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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| Formation | 2001 |
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| Founder | Michael Hill |
| Purpose | Classical music competition |
Executive Director | Anne Rodda |
| Website | michaelhillviolincompetition |
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
edit| Year | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Fourth prize | Fifth prize | Sixth prize |
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| 2001 |   Joseph Lin |
 Tatiana Samouil |
 Alexandra Osborne |
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| 2003 | Natalia Lomeiko, Russia[9] |
Kristian Winther |
 Korbinian Altenberger |
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| 2005 |  Feng Ning, China[8] |
Yvonne Lam |
 Bartosz Woroch |
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| 2007 |  Bella Hristova[10] |
 Yuuki Wong |
Stefan Hempel |
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| 2009 |  Josef Špaček[11][12] |
 Yoo Jin Jang |
Danbi Um |
Tessa Lark |
David McCarroll |
Dami Kim
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| 2011 | Sergey Malov |
Richard Lin |
Xiang Yu
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 Nadir Khashimov |
Eric Silberger |
Stefani Collins
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| 2013 |  Nikki Chooi |
Sarah Christian |
Boson Mo |
Wonyoung Jun |
 Ioana Cristina Goicea |
 Natalie Lin
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| 2015 | Suyeon Kang |
Eunae Koh |
Timothy Chooi |
 Natsumi Tsuboi |
Elly Suh |
 Marie-Christine Klettner
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| 2017 | Ioana Cristina Goicea |
Luke Hsu |
Benjamin Baker |
Olga Šroubková |
 Sumina Studer |
Kunwha Lee
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| 2019 | Anna Do Gyung Im[13] |
Eric Tsai |
 Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis |
 Angela Sin Ying Chan |
Hannah Cho |
Victoria Wong
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| 2023 | Yeyeong Jin
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Claire Wells
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 Lorenz Karls
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Gabrielle Després
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 Eva Rabchevska
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Aoi Saito
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References
edit- ^ "An Asian flavour at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2009". Asia New Zealand Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition – The Michael Hill Story". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ a b "World Federation of International Music Competitions". World Federation of International Music Competitions. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Giving back more important than rich list: Hill". The Southland Times. New Zealand: Stuff. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Josef Spacek Wins Michael Hill Violin Competition" (Press release). Michael Hill International Violin Competition. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition – 2011 Competition – General Information". Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Daly-Peoples, John (12 June 2009). "Czech violinist wins Michael Hill competition". National Business Review. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Feng Ning wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition". tourdates. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Russia Born NZ-Citizen Wins Violin Competition" (Press release). Auckland Philharmonia. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Dart, William (11 June 2007). "Michael Hill International Violin Competition Final Round at Auckland Town Hall". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition". Lakes Leisure. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Dart, William (19 June 2009). "Review: Michael Hill International Violin Competition". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Anna Im wins Michael Hill International Violin Competition". the Strad. Newsquest Specialist Media Limited. Gannett. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.