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2015 michael hill international violin competition saturday june 13 final round
The Michael Hill International Violin Competition is a biennial music competition for violinists aged between 18 and 28. It was founded by Michael Hill in 2001 as the Michael Hill World Violin Competition. Hill remains a major sponsor, 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." In 2004, the event became a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
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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. 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.
Special guests at the competition have included Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark, and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson.
Laureates
2001
- Joseph Lin, USA
- Tatiana Samouil, Russia
- Alexandra Osborne, Australia
2003
- Natalia Lomeiko, Russia
- Kristian Winther, Australia
- Korbinian Altenberger, Germany
2005
- Feng Ning, China
- Yvonne Lam, USA
- Bartosz Woroch, Poland
2007
- Bella Hristova, Bulgaria
- Yuuki Wong, Dominica
- Stefan Hempel, Germany
2009
- Josef Špaček, Czech Republic
- Yoo Jin Jang, South Korea
- Danbi Um, South Korea
- Tessa Lark, USA
- David McCarroll, USA
- Dami Kim, South Korea
2011
- Sergey Malov, Russia
- Richard Lin, Taiwan
- Xiang Yu, China
- Nadir Khashimov, Uzbekistan
- Eric Silberger, USA
- Stefani Collins, USA