Marie Helling (16), Germany/Poland

Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
Sibelius: Violin concerto, 1st movement

Karen Su (23), USA

Sibelius: Violin concerto, 2nd and 3rd movement
Prokofiev: Violin concerto no 2, 1st movement

- Intermission -

Yukari Ohno (26), Japan

Prokofiev: Violin concerto no 2, 3rd movement
Brahms: Violin concerto, 2nd and 3rd movement

Princess Astrid International Music Competition is held biennially, disciplines alternating between violin and conducting. Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera is the organizer, and Her Highness Princess Astrid Mrs Ferner of Norway is patron of the competition. The competition is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture.

Discipline: Violin
Age limit: Below 31 years at the time of the competition
Jury Leader: Julian Rachlin