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Each will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra July 20 at Severance Hall, with a $20K first prize on the line.

Three performers will earn the right to perform with The Cleveland Orchestra July 20 at Severance Hall.

Six pianists will advance to Recital Finals July 18 at Oberlin.

Competition continues with Semifinal Round II performances on Monday, July 16.

Thirty-one participants from around the world kick off seven days of action in Oberlin and Cleveland.

Young pianists vie for $40,000 in cash prizes plus the opportunity to perform with The Cleveland Orchestra.

Johan Dalene’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major sealed his first-place win during the final round of the 2017 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition.

Two sessions of Concerto Round competition on Tuesday have given way to another round of jury deliberations in the 2017 Cooper International Competition for Violin. 

After two rounds of competition

After three days of riveting Semifinal Round performances by 23 outstanding young violinists, the 2017 Cooper Competition field has been reduced to 10 in advance of the Concerto Round.

The remaining

Young musicians representing eight countries will vie for cash prizes totaling $40,000.