Born in the United States
to French parents, Corinne Chapelle began her violin
studies at the age of two-and-a-half. As an adolescent,
she trained with Yehudi Menuhin before entering the
Juilliard School of Music to pursue her musical studies
with Pinchas Zukerman. She won first prizes at the
Stulberg International String Competition, the Los
Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards and the Jascha
Heifetz Violin Competition, and earned second prize at
the Liana Isakadze International Violin Competition in
2003. She has given concerts in Europe, Asia and the
United States, performing the Chinese premiere of Samuel
Barber’s Concerto for Violin with the Shanghai
Philharmonic. Corinne Chapelle has taken part in
numerous festivals throughout Europe and the United
States and has recorded under the Naxos, jpc and
GuildMusic labels.
United States
Born
May 5, 1976
SEMI-FINALS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata No. 1 for solo violin, in G
minor
BWV 1001
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Sonata in G minor
SCOTT GOOD And dreams rush forth to greet the distance
BÉLA BARTÓK Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI Caprice Op. 1 No. 10 in G minor
FINALS
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto in D major, Op. 61
