Formation | 2001 |
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Founder | Michael Hill |
Purpose | Classical music competition |
Executive Director | Anne Rodda |
Website | michaelhillviolincompetition |
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]
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]
Year | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Fourth prize | Fifth prize | Sixth prize |
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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 |