THE HENRYK WIENIAWSKI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MAKING COMPETITION
The first Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Making Competition took place in 1957. It is among the oldest events of this type in the world.
The first HENRYK WIENIAWSKI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MAKING COMPETITION took place in 1957. It is among the oldest events of this type in the world. It was established on the initiative of the Organizational Committee of the HENRYK WIENIAWSKI VIOLIN COMPETITION, the Polish Association of Artist Violinmakers and the
Museum of Musical Instruments in Poznan where award-winning violins are exhibited.
The main objective of the competition is to bring forth instruments which have the best sound characteristics and display the highest mastery of violinmaking. The instruments are evaluated by an international jury of violinmakers and violinists. The competition consists of three stages. In the first, the jury qualifies instruments for the competition eliminating those which do not comply with competition rules, do not have the features of an artistic work or represent a low level of craftsmanship. In the second stage, the jury evaluates each instrument individually. The violin makers among the jury evaluate the instruments from a technical perspective (the workmanship, aesthetic features of the wood and lacquer as well as stylistic features), while the musicians from a sound perspective (tonal force and timbre, levelness between strings and individual features). The third stage of the competition is open to the public and the jury evaluates the sound of the violins as they perform on stage. The individual violins are played by specially invited violinists-soloists with the accompaniament of the orchestra and piano. The competition is open to violin makers irresepctive of age. Everyone is allowed to submit a maximum of two originl and handmade violins. The instrument must be made no later than 3 years before the competition.
Grand prize winners included:
- The 1st Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1957
- I - no winner
- II - ex aequo: Josef Vavra (Czechoslovakia) and René Quenoil (France)
- III - Josef Pötzl (Czechoslovakia) i Harry Müller (GDR)
- The 2nd Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1962
- I - ex aequo: Vladimir Pilar (Czechoslovakia) and Premysl Spidlen (Czechoslovakia)
- II - no winner
- III - ex aequo: Premysl Spidlen (Czechoslovakia), Renato Scrollavezza (Italy) i Sesto Rocchi (Italy)
- The 3rd Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1967
- I - no winner
- II - ex aequo: Antonio Capela (Portugal), Renato Scrollavezza (Italy) i Premysl Spidlen (Czechoslovakia)
- III - Piotr Kubas (Poland)
- The 4th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1972
- I, II, III - Domingos and Antonio Capela (Portugal)
- The 5th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1977
- I - Jozef Bartoszek (Poland)
- II - Kurt Gütter (GDR)
- III - Tomas Pilar (Czechoslovakia)
- The 6th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1981
- I - Ivano Coratti (Italy)
- II - Nadia Mantovani (Italy)
- III - Jaromir Jao (Czechoslovakia)
- The 7th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1986
- I - Jan Bobak (Poland)
- II - Lorenzo Marchi (Italy)
- III - Jerzy Piorko (Poland)
- The 8th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1991
- I - Jerzy Piorko (Poland)
- II - Tadeusz Slodyczka (Poland)
- III - Stanislaw Krol (Poland)
- The 9th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 1996
- Grand Prix - Simeone Morassi (Italy)
- I - Krzysztof Mroz (Poland)
- II - Simeone Morassi (Italy)
- III - ex aequo: Krzysztof Mroz (Poland) and Giovanni Morassi (Italy)
- The 10th Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan 2001
- I - Igor Ulitsky (Moldavia)
- II - Norbert Kijanka (Poland)
- III - Robert Loska (Poland)
Poish Music Information Center Polish Composer's UnionJanuary 2002 | |
Międzynarodowy Konkurs Lutniczy im. Henryka Wieniawskiego
Towarzystwo Muzyczne im. Henryka Wieniawskiego
ul. Świętosławska 7
61-840 Poznań
Phone: (+48 61) 852 26 42
Fax: (+48 61) 852 89 91
WWW: www.wieniawski.pl
Email: lutniczy@wieniawski.pl
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