NEWS 2004

03.08.2004

RESULTS OF THE 2004 COMPETITION

1st Prize - Simone LAMSMA (The Netherlands)

2nd Prize - Maxim BRYLINSKY (Austria/Ukraine)

3rd Prize - Andreas JANKE
(Germany)

4th Prize - Mattieu ARAMA
(France)

Special Prize for the best performance of Britten's Three Pieces from the Suite op. 6 -
Maxim Brylinsky (Austria/Ukraine)

Special Prize for the best performance of Berkeley's Persistent Memory -
Simone Lamsma (The Netherlands)

Second Round Special Prize -
Ryo Mikami (Japan)

First Round Special Prize -
Jolente de Maeyer (Belgium) and
Ksenia Moroz (Ukraine)

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30.07.2004

The Competition Jury have announced the

SECOND ROUND RESULTS

After Jury adjudication of the performances in the Second Round on 29 and 30 July the following four Competitors were selected to proceed to the Final Round:

Mattieu Arama
Maxim Brylinsky
Andreas Janke
Simone Lamsma

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27.07.2004

The Competition Jury have announced the

FIRST ROUND RESULTS

All selected Competitors with the exception of Daniel Khalikov, Maciej Labecki and Marta Lelek performed in the First Round of the Competition.

After Jury adjudication of the performances in the First Round on 25-27 July the following eight Competitors were selected to proceed to the Second Round:

Mattieu Arama
Maxim Brylinsky
Shiori Hanai
Andreas Janke
Simone Lamsma
Ryo Mikami
Anita Mishoukova
Anna Reszniak

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The Competition Committee have made public the results of the Pre-Selection adjudication that took place at Goodenough College on 22 May.

25 Competitors were subsequently invited to take part in the Competition. Please click here to view the full list of selected Competitors.

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The Competition Committee are delighted to announce that leading viola player of our time, Yuri Bashmet, has accepted the Committee's invitation to act as a Patron of the Competition.

Bashmet’s commitment to music and musicians is phenomenal, not only as a soloist but also as a chamber player, conductor and teacher. Bashmet is also a strong proponent of Britten’s work. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the world premiere of Britten's recently edited Double Concerto for violin and viola with Gidon Kremer and the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester in February 1998

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The Competition Committee are delighted to announce the appointment of the Pre-Selection Competition Jury 2004.

The Pre-Selection Jury for the 2004 Competition consists of 5 acclaimed musicians representing 4 nations. Convening in May 2004 at Goodenough College, the Pre-Selection Jury will perform the difficult process of selecting the 24 Competitors who will be invited to compete in the Competition from over 50 potential candidates. In an anonymous process, the Jury will consider the audiotape material submitted by candidates to determine entry to the Competition. Results of the Pre-Selection adjudication will be made public on Friday 28 May 2004. Chaired by Rodney Friend (United Kingdom) the Pre-Selection Jury includes Jeanne-Marie Conquer (France), Alexei Grynyuk (Ukraine), Lydia Mordkovitch (UK/Russia) and Krzysztof Smietana (Poland).

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The Competition Committee are delighted to announce that Krzysztof Wegrzyn Professor for Violin, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and Artistic Director, Hannover International Violin Competition, has accepted the Competition's invitation to sit on the 2004 Competition Jury. Professor Wegrzyn replaces Colin Matthews, who has sadly had to step down from the Jury following conflicts in filming schedules which prevented Mr Matthews from being present to adjudicate the entirety of the rounds of the Competition.

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The Competition Committee are delighted to announce that Maestro Pierre Boulez has accepted the Committee's invitation to serve as a Patron of the Competition.

Pierre Boulez is one of the most distinguished composers and conductors in the world today.
Through his compositions and his activities as author, teacher, and advocate of contemporary music, he has made a decisive contribution to the development of music in the twentieth century.

 

EVENTS 2004

25 - 30 April 2004

Britten Festival Kyiv 2004

The inaugural Britten Festival Kyiv 2004 - an international music festival under the umbrella of the Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition - was held in the Ukrainian captital's most prestigious concert halls. Click here for the full story.

Wednesday 24th March 2004, 7.00 pm
Final Fundraising Gala Concert
Great Hall Goodenough College

The finale in the exciting Fundraising Gala Recital and Dinner series
featured the dynamic Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo playing a selection of
Ravel, Brubeck, Chasins, Bernstein and Benjamin.


Tuesday 25th November 2003, 7.00 pm
in the Great Hall of Goodenough College

Fundraising Concert Series Recital and Dinner featuring Katherine Gowers (violin) and Nigel Hutchison (piano) playing Debussy, Britten, Suk, Hubay, Kreisler, Gershwin/Heifetz.


Tuesday 11th November 2003

On Tuesday 11 November 2003 the Competition Committee were delighted to welcome Mrs Janette Howard, wife of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, to a celebration Concert and Reception in honour of her visit to the United Kingdom and on the special occasion of the Dedication of the Australian War Memorial in Hyde Park.

The Concert, performed by Ukrainian Dmytro Tkachenko and Australian Kristian Chong, premiered a new work by the well-known Australian composer Andrew Schultz.