Each year, the Stulberg International String Competition receives applications from hundreds of violinists, violists, cellists and bassists, all age 19 and under. These applications are reviewed and are narrowed down to just 12 finalists, who travel from all corners of the continent to perform not only for prizes, but for the experience and the opportunity to meet other top players of their generation.
In these interviews, you'll hear all twelve young musicians talk about their backgrounds and the music they've prepared to play in front of the public and judges Sarah Chang, Heidi Castleman, and Eric Kim on Saturday. They also talk about what they learned as members of various youth orchestras, an experience dear to the heart of Julius Stulberg, the long time conductor of the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony.
