8^th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 

Did you know that one of the world's greatest musical Competitions is held here in Indianapolis (in the violin-world, it is one of the top three!)?  And it's right around the corner!

This September 10-26, forty of the world's brightest talents from around the globe will participate in the Eighth Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI).  Known as "The Olympics of the Violin", these violinists will compete for more than $250,000 in prizes, international concert engagements, and use of the 1683 "ex-Gingold" Stradivarius.  The Gold Medalist will be awarded $30,000, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a gold mounted "Tourte-Voirin" model by Berg Bows, and the opportunity to record a CD for Naxos.  For the 2010 Competition, 23 women and 17 men, ranging in age from 17 to 29, were selected representing 12 countries-2 are even from Indianapolis!

All Competition performances and events are open to the public.  To purchase tickets, you can visit the IVCI website: www.violin.org. Performances venues include the Indiana History Center, the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, and the Hilbert Circle Theatre. 

You can also follow all the news on the Competition's recently launched Facebook and Twitter pages.  IVCI is excited to announce that they believe they are the first Competition to have their own iPhone app!  If you are an iPhone user, download the free IVCI app from the iTunes store.  In addition, all Competition rounds will be streamed live and on-demand on http://www.marketpath.com.

All the Competition events and information can be found on the IVCI website: http://www.marketpath.com.  The IVCI's tagline is "The World is Watching"-we know that Meridian Kessler residents certainly will be watching!