Performers
Niklas Liepe – violin / Germany
Victoria Vassilenko – piano / Bulgaria
David Desimpelaere – double bass / Belgium
Dominik Płociński – cello / Poland
The origination of the International Forum of Young Performers New Talent had been initiated in 1969 by Sir Yehudi Menuhin. It is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) residing in Geneva on behalf of the UNESCO International Music Council. Radio and Television Slovakia and Slovak Philharmonic are co-organizers of the competition. In the first round an international jury has chosen eight semifinalists out of 30 radio recordings. These will perform at two chamber concerts and three of them will qualify for the finals, which will take place on Monday, October 6, 2014.