RESULTS OF 11TH INTERNATIONAL HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
VIOLIN MAKING COMPETITION, 7-13 MAY 2006

HIROSHI KIKUTA (Japan)- First Prize of USD 12 000
SANDRO ASINARI (Italy)- Second Prize of USD 10 000
ALESSANDRO SCANDROGLIO (Italy)- Third Prize of USD 8 000

ALEXANDR ŠVỲCARSKỲ (Czech Republic)- Medal of Polish Artist Violin Maker Union for the highest violin-making qualities of the instrument
HIROSHI KIKUTA (Japan)- Medal of Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society for the highest acoustic qualities of the instrument
ALESSANDRO SCANDROGLIO (Italy)- Prize of the Mayor of Poznań for the youngest laureate of the competition
KRZYSZTOF KRUPA (Poland)- Prize of the Governor of the Wielkopolska Province for the inhabitant of the province to be awarded highest score in the competition
YUKIKO MITOMA (Japan)- Medal of Associazione Liutaria Italiana in Cremona for the highest aesthetic quality of varnish
JANINA PAWLIKOWSKA (Poland)- Prize of 500 PLN awarded by prof. Bogumił Nowicki, Vice-Chancellor of Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań for the student of the Academy who received the highest score in the competition
MARCIN KRUPA (Poland)- Zdzisław Szulc Special Prize funded by Wojciech Szulc and his family for the best violin scroll
HIROSHI KIKUTA (Japan), SANDRO ASINARI (Italy), ALESSANDRO SCANDROGLIO (Italy) - Violin case funded by company ”Artonus” for the winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes
MICHAŁ RÓŻAK (Poland) - Special Prize of Pilar family from Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic ) for the best Polish participant of the Competition – pictorial album Uměni Houslařů
ALESSANDRO SCANDROGLIO** (Italy) - Special Prize of Polish Union of Artist Violin Makers for the youngest participants of the Competition – pictorial album „Polska sztuka lutnicza 1954-2004”
KRZYSZTOF KRUPA (Poland)- Prize of Chairman of Associazione Liutaria Italiana – pictorial album „Gruppo Liutari e Archettai Professionisti”

”Złoty Groblicz” Special Prize endowed by National Museum in Poznań for the greatest artistic individuality of the competition was not awarded.

Competition Finalists in the order of taken places:

1. Kikuta Hiroshi (Japan)
2. Asinari Sandro (Italy)
3. Scandroglio Alessandro (Italy)
4. Różak Michał (Poland)
5. Krupa Krzysztof (Poland)
6. Krupa Marcin (Poland)
7. Sung-Chul Kim (South Corea)
8. Krupa Krzysztof (Poland)
9. Bodini Stefania (Italy)
10. Zhang An (China)
11. Yukiko Mitoma (Japan)
12. Tong Tong Gao (China)