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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 17 years in 1952, and subsequent events were held in Poznan in three stages. In 2001 it was decided that the competition will henceforth be held in four stages.

Laureates of the comptetion

• I competition - Warszaw 1935

I prize - Ginette Neveu (France)

II prize - David Oistrakh (ZSRR)

III prizenagroda - 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) Gaik Kazazian (Armenia), Bracha Malkin (USA), and Hiroko Takahashi (Japan)

External links

• Henryk Wieniawski Society