The Canetti International
Violin Competition

Lisbon , Portugal

14.07.2003-17.07.2003

Chairman of Jury:
Robert Canetti

Jury:
Reinhart von Gutzeit (Austria, Germany)
Vasco Barbosa (Portugal)
Sergei Kravchenko (Russia)
Vladislav Halapsis (Greece)
Avner Biron (Israel)
Aiman Musakhodzhayeva (Kazakhstan)
Igor Frolov (Russia)
Amayak Durgaryan (Spain)
Francis Duroy (France)
Vladimir Ivanov (Russia)
Soon Ik Lee (Korea)
Akiko Tatsumi (Japan)
Eduard Grach (Russia)
Juri Nasushkin(Spain)
Constantine P.Carambelas-Sgourdas (Greece)
Miguel Graca Moura (Portugal)
Miroslaw Lawrynowicz( Poland)

Awards:
1st Award - A diploma, 2500$ or a fine bow ( decision of The N.I.C.E.Foundation)

2nd Award - A diploma, 1500$ or a fine bow ( decision of The N.I.C.E.Foundation)

3rd Award - A diploma, 500$

Additional prizes:
Concert with "The New Israeli Chamber Ensemble", Israel

Resitals: Portugal , Greece , Israel , Russia.

Special prize : The best interpretation of the Israeli piece

Special prize : The best interpretation of the Kreisler piece

2003 Winners:

1 Prize
Rakhimova Ekaterina ( Russia)
Palitsina Nadezda (Russia )

2 Prize
Khachatryan Tatevik (Armenia)
Nahoko Shigeoka ( Japan)

3 Prize
Song Ji Won (Korea)
Asami Usui (Japan)
Vasily Shimalin ( Russia)

4 Prize
Kabayashi Masae (Japan)

5 Prize
Furuta Ohne ( Japan)

6 Prize
Asako Sugano (Japan)

Special Prize : The best interpretation of the Kreisler piece
Rakhimova Ekaterina (Russia)

Special Prize : The best interpretation of the Israeli piece "Soliloquy" by the composer Y. Leef
Masae Kabayashi ( Japan)
Rakhimova Ekaterina ( Russia)

Competition Rules:

The Canetti International Violin Competition will take place in Portugal , 14.07-17.07.2003.

The aim of the Competition is to give talented
young violinists the opportunity to perform and be exposed.

The Competition includes two rounds.

The deadline for the submission of the applocations is June 15th , 2003.

The Competitions is open for young soloists from all around the world , given that they are born after Dec. 1978

The contestans should send the applications to:"The Canetti Violin Competition" Zvi Avenue 31,Haifa, Israel 34355

The contestans are due in the secretariat of The Canetti Competition on July, 12 at 14:00,to be informed of the order of the performances,which will result by random draw (the address will sent to the contestans).

The contestans will cover their traveling and accommodation costs in Portugal. The CIVC may help in the hotel reservations.

The Canetti foundation reservs the right to record , videotape , release or broadcast any or all phases of the competition by any means (TV,CD,radio etc.), without having any obligations to the candidates.

Please CLICK HERE for Competition Program