Portrait of Henryk Wieniawski, 1865

The International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (Polish: Międzynarodowy Konkurs Skrzypcowy im. Henryka Wieniawskiego) is a competition for violinists up to age 30 that takes place every five years in Poznań, Poland, in honor of the virtuoso and composer Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880).[1] The first competition took place in 1935 in Warsaw, 100 years after the birth of its patron, and consisted of two stages. The second, after a gap of 17 years in 1952, and subsequent events were held in Poznań in three stages. In 2001 it was decided that the competition would henceforth be held in four stages.[2]

Candidates shall be qualified for the competition subject to preliminary selection auditions run by Maxim Vengerov and another member of the jury.

The following three statutory prizes shall be awarded in the competition:

  • First prize: 30,000 Euro and gold medal;
  • Second prize: 20,000 Euro and silver medal;
  • Third prize: 12,000 Euro and bronze medal.

Additional prizes include three honorary distinctions of 5,000 Euro and the special extra-statutory prize funded by Maxim Vengerov: 12 individual lessons for one of the competition participants. The first edition of the competition took place in 1935 in Warsaw and drew 160 contestants from 23 countries.[3] The inaugural winner of the competition was France's Ginette Neveu. One of the participants was also Grażyna Bacewicz who received an honorary diploma and was to become a future juror of the competition. The two first prizes were funded by renowned Polish luthier Tomasz Panufnik.[4]

Prizewinners

2022

  • I. Japan Hina Maeda
  • II. Kazakhstan Meruert Karmenova
  • III. China Qingzhu Weng
  • Distinction. Japan/Singapore/United States Hana Chang & South Korea Jane Hyeonjin Cho & South Korea Dayoon You

2016

2011

2006

  • I. Poland Agata Szymczewska
  • II. Japan Airi Suzuki
  • III. Poland Anna Maria Staśkiewicz
  • IV. Russia Lev Solodovnikow
  • V. Poland Maria Machowska
  • V. Poland Jarosław Nadrzycki
  • VI. Poland Wojciech Pławner
  • Distinction. Russia Simeon Klimashevskiy

2001

1996

  • I. Not awarded
  • II. Japan Reiko Otani
  • III. Japan Akkiko Tanaka
  • IV. Poland Łukasz Błaszczyk & Japan Asuka Sezaki
  • V. Poland Anna Reszniak
  • VI. Poland Maria M. Nowak

1991

  • I. Poland Bartłomiej Nizioł & Poland Piotr Pławner
  • II. Japan Chie Abiko
  • III. Japan Reiko Shiraishi
  • IV. Poland Monika Jarecka
  • V. Japan Tomoko Yoshimura

1986

  • I. Soviet Union Ewgenij Buszkow
  • III. Japan Nobu Wakabayashi & Poland Robert Kabara
  • IV. Soviet Union Wiktor Kuzniecow
  • V. United States Alexander Romanul
  • VI. Japan Hiroko Suzuki

1981

  • I. Japan Keiko Urushihara
  • II. Japan Elisa Kawaguti
  • III. Poland Aureli Błaszczok
  • IV. Japan Seiji Kageyama
  • V. Japan Iwao Furusawa
  • VI. Japan Megumi Shimane

1977

  • I. Soviet Union Vadim Brodsky
  • II. Poland Piotr Milewski & Soviet Union Michał Wajman
  • III. Soviet Union Zakhar Bron & United States Peter A. Zazofsky
  • IV. France Charles A. Linale
  • V. Austria Hiro Kurosaki & Poland Anna A. Wódka
  • VI. Japan Kazuhiko Sawa
  • Awards. Japan Asa Konishi & Japan Keiko Mizuno

1972

  • I. Soviet Union Tatiana Grindienko
  • II. Japan Shizuka Ishikawa
  • III. Poland Barbara Górzyńska
  • V. Poland Tadeusz Gadzina & Soviet Union Graczija Arutunian
  • VI. Poland Stefan Czermak
  • VII. Poland Edward Z. Zienkowski

1967

  • I. Poland Piotr Janowski
  • II. Soviet Union Michał Bezwierchnyj
  • III. Poland Kaja Danczowska
  • IV. Soviet Union Eduard Tatewosjan
  • V. Soviet Union Anatolij Mielnkow
  • VI. Poland Michał Grabarczyk & Bulgaria Mincho Minchev

1962

  • I. United States Charles Treger
  • II. Soviet Union Oleh Krysa
  • III. Poland Krzysztof Jakowicz
  • IV. Soviet Union Izabella Petrosjan
  • V. Soviet Union Mirosław Rusin & Poland Henryk Jarzynski & United States Priscilla A. Ambrose
  • VI. Poland Tomasz Michalak

1957

  • I. Soviet Union Roza Fajn
  • II. United States Sidney Harth
  • III. Soviet Union Mark Komissarow
  • IV. Spain Augustin Leon-Ara
  • V. Turkey Ayla Erduran
  • VI. Soviet Union Władimir Malinin

1952

1935

Laureates by country

Country Number
 Soviet Union 5
 Poland 4
 Japan 2
 France 1
 Georgia 1
 Russia 1
 South Korea 1
 Turkey 1
 United States 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Henryk Wieniawski Competition". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition". www.wieniawski.com.
  3. ↑ "Międzynarodowe Konkursy Skrzypcowe im. Henryka Wieniawskiego". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Międzynarodowe Konkursy Skrzypcowe im. Henryka Wieniawskiego". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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