Agata Szymczewska, photo provided by organizer
On September 8, 2011, at 19:00 the formal inauguration of the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition will take place. Agata Szymczewska, the winner of the Competition’s last edition will perform the Violin Concerto No.2 op. 61 by Karol Szymanowski.
For over seventy years Henryk Wieniawski has lent his name to international violin competitions. The year 2011 will see the fourteenth edition of the event held (since 1952) in Poznań. Expected to turn up are young virtuosos of a new generation, ones already brought up in the globalized world: oftentimes born in one country, educated in another, living in still another, and daily exposed to the influence of varied cultures. What unites them, however, is music, and, as always, the urge to challenge their peers’ talents, technical skills and artistic imagination. For the venue of this confrontation they chose Poznań – the town that can boast the oldest violin competition in the world.
Broadcasts of selected Competition events will be available at the National Audiovisual Institute website: www.nina.gov.pl
Audio broadcasts:
- Inaugural concert 08.10.2011
- Preliminary selection 09-21.10.2011
- Winner’s concert 22.10.2011
- Special concert 23.10.2011
Audiovisual broadcasts:
- Preliminary selections – third (17-18.10.2011) and fourth (19-21.10.2011) level of Competition
- Prize-Giving Ceremonyand Gala Concert (22.10.2011)
This event is part of Attention Culture! Cultural Programme of the 2011 Polish EU Presidency, which comprises a six-month series of exceptional events and artistic projects held as a part of the Polish presidency in the EU council.