title: Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
text: 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). 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.
  
  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. 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.
  
  Prizewinners
  
  2022
   I.  Hina Maeda
   II.  Meruert Karmenova 
   III.  Qingzhu Weng 
   Distinction. // Hana Chang &  Jane Hyeonjin Cho &  Dayoon You
  
  2016
   I. / Veriko Tchumburidze
   II.  Bomsori Kim &  Seiji Okamoto 
   III. Not awarded
   IV.  Luke Hsu 
   V. / Richard Lin 
   VI.  Maria Włoszczowska 
   VII.  Ryosuke Suho
  
  2011
   I.  Soyoung Yoon 
   II.  Miki Kobayashi
   III.  Stefan Tarara 
   Distinction.  Erzhan Kulibaev &  Aylen Pritchin &  Arata Yumi
  
  2006
   I.  Agata Szymczewska 
   II.  Airi Suzuki 
   III.  Anna Maria Staśkiewicz 
   IV.  Lev Solodovnikow 
   V.  Maria Machowska 
   V.  Jarosław Nadrzycki 
   VI.  Wojciech Pławner 
   Distinction.  Simeon Klimashevskiy
  
  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
  
  1996
   I. Not awarded 
   II.  Reiko Otani 
   III.  Akkiko Tanaka 
   IV.  Łukasz Błaszczyk &  Asuka Sezaki 
   V.  Anna Reszniak 
   VI.  Maria M. Nowak
  
  1991
   I.  Bartłomiej Nizioł &  Piotr Pławner 
   II.  Chie Abiko 
   III.  Reiko Shiraishi 
   IV.  Monika Jarecka 
   V.  Tomoko Yoshimura
  
  1986
   I.  Ewgenij Buszkow 
   III.  Nobu Wakabayashi &  Robert Kabara 
   IV.  Wiktor Kuzniecow 
   V.  Alexander Romanul
   VI.  Hiroko Suzuki
  
  1981
   I.  Keiko Urushihara 
   II.  Elisa Kawaguti 
   III.  Aureli Błaszczok 
   IV.  Seiji Kageyama 
   V.  Iwao Furusawa 
   VI.  Megumi Shimane
  
  1977
   I.  Vadim Brodsky 
   II.  Piotr Milewski &  Michał Wajman 
   III.  Zachar Bron &  Peter A. Zazofsky 
   IV.  Charles A. Linale 
   V.  Hiro Kurosaki &  Anna A. Wódka 
   VI.  Kazuhiko Sawa 
   Awards.  Asa Konishi &  Keiko Mizuno
  
  1972
   I.  Tatiana Grindienko 
   II.  Shizuka Ishikawa 
   III.  Barbara Górzyńska 
   V.  Tadeusz Gadzina &  Graczija Arutunian 
   VI.  Stefan Czermak 
   VII.  Edward Z. Zienkowski
  
  1967
   I.  Piotr Janowski 
   II.  Michał Bezwierchnyj 
   III.  Kaja Danczowska 
   IV.  Eduard Tatewosjan 
   V.  Anatolij Mielnkow 
   VI.  Michał Grabarczyk &  Mincho Minchev
  
  1962
   I.  Charles Treger 
   II.  Oleh Krysa 
   III.  Krzysztof Jakowicz 
   IV.  Izabella Petrosjan 
   V.  Mirosław Rusin &  Henryk Jarzynski &  Priscilla A. Ambrose 
   VI.  Tomasz Michalak
  
  1957
   I.  Roza Fajn 
   II.  Sidney Harth 
   III.  Mark Komissarow 
   IV.  Augustin Leon-Ara 
   V.  Ayla Erduran 
   VI.  Władimir Malinin
  
  1952
   I.  Igor Oistrakh 
   II.  Julian Sitkovetsky &  Wanda Wiłkomirska 
   III.  Blanche Tarjus &  Marina Jaszwili &  Olga Parchomlenko 
   IV.  Emil Kamilarov &  Edward Statkiewicz &  Igor Iwanow &  Henryk Palulis 
   V.  Csaba Bokay
  
  1935
   I.  Ginette Neveu 
   II.  David Oistrakh 
   III.  Henri Temianka 
   IV.  Boris Goldstein 
   V.  Ljerko Spiller 
   VI.  Mary Luisa Sardo 
   VII.  Ida Haendel 
   VIII.  Hubert Anton 
   IX.  Bronislav Gimpel
  
  Laureates by country
  
  See also
   List of classical music competitions
   Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors
   Chopin International Piano Competition
   World Federation of International Music Competitions
  
  References
  
  External links
   Henryk Wieniawski Society – organizer of the competition
  
  Poznań
  Music competitions in Poland
  Polish awards
  Recurring events established in 1935
  1935 establishments in Poland
  Violin competitions