International music competition opens in Budapest

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The event, the Jozsef Szigeti International Violin and Viola Competition, is named after the Hungarian violin virtuoso¹ who died in 1973. Szigeti was known for his unprecedented² elegance³ and technical perfection in the performance of solo masterpieces and chamber⁴ music literature.

With a first prize of 8,000 euros (10,105 U.S. dollars), the event runs until Sept. 15 with 88 competitors from 24 countries.

Twenty-two competitors come from Hungary and the rest are from France, Japan and China, among others. Five musicians from China are vying⁵ in the competition.

Both the violin and viola competition sections comprise preliminaries, a semi-final and final during which the competitors must perform in front of a 9-person international jury playing pieces of composers including J. S. Bach, Bela Bartok, Niccolo Paganini and other masters who wrote pieces for violin and viola.

The climax⁶ of the competition will be a gala and award-presenting ceremony in Budapest's Palace of Arts.

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