Veriko Tchumburidze Wins First Prize in the 2016 Wieniawski International Violin Competition
Prize winners were announced Saturday in the 2016 Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznan, Poland. They are:
- First Prize (€30,000): Veriko Tchumburidze, 20, of Georgia/Turkey
- Second Prize (€20,000): Bomsori Kim, 25, of South Korea
- Second Prize (€20,000): Seiji Okamoto, 22, of Japan
- Fourth Prize (€10,000): Luke Hsu, 26, of the United States
- Fifth Prize (€10,000): Richard Lin, 25, of Taiwan/United States
- Sixth Prize (€5,000): Maria Wloszczowska, 25, of Poland
- Seventh Prize (€5,000): Ryosuke Suho, 21, of Japan
Here is Veriko Tchumburidze's prize-winning performance of Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, with the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra. She plays on a 1756 Giambattista Guadagnini violin. (Find other performances here.)
Jury members are Maxim Vengerov (Chair), Vera Tsu Wei-Ling, Mayumi Seiler, Marios Papadopoulos, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Robert Kabara, Ilya Gringolts, Bartosz Bryla, Zakhar Bron, Alena Baeva, Kyoko Takezawa, Dong-Suk Kang, Akiko Tatsumi, Peter Zazofsky and Krzysztof Penderecki.
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'Giambattista Guadanini'? Maybe Giovanni Battista Guadagnini? :)
Giambattista or Gianbattista is a sort of nickname for Giovanni Battista so indeed same person.
To hell with the violin! How about the young woman playing it? She's sensational! I was riveted, and I don't even like that concerto.
Interesting:
http://slippedisc.com/2016/10/zakhar-bron-attacks-jury-as-georgian-wins-the-wieniawski/#comments
"Polish media are suggesting that the result marks a severe blow for Bron’s influence in the competition industry."
About time.
At just 20 years old she is indeed wonderful, one of those few amazing players that have everything needed for a brilliant career, and we are fortunate to be able to listen to her. Bravo!
This is the performance Bron had a problem with. Why? A very thought out interpretation reflecting the time and circumstances when it was composed. Very moving. What a great artist.
If Bron is going to behave that way and insult his fellow jurors then maybe he shouldn't be invited to participate in juries any more. Surely there are enough great players and pedagogues to fill the void.
Anybody doesk now Who were the jury members?
See above for the jury members, I'll republish here: Maxim Vengerov (Chair), Vera Tsu Wei-Ling, Mayumi Seiler, Marios Papadopoulos, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Robert Kabara, Ilya Gringolts, Bartosz Bryla, Zakhar Bron, Alena Baeva, Kyoko Takezawa, Dong-Suk Kang, Akiko Tatsumi, Peter Zazofsky and Krzysztof Penderecki.
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October 23, 2016 at 07:55 AM · Listen to all participants, all stages here:
http://www.wieniawski2016.tvp.pl/27200250/wideo