Michael Hill International Violin Competition

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]

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

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

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

References

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  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.
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