Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition

The international Henryk Wienawski Violin Competition 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. 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 will henceforth be held in four stages.

Laureates of the competition

I competition - Warsaw 1935

I prize - Ginette Neveu (France)

II prize - David Oistrakh (ZSRR)

III prize - Henry Temianka (Great Britain)

II competition - Poznań 1952

I prize - Igor Oistrakh (ZSRR)

II prize - ex aequo: Julian Sitkovetsky (ZSRR) and Wanda Wiłkomirska (Poland)

III prize - ex aequo: Blanche Tarjus (France), Marina Jaszwili (ZSRR), and Olga Parchomienko (ZSRR)

III competition - Poznań 1957

I prize - Roza Fajn (ZSRR)

II prize - Sidney Harth (USA)

III prize - Mark Komissarow (ZSRR)

IV competition - Poznań 1962

I prize - Charles Treger (USA)

II prize - Oleg Krysa (ZSRR)

III prize - Krzysztof Jakowicz (Poland)

V competition - Poznań 1967

I prize - Piotr Janowski (Poland)

II prize - Michał Bezwierchnyj (ZSRR)

III prize - Kaja Danczowska (Poland)

VI competition - Poznań 1972

I prize - Tatiana Grindienko (ZSRR)

II prize - Shizuka Ishikawa (Japan)

III prize - Barbara Górzyńska (Poland)

VII competition - Poznań 1977

I prize - Wadim Brodskij (ZSRR)

II prize - ex aequo: Piotr Milewski (Poland) and Michał Wajman (ZSRR)

III prize - ex aequo: Zachar Bron (ZSRR) and Peter A. Zazofsky (USA)

VIII competition - Poznań 1981

I prize - Keiko Urushihara (Japan)

II prize - Elisa Kawaguti (Japan)

III prize - Aureli Błaszczok (Poland)

IX competition - Poznań 1986

I prize - Ewgenij Buszkow (ZSRR)

II prize - Nobu Wakabayashi (Japan)

III prize - Robert Kabara (Poland)

X competition - Poznań 1991

I prize - ex aequo: Bartłomiej Nizioł (Poland) and Piotr Pławner (Poland)

II prize - Chie Abiko (Japan)

III prize - Reiko Shiraishi (Japan)

XI competition - Poznań 1996

I prize - Reiko Otani (Japan)

II prize - Akkiko Tanaka (Japan)

III prize - Asuka Sezaki (Japan)

XII competition - Poznań 2001

I prize - Alena Baeva (Russia)

II prize - ex aequo: Soojin Han (Korea) i Roman Simowic (Yugoslavia)

III prize - ex aequo: Gaik Kazazian (Armenia), Bracha Malkin (USA), and Hiroko Takahashi (Japan)

XIII competition - Poznań 2006

I prize - Agata Szymczewska (Poland)

II prize - Airi Suzuki (Japan)

III prize - Anna Maria Staśkiewicz (Poland)

Full list of former Prizewinners

Ist 1935

I. Ginette NEVEU - France
II. Dawid OJSTRACH - USSR
III. Henry TEMIANKA - Great Britain
IV. Boris GOLDSZTEJN - USSR
V. Ljerko SPILLER - Yugoslavia
VI. Mary Luisa SARDO - Italy
VII. Ida HAENDEL - Poland
VIII. Hubert ANTON - Estonia
IX. Bronisław GIMPEL - Poland

IInd 1952

I. Igor OJSTRACH - USSR
II. Julian SITKOWIECKI - USSR
Wanda WłŁKOMIRSKA - Poland
III. Blanche TARJUS - France
Marina JASZWILI - USSR
Olga PARCHOMlENKO - USSR
IV. Emil KAMILAROW - Poland
Edward STATKIEWICZ - Poland
Igor IWANOW - Poland
Henryk PALULIS - Poland
V. Csaba BOKAY - Hungary

IIIrd 1957

I. Roza FAJN - USSR
II. Sidney HARTH - USA
III. Mark KOMISSAROW - USSR
IV. Augustin LEON-ARA - Spain
V. Ayla ERDURAN - Turkey
VI. Władimir MALININ - USSR

IVth 1962

I. Charles TREGER - USA
II. Oleg KRYSA - USSR
III. Krzysztof JAKOWICZ - Poland
IV. Izabella PETROSJAN - USSR
V. Mirosław RUSIN - USSR
Henryk Jarzynski - Poland
Priscilla A. AMBROSE - USA
VI. Tomasz MICHALAK - Poland

Vth 1967

I. Piotr JANOWSKI - Poland
II. Michał BEZWIERCHNYJ - USSR
III. Kaja DANCZOWSKA - Poland
IV. Eduard TATEWOSJAN - USSR
V. Anatolij MIELNKOW - USSR
VI. Michał GRABARCZYK - Poland
Minczo MINCZEW - Bulgaria

VIth 1972

I. Tatiana GRINDIENKO - USSR
II. Shizuka ISHIKAWA - Japan
III. Barabara GÓRZYŃSKA - Poland
V. Tadeusz GADZINA - Poland
Graczija ARUTUNIAN - USSR
VI. Stefan CZERMAK - Poland
VII. Edward Z. ZIENKOWSKI - Poland

VIIth 1977

I. Wadim BRODSKIJ - USSR
II. Piotr MILEWSKI - Poland
Michał WAJMAN - USSR
III. Zachar BRON - USSR
Peter A. ZAZOFSKY - USA
IV. Charles A. LINALE - France
V. Hiro KUROSAKI - Austria
Anna A. WÓDKA - Poland
VI. Kazuhiko SAWA - Japan
Avards: Asa KONISHI - Japan
Keiko MIZUNO - Japan

VIIIth 1981

I. Keiko URUSHIHARA - Japan
II. Elisa KAWAGUTI - Japan
III. Aureli BŁASZCZOK - Poland
IV. Seiji KAGEYAMA - Japan
V. Iwao FURUSAWA - Japan
VI. Megumi SHIMANE - Japan

IXth 1986

I. Ewgenij BUSZKOW - USSR
III. Nobu WAKABAYASHI - Japan
Robert KABARA - Poland
IV. Wiktor KUZNIECOW - USSR
V. Alexander ROMANUL - USA
VI. Hiroko SUZUKI - Japan

Xth 1991

I. Bartłomiej NIZIOŁ - Poland
Piotr PŁAWNER - Poland
II. Chie ABIKO - Japan
III. Reiko SHIRAISHI - Japan
IV. Monika JARECKA - Poland
V. Tomoko YOSHIMURA - Japan

XIth 1996

I. -
II. Reiko OTANI - Japan
III. Akkiko TANAKA - Japan
IV. Asuka SEZAKI - Japan
V. Łukasz BŁASZCZYK - Poland
VI. Anna RESZNIAK - Poland
VII. Maria M. NOWAK - Poland

XIIth 2001

I. Alena Baeva
II. Soojin Han Roman Simowic
III. Gaik Kazazian
Bracha Malkin
Hiroko Takahashi
IV. Mayuko Kamio
V. Jaroslaw Nadrzycki
VI. Alexandra Wood

XIIIth 2006

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

External links

Henryk Wieniawski Society