First day of competition auditions (27/11/2023)
From November 26 to December 2, 2023, the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław hosted the first edition of the International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition. The competition brought together 19 young violinists from around the world, who, after passing the preliminary round, were invited to compete head-to-head and showcase their skills in three stages of the competition.
The young artists' performances were judged by a jury composed of renowned musicians and educators of international renown: Prof. Dr. hab. Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (Jury Chair), Prof. Dr. hab. Bartosz Bryła, Prof. Florin Croitoru, Dr. hab. Paweł Jabłczyński, Prof. AMKL, and Prof. Dr. hab. Jarosław Pietrzak. Dr. Magdalena Ziarkowska-Kołacka served as the Jury Secretary.
In the first stage of the competition, we had the opportunity to hear an outstanding group of young violinists, including: Wojciech Chmielewski (Poland), Jialin Ding (China), Julia Grabska (Poland), Yuichiro Haruno (Japan), Michał Krajewski (Poland), Piotr Lasota (Poland), Youngmin Lee (South Korea), Tina Lin (Taiwan), Igor Makarski (Poland), Sunjae Ok (South Korea), Inhee Park (South Korea), Hee Jin Park (Australia), Małgorzata Pasierbska (Poland), Karolina Podorska (Poland), Reika Sato (Japan), Steven Song (United States), Misaki Tanaka (Japan), Gaja Wilewska (Poland), Barbara Żołnierczyk (Poland). The participants presented a program including:
- one of Niccolò Paganini's Caprices, Op. 1, excluding Caprices Nos. 13, 14, 16 and 20;
- one of Henryk Wieniawski's Caprices Op. 10, excluding Caprice No. 1, or one of Karol Lipiński's Caprices Op. 29;
- jone of the Fugues with the preceding movement from Sonata BWV 1001, 1003, 1005 by Johann Sebastian Bach, or Ciaccona from Partita BWV 1004 by the same composer.
