Michael Hill International Violin Competition

Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Formation2001 (2001)
FounderMichael Hill
PurposeClassical music competition
Executive Director
Anne Rodda
Websitemichaelhillviolincompetition.co.nz

The Michael Hill International Violin Competition is a biennial music competition for violinists aged between 18 and 28.[1] It was founded by Michael Hill in 2001[2] as the Michael Hill World Violin Competition.[3] Hill remains a major sponsor,[4] claiming that "It is my dream that New Zealand will one day become a much more balanced society with not just wonderful sport – but also wonderful classical music."[5] In 2004, the event became a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.[3][5]

The event is held in New Zealand, with the first two semi-final rounds of competition conducted in Queenstown and the third and final rounds held in Auckland.[6] There is a total prize pool of NZ$100,000, with the winner receiving $40,000. In 2009, the events gained about $500,000 worth of sponsorship.[7]

Special guests at the competition have included Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark,[8] and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson.[5]

Laureates

Year First prize Second prize Third prize Fourth prize Fifth prize Sixth prize
2001 United StatesTaiwan Joseph Lin Russia Tatiana Samouil Australia Alexandra Osborne
2003 Russia Natalia Lomeiko, Russia[9] Australia Kristian Winther Germany Korbinian Altenberger
2005 China Feng Ning, China[8] United States Yvonne Lam Poland Bartosz Woroch
2007 Bulgaria Bella Hristova[10] Dominica Yuuki Wong Germany Stefan Hempel
2009 Czech Republic Josef Špaček[11][12] South Korea Yoo Jin Jang South Korea Danbi Um United States Tessa Lark United States David McCarroll South Korea Dami Kim
2011 Russia Sergey Malov Taiwan Richard Lin China Xiang Yu Uzbekistan Nadir Khashimov United States Eric Silberger United States Stefani Collins
2013 Canada Nikki Chooi Germany Sarah Christian Canada Boson Mo South Korea Wonyoung Jun Romania Ioana Cristina Goicea New Zealand Natalie Lin
2015 Australia Suyeon Kang South Korea Eunae Koh Canada Timothy Chooi United StatesJapan Natsumi Tsuboi United StatesSouth Korea Elly Suh Austria Marie-Christine Klettner
2017 Romania Ioana Cristina Goicea United States Luke Hsu New Zealand Benjamin Baker Czech Republic Olga Šroubková Switzerland Sumina Studer South Korea Kunwha Lee
2019 South Korea Anna Do Gyung Im[13] United States Eric Tsai Latvia Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis Hong Kong Angela Sin Ying Chan United States Hannah Cho Australia Victoria Wong
2023 South KoreaUnited States Yeyeong Jin United StatesGermany Claire Wells SwedenAustria Lorenz Karls CanadaUnited States Gabrielle Després UkraineGermany Eva Rabchevska JapanGermany Aoi Saito

References

  1. ^ "An Asian flavour at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2009". Asia New Zealand Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition – The Michael Hill Story". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b "World Federation of International Music Competitions". World Federation of International Music Competitions. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Giving back more important than rich list: Hill". The Southland Times. New Zealand: Stuff. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Josef Spacek Wins Michael Hill Violin Competition" (Press release). Michael Hill International Violin Competition. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition – 2011 Competition – General Information". Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  7. ^ Daly-Peoples, John (12 June 2009). "Czech violinist wins Michael Hill competition". National Business Review. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Feng Ning wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition". tourdates. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Russia Born NZ-Citizen Wins Violin Competition" (Press release). Auckland Philharmonia. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  10. ^ Dart, William (11 June 2007). "Michael Hill International Violin Competition Final Round at Auckland Town Hall". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition". Lakes Leisure. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  12. ^ Dart, William (19 June 2009). "Review: Michael Hill International Violin Competition". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Anna Im wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition". the Strad. Newsquest Specialist Media Limited. Gannett. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.