Producer: Viki Anderson;
Editor: David L. Tarr;
Graphics: Judi Border;
Narrators: Dan Osborne, ShanShan Conway & Kim Hood Jacobs;
Production Assistants: Kyle Travers & Bob Williams;
Field Producers: Bryan Boyd, Gary Harrison & Steve Sweitzer;
Field Videography: Chris Elberfeld, Andy Foland, Eric Poland, Kaline Schounce & Andy Young;
Performance hall Cameras: Brandon Ahern, Chris Capper, William Fisher, Kaleb Giddens, Brian C. Paul, Jerry Prince & Andrew Warren;
Performance Hall Audio: Cedric Freeman & Douglas R. Dillon;
Grip Assistants: Brad Hoehner, Joey Martin & Holly Moore;
Web Cast Director: Pete Kaiser;
Web Cast Coordinator: Jay Ray;
Web Cast Show Hosts: Michael Toulouse & Stephen B. Shipps;
Translations: Julie Chang & Chih-Yi Chen;
Transcriptions: Chase Bauser, Chad Bowman, Samantha N. Dumm, Ryck Stein & Karen Suitor;
Commissioned Art Work by: Michael Greaves;
Photographs provided by: Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr.;
Violon Silhouettes: Glen Kwok & Margaret Jones;
Director, Production Operations: David DeMunbrun;
Operations Assistants: Frank Konermann;
Vice President of Engineering: Steve Jensen;
Performance hall Engineering: Josh Heymig & Larry Mullins;
[AI-Generated Summary] Documents the 2010 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, a prestigious 17-day quadrennial event known as the "Olympics of the violin," which brought together 40 select young participants from around the world to compete through four grueling performance rounds for over $250,000 in prizes. Throughout the tournament, an international jury evaluated participants on technical precision and artistic expression across a diverse repertoire—including classical, romantic, and commissioned contemporary works—while host families provided local housing and emotional support. As the pool narrowed from sixteen semifinalists down to six finalists who performed alongside a full symphony orchestra, South Korea's Clara-Jumi Kang was ultimately named the gold medalist, earning four years of career management, a Carnegie Hall debut, and the loan of a 1683 Stradivarius violin.
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