WHAT IS NEW?
The 28th of October 2023 marked the conclusion of the Włodzimierz Kamiński Art of Violin Making Festival. At the Gala Concert, we had the pleasure to listen to violinist Celina Kotz accompanied by pianist Grzegorz Skrobiński. The violinist presented the instruments awarded at the 1st International Włodzimierz Kamiński Violin Making Competition.
We invite you to listen to the broadcast of the concert, view a photo gallery of the entire Festival, and find out more about the winners of the Competition. You can also download below a detailed score given to each participant.
RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION
[32] Martyna Reske – 1st prize PLN 15,000 (Poland, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań)
[1] Janusz Bryniarski – 2nd prize PLN 11,000 (Poland, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań)
[17] Seoyeon Kim – 3rd prize PLN 8,000 (South Korea, Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Antonio Stradivari Cremona)
[24] Kwang Hoon Lee – honourable mention PLN 2,000 (South Korea, Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Antonio Stradivari Cremona)
[35] Klemens Siatkowski – honourable mention PLN 2,000 (Poland, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań)
[31] Martyna Reske – honourable mention PLN 2,000 (Poland, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań)
[the numbers next to the names of the laureates and honourable mentions are the numbers of their instruments].
RESULTS OF THE FIRST ROUND
Twelve instruments of nine participants entered the second round of the 1st International Włodzimierz Kamiński Violin Making Competition.
List of participants in the 2nd round:
We invite you for sound presentations in the Aula Nova of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music or for online streaming!
FESTIVAL OPENING
The first day of the Festival and the official opening took place on 25 October 2023.
Below you can see TVP3’s coverage of the opening and listen to statements from directors and participants.
25-28 October 2023
WŁODZIMIERZ KAMIŃSKI ART OF VIOLIN MAKING FESTIVAL
The Art of Violin Making Foundation, together with the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music and the Polish Union of Artist Violin Makers, is organising the Włodzimierz Kamiński Art of Violin Making Festival on 25-28 October 2023.
The Festival will feature a number of events both for professional violin makers and to promote violin making among the general public. We invite you to listen to the interview with prof. Honorata Stalmierska, the director of the Festival, who explains the upcoming events.
POLISH VIOLIN IN PARIS
A new bilingual book has been published: ‘Polish Violin in the Musée de la Musique in Paris’ by Jan Bartoś.
This Polish-English publication is a monograph of an instrument in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris, which for years was considered to be of unknown origin. Jan Bartoś’s research confirmed the Polish origin of the violin and allowed for its attribution to be established.
The publication contains biographical information about the old Polish masters, a complete description of the instrument with its exact dimensions, a description of the process and results of the research carried out, and extensive photographic documentation. The book is accompanied by a poster of the instrument with photographs in their original size.
The book also includes forewords written by Jean-Philippe Échard, the curator of the string instruments collection of the Musée de la Musique Paris, and Honorata Stalmierska, the Head of the Department of Artistic Violin Making at the Academy of Music in Poznan and the President of the Włodzimierz Kamiński and Helena Harajda Art of Violin Making Foundation.
THE ART OF VIOLIN MAKING FESTIVAL
Work on the festival has begun! The team is working intensively so that we can come together in October 2023 for the Włodzimierz Kamiński Art of Violin Making Festival. The festival programme includes an exhibition of Polish Artists Violin Makers, an international student competition, a workshop and an international conference. Besides the Foundation, the main organisers are The Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań and the Union of Polish Artists Violin Makers.
RESEARCH ON VARNISH
In September 2022, exciting new research challenges await us. In Paris, we met varnish expert Balthazar Soulier from the University of the Arts in Bern in his Atelier Cels in Paris. Soon we will have the opportunity to look deeper into the varnish of four Polish instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.
THE ART OF VIOLIN MAKING COLLECTION
The Włodzimierz Kamiński and Helena Harajda Art of Violin Making Collection is a unique collection of instruments mainly from Poland, but also from other authors from all over Europe. The Collection includes instruments belonging to both the Foundation and private owners. Some of the instruments are intended for research, while others will be loaned to musicians.
We are currently working on presenting the collection on the website and launching an instrument rental service for musicians. If you would like to be kept up to date on the progress of our work, please write to us to receive our Foundation Newsletter.
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28 października 2023 odbyło się zakończenie Festiwalu Sztuki Lutniczej im. Włodzimierza Kamińskiego. Podczas Koncertu Galowego mieliśmy okazję posłuchać skrzypaczki Celiny Kotz w towarzystwie pianisty Grzegorza Skrobińskiego. Skrzypaczka zaprezentowała instrumenty nagrodzone na I Międzynarodowym Konkursie Lutniczym im. Włodzimierza Kamińskiego.
Zapraszamy do wysłuchania transmisji koncertu, obejrzenia galerii zdjęć z całego Festiwalu oraz zapoznania się ze zwycięzcami Konkursu, jak i ze szczegółową punktacją, którą otrzymali poszczególni uczestnicy.
WYNIKI KONKURSU
[32] Martyna Reske – 1 nagroda 15.000 zł (Polska, Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu)
[1] Janusz Bryniarski – 2 nagroda 11.000 zł (Polska, Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu)
[17] Seoyeon Kim – 3 nagroda 8.000 zł (Korea Południowa, Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Antonio Stradivari Cremona)
[24] Kwang Hoon Lee – wyróżnienie 2.000 zł (Korea Południowa, Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore Antonio Stradivari Cremona)
[35] Klemens Siatkowski – wyróżnienie 2.000 zł (Polska, Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu)
[31] Martyna Reske – wyróżnienie 2.000 zł (Polska, Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Poznaniu)
[numery obok imion i nazwisk laureatów i wyróżnionych to numery ich instrumentów]