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Queenstown businesses support iconic violin competition

Thursday, 1 June 2017, 11:13 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Queenstown businesses and local arts lovers are throwing their support behind an iconic violin competition that recognises and fosters excellence among some of the world’s finest young musicians. More >>

Michael Hill International Violin Comp Finalists Announced

Friday, 7 June 2013, 12:03 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Canadian violinists Nikki Chooi and Boson Mo, and German Sarah Christian have been named as the three finalists in the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. More >>

Warm Kiwi Welcome Awaits International Violin Musicians

Friday, 3 May 2013, 4:02 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Warm Kiwi Welcome Awaits Michael Hill International Violin Competition Musicians   This month, 18 of the world’s top young violinists arrive in New Zealand to compete in the prestigious Michael Hill International Violin Competition – and ... More >>

Semi-finalists for International Violin Competition

Saturday, 15 December 2012, 12:36 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Semi-finalists Announced for Michael Hill International Violin Competition New Zealand violinist Natalie Lin has been named one of 18 semi-finalists in the prestigious Michael Hill International Violin Competition for 2013. More >>

10th anniversary of the Michael Hill Violin Competition

Friday, 3 June 2011, 2:19 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Following his recent acceptance of a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sir Michael Hill, international businessman and philanthropist, founder and chairman of the global jewellery chain Michael Hill International, is celebrating ... More >>

US Violinist Joins Violin Competition Semi-Finalists

Saturday, 21 May 2011, 3:51 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

American violinist Stefani Collins will join 17 young violinists competing in the prestigious Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2011 held in Queenstown and Auckland in June. More >>

2011 Michael Hill International Violin Competition

Friday, 3 September 2010, 9:37 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Applications are now open for the 2011 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.  The biennial Competition returns to New Zealand in June 2011 for its 10th year with an expanded prize pool worth over NZ$100,000. More >>

Bella Hristova wins Violin Competition

Sunday, 10 June 2007, 1:55 pm | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Bella Hristova of Bulgaria is the winner of the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. This evening in the Auckland Town Hall, 21 year old Bella Hristova and fellow finalists, Yuuki Wong of Dominica and Stefan Hempel of Germany, each performed ... More >>

Finalists announced in violin competition

Friday, 8 June 2007, 9:55 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Each finalist will perform the Brahms Violin Concerto in D major accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, from 7:30pm on Saturday 9 June in the Auckland Town Hall. More >>

Top six semi-finalists announced

Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 10:25 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The top six semi-finalists of the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition have been chosen to go forward to the chamber music round with the NZTrio. More >>

Proteges of great masters to judge competition

Thursday, 17 May 2007, 9:53 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

JASCHA HEIFETZ, YEHUDI MENUHIN and DAVID OISTRACH are three of the most revered names in the violin world. And the Michael Hill International Violin Competition has secured proteges of these legendary masters to judge this year’s Competition. More >>

Semi-finalists for violin competition

Friday, 15 December 2006, 10:00 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The 18 semi-finalists for the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition have been selected. More >>

Stellar line-up to judge Violin Competition

Friday, 3 November 2006, 10:06 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The seven adjudicators for the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition are confirmed. The adjudicators, who are all acclaimed violinists and are renowned for their superior musicianship, come from all points of the globe: More >>

Poland, China and the US represented in Finals

Friday, 10 June 2005, 10:12 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The jury of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition has chosen the three violinists to compete in the finals of the competition on Saturday 11 June in the Auckland Town Hall. Each musician will perform a Violin Concerto with the Auckland ... More >>

Top Six Musicians Selected

Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 9:15 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The jury of the third Michael Hill International Violin Competition has chosen the top six semi-finalists, from a field of 18, to go through to Round III of the competition, a chamber music round in Auckland on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 June. After assessing ... More >>

New juror for Michael Hill International Violin Co

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 11:55 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

Korean violinist Dong-Suk Kang has agreed to join the already prestigious line-up of jurors for the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition being held in Queenstown and Auckland from Friday 3 June to Saturday 11 June. More >>

Rolls Royce of Violins & Violinists Come To NZ

Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 9:15 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The seven adjudicators for this year’s Michael Hill International Violin Competition have been confirmed. The prestigious line-up, all of whom are world-class musicians, are: Salvatore Accardo (Italy), Pierre Amoyal (France); Justine Cormack (New Zealand); ... More >>

A first for New Zealand

Monday, 17 May 2004, 11:13 am | Michael Hill Intl Violin Comp

The Michael Hill International Violin Competition has been accepted by the General Assembly as a member of the prestigious World Federation of International Music Competitions. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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