Sara Isabelle Ispas wins CullerArts International Violin Competition

Australian violinist Sara Isabelle Ispas won the eighth edition of the CullerArts International Violin Competition held in Cullera, Spain. Ispas secured first place with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, accompanied by the Orquestra de València.

China’s Xiaozhuo Wang received the second prize for performing Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, while Singapore’s Madeline Goh took third place with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. The audience also awarded a special prize to one of the performers.

The competition featured 50 musicians from 23 different countries, marking its most international edition to date. The jury was presided over by conductor Cristóbal Soler.