Triennial, it rewards you here
Francisco Toto adjudicates the first prize in the category "violoncello".

VIOLIN SECTION

First prize violin
NOT GIVEN

Second prize violin EX AEQUO
MARKUS KLIMKE FRANCE
DAVIDE SORA ITALY

Third prize violin
MARCIN KRUPA POLAND


VIOLA SECTION

First prize viola
NOT GIVEN

Second prize viola EX AEQUO
MICHAEL LEDFUSS GERMANY
TOSHIYUKI MATSUSHITA JAPAN

Third prize viola EX AEQUO
PAUL BELIN FRANCE
KELVIN SCOTT USA

CELLO SECTION

First prize cello
FRANCESCO TOTO ITALY

Second prize cello
ULRICH HINSBERGER GERMANY

Third prize cello EX AEQUO
ROBERTO CAVAGNOLI ITALY
MIN SUNG KIM SOUTH KOREA

DOUBLE BASS SECTION

First prize double bass
NOT GIVEN

Second prize double bass
GIORGIO GRISALES ITALY

Third prize double bass
MARIANNE LENZINI ITALY

DIPLOMAS AND HONORARY MENTIONS

Violin section
GÜNTER LOBE GERMANY

Viola section
SOUNG HYUN PARK SOUTH KOREA
MARCO OSIO ITALY

SHIQUAN ZHAO CHINA
MARKO PENNANEN FINLAND

Cello section
SILVIO LEVAGGI ITALY


OTHER PRIZES

The “Simone Fernando Sacconi” prize, consisting of a gold medal offered by the Comune di Cremona, to the maker under 30 years of age on 31/12/2006, who according to the objective and final decision of the jury, is determined most worthy of merit is assigned to MARCIN KRUPA (POLAND).

The prize offered by the Administration of the Province of Cremona to the contestant who has presented the instrument with the best formal characteristics of construction is assigned to ULRICH HINSBERGER (GERMANY).

The “Walter Stauffer” prize, consisting of a gold medal offered by the Foundation of Musicology “Walter Stauffer”, to the contestant who has presented the instrument with the best tone is assigned to FRANCESCO TOTO (ITALY).

The prize dedicated to the memory of “Pierangelo Balzarini”, consisting of a gold medal, to the instrument made by a cremonese violinmaker that has reached the highest score for technical characteristics of construction in one of the four categories (violin viola cello and double bass) is assigned to SILVIO LEVAGGI (cello) ITALY.

The prize offered by the Japanese Association of Violinmakers consisting in a plate, to the instrument of the viola section that has reached the highest score for technical characteristics of construction is assigned to ALDO BRUGNINI & EVA-MARIA BECK (ITALY).

The “Union of Polish Artists Violinmakers” prize, consisting of a medal and one book “The Luthier’s Art in Poland 1954-2004”, to the violin with the best acoustic characteristics is assigned to MARCIN KRUPA (POLAND).