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Virtuoso violinists will play classical, bluegrass and jazz in Indianapolis in 2025-26
The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis' coming season will deliver the classical masterpieces audiences have come to expect. But across the fall of 2025 and first half of 2026, several IVCI medalists and laureates from past years will return to perform a bevy of other genres as well, like bluegrass and jazz.
Performers will include the competition's first-ever gold medalist, the winner of the 2022 cycle and a 2018 laureate who will make her Indianapolis recital debut.
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Here's the season lineup:
Sept. 20 at Madam Walker Legacy Center, 617 Indiana Ave. Free but ticket required.
The Grammy-nominated jazz violinist from Bloomington and her quartet will bring their improvisation skills to this jazz concert.
Oct. 21 at Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave. With the Ensemble Music Society.
2022 IVCI Jury Member Noah Bendix-Balgley, violinist Shanshan Yao, violist Teng Li and cellist Nathan Vickery will perform a concert with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, George Walker and Felix Mendelssohn.
Jan. 27, 2026 at the Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St.
The 1982 gold medalist — the first in the contest's history — will take the stage with Chen to play a recital that explores rhythmic folk traditions, passion and desire in the works of Edvard Grieg, Igor Stravinsky, Amy Beach, Clara Schumann and George Enescu.
Feb. 19, 2026 at Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave. With the American Piano Awards
The 2022 Gold Medalist will perform a program with the 2017 winner of the American Piano Awards that includes the world premiere of a work by Daniel Bernard Roumain, commissioned by the IVCI and Huang.
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March 24, 2026 at the Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St.
The 2018 laureate will make her Indianapolis recital debut with Gusev, performing a 20th-century program that includes Stravinsky, Karol Szymanowski and Witold Lutosławski.
April 14, 2026 at The Cabaret, 924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Lark, the 2014 silver medalist, will perform with violinist and vocalist Yang and pianist Dugan for a concert of classical, bluegrass, jazz and pop.
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