Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Karisa Chiu, 20, USA, performing Hubay's Carmen Fantasie Brilliante, Op. 3, No. 3 at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior Semi-Finals with pianist Inah Chiu.
Karisa Chiu has won top prizes from numerous competitions such as the Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, the Stulberg International String Competition, the Irving M. Klein International String Competition and the Cooper International Competition. In addition to these awards, Karisa has performed on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago and appeared as a soloist with many orchestras including the Munich Radio Orchestra, Montgomery Symphony and Kishwaukee Symphony, among others. Karisa is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music where she studies with Ida Kavafian. Previously, she studied with Almita Vamos and her father, Cornelius Chiu.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
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Karisa Chiu, 20, USA, performing Hubay's Carmen Fantasie Brilliante, Op. 3, No. 3 at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior Semi-Finals with pianist Inah Chiu.
Karisa Chiu has won top prizes from numerous competitions such as the Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, the Stulberg International String Competition, the Irving M. Klein International String Competition and the Cooper International Competition. In addition to these awards, Karisa has performed on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago and appeared as a soloist with many orchestras including the Munich Radio Orchestra, Montgomery Symphony and Kishwaukee Symphony, among others. Karisa is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music where she studies with Ida Kavafian. Previously, she studied with Almita Vamos and her father, Cornelius Chiu.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
Find out more about the Menuhin Competition on our website: menuhincompetition.org
Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/menuhincompetition
Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date: bit.ly/3uYtcKv
