One Pole in the Wieniawski violin competition finals
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
19.10.2016 10:53
Poland’s Maria Włoszczowska is among the seven finalists of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań, western Poland.
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The other finalists are Richard Lin (Taiwan/USA), Ryosuke Suho (Japan), Veriko Tchumburidze (Greece/Turkey), Luke Hsu (USA), Bomsori Kim (South Korea) and Seiji Okamoto (Japan).
In the final round, which opens on Thursday, they will perform two concertos, including one by Henryk Wieniawski, the 19th century Polish violin virtuoso and composer to whom the event is dedicated.
They will be accompanied by the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra under Łukasz Borowicz. The prizewinners’ names will be announced on Saturday.
The international jury is chaired by the famous violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov.
Twenty five year-old Maria Włoszczowska is among Poland’s top violinists of her generation. Five years ago she failed to qualify for the finals of the Wieniawski Competition but received five special awards. She has performed with most of Poland’s symphony and chamber orchestras and in many of Europe's concert halls, in Britain, Germany, Holland, France, Norway and Switzerland. (mk/rg)