Takada Sean
No. 29
Country: United States of America
Date of birth: 19 May, 2001
Takada Sean, 22 years old, is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Violin Performance at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) under the tutelage of professors Movses Pogossian and Varty Manouelian. He has previously studied with Li Lin at The Juilliard School in New York, of its Pre-College Division. Sean is also a section violinist with the Long Beach Symphony since November 2022. Sean was recently a winner of the UCLA All-Star Competition, performing Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasie, and has received awards at Pacific Music Society and the Menuhin-Dowling competition in California. He has participated in festivals such as PMF and Tanglewood, and has worked in masterclasses with Martin Chalifour, Ani Kavafian, Viktor Tretiakov, and members of the Juilliard String Quartet, among others.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Bartók: 1. rapszódia // Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a
J. S. Bach: 3. (C-dúr) hegedűszonáta // Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 – 3. Largo, 4. Allegro assai
Semi-final
Bartók: 1. hegedű-zongora szonáta // Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, BB 84 – 1. Allegro appassionato
Waxman: Carmen-fantázia // Carmen Fantasie
Mozart: 26. (B-dúr) hegedű-zongora szonáta // Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 26 in B-flat major, K. 378/317d
Thomas Kornél: Fun-Tasto: Reflection and Exhilaration
Final
Beethoven: D-dúr hegedűverseny // Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61