
Sean Mori (American/Japanese), 15
Christina Jihee Nam (American), 15
Serin Park (American), 13
Guido Sant-Anna (Brazilian), 12
Clara Shen (German), 12
Hanchi Shi (Chinese), 14
Anatol János Toth (Swiss/German), 14
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