Michael Hill International Violin Competition

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Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Formation2001 (2001)
Founder Michael Hill
Purpose Classical music competition
Executive Director
Anne Rodda
Website michaelhillviolincompetition.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]

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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

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

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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. 1 2 "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. Stuff.co.nz. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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