12 May 2011
The Jury of the 12th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition – Roger Hargrave (Chairman, Great Britain), Roland Baumgartner (Switzerland), Joseph Grubaugh (USA), Norbert Kijanka (Poland), Wojciech Łukasz (Poland), Primo Pistoni (Italy), Patrick Robin (France), Jan Spidlen (Czech Republic), Herbert Greenberg (USA), Roman Lasocki (Poland), Dima Tkachenko (Ukraine) have awarded the following statutory prizes:
Min Sung Kim (South Korea) was awarded First Prize of the Competition for instrument Hangang:
Marcus Klimke (Germany) was awarded Second Prize of the Competition for instrument Spontus:
Ulrike Dederer (Switzerland/Germany) was awarded Third Prize of the Competition for instrument Diama:
Other finalists of the Competition:
4. Min Sung Kim (South Korea) – for instrument Kumgang
5. Robert Loska (Poland) – for instrument Aquila
6. Marcin Krupa (Poland) – for instrument Atos
7. Wen Lin Du (China) – for instrument Laura
8. Fabien Peyruc (France) – for instrument Titilulu
9. Marcin Krupa (Poland) – for instrument Capricornus
10. Debora Scianamé (Italy) – for instrument Zoebeasam
Marcus Klimke was awarded Medal of Polish Artist Violin Maker Union for the highest violin-making qualities
of the instrument Spontus
Wen Lin Du was awarded Medal of Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society for the highest acoustic qualities
of the instrument Laura
Min Sung Kim was awarded Special Prize endowed by Roger Hargrave, a set of hand-made boxwood fittings, for the best assembly and preparation of the instrument for playing
Robert Loska was awarded Special Prize endowed by Jan Špidlen, a book "Čeští mistři houslaři Špidlenové" (Czech Violin Making Masters, the Špidlen family), for the best Polish participant of the Competition
Marcus Klimke was awarded Special Prize of the Circle of Czech Master Violinmakers (Czech Republic) for the most beautiful varnish
Wen Lin Du was awarded Special Prize of the Polish Artist Violin Maker Union for the best non-Polish finalist of the Competition not awarded a statutory prize - pictorial album "Polska sztuka lutnicza 1954-2004" [Violin Making Art in Poland 1954-2004]
Michał Mazurek was awarded Special Prize of Norbert Kijanka and Wojciech Łukasz, a set of violin making tools, for the youngest participant of Stage 2 of the Competition
Tomasz Pietraszek, Sebastian Dankiewicz i Piotr Kulcenty were awarded Special Prize endowed by Jakub Niewczyk
for three highest ranked students of Ignacy J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań - batches of sycamore wood
The "Złoty Groblicz" Special Prize for Roger Hargrave
for a Lifetime Violin Making and Restoration Achievement, as well as
for the Contribution to the Development of the World Violin Making Art
endowed by the National Museum in Poznań
by a motion of Andrzej Wituski, Director of a Competition, and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society
