Violinist advances in international competition

CSU senior violin student Suliman Tekalli (from Florida) advanced to the finals of the Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition in Gorizia, Italy, after competing in three rounds (qualification, elimination and semifinals) against violinists from the US, Korea, Japan, Russia, China, Romania, Spain, Estonia, Slovenia, Armenia, and Italy.

Suliman will perform in the finals as soloist with orchestra violin concertos by Brahms and Bartok. As one of the six finalists, he is already guaranteed one of the prizes in the competition. Meanwhile, he has already been awarded three special prizes: € 400,00 for the best performance of Variations by R. Lipizer; € 400,00 for the best sonata performed in the semifinals; and € 400,00 for the best virtuoso piece performance by a semifinalist.