Organised since 1935, the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition is the oldest existing violin competition in the world and one of the most prestigious events in the classical music world. For over 90 years, this undertaking has cultivated the memory (...)
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The Competition is organized by the Henryk Wieniawski Music Society in Poznań and the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music. It will take place from November 8 to 15, 2025, in Poznań. Live streaming on Youtube Wieniawski Society.
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One of the most prestigious violin-making competitions in the world was be held in Poznań from May 9 to May 16, 2025. It was open to professional violin makers of all nationalities regardless of age.
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The concert tour of winners of 16th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań has drawn to a close. For the first time in the history of the Competition, three finalists embarked on a world tour, which was organised by Henryk Wieniawski Musical (...)
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For potential candidates for the next Wieniawski Competition, as well as enthusiasts of the work of the Polish virtuoso, we provide access to recordings of piano parts of those of his chamber works that were included in the program of the 16th edition of the (...)
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From 7 to 13 November 2020, the 10th National Zdzisław Jahnke Violin Competition took place in Poznań. Due to the pandemic situation, the Competition was held as a closed event, without audience and third parties participation. All auditions were broadcasted on (...)
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On October 28, 1949, the Air France Lockheed Constellation, which took off from Orly Airport in Paris, crashed on the Portuguese island of São Miguel in the Azores. There were 48 people on board. All died. Among the victims - the violinist Ginette Neveu - the (...)
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At the turn of March and April this year Bomsori Kim – second prize winner of 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań – recorded an album with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw under the button of Jacek Kaspszyk. The CD will contain (...)
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In October 2016, only 20-year-old Veriko Tchumburidze won the first prize in the prestigious and the oldest competition in the world, Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań and a variety of special prizes, including the Board of Critics (...)
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In 2016, at the tender age of 20, Veriko Tchumbridze won the First Prize at the prestigious International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition to attract immediate attention of the musical world. The two-disc album contains almost all compositions performed by (...)
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