VPM’s Mike Goldberg and Performance Today’s Fred Child to Host Menuhin’s Closing Gala
The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 Winners: Junior winner Keila Wakao of the United States/Japan (left), and Senior winner María Dueñas of Spain (right).
(Credit for Maria Dueñas photo: Tam Lan Truong)
After ten, music-filled days featuring the best youth violinists from around the world, the Menuhin Competition Richmond 2021 comes to a close. To celebrate the competitors and featured musicians, VPM will broadcast and stream the closing Gala presentation tonight, Sunday, May 23, beginning at 5:00 PM.
The Menuhin Competition Gala Presentation will present excerpts from the Richmond Symphony’s opening Celebration Concert, featuring Angelo Xiang Yu, 2021 juror and winner of the Oslo 2010 Senior 1st Prize, and conducted by Jahja Ling.