«Der Goldene Bogen» («the Golden Bow»)

International award granted by the Stiftung Geigenbauschule Brienz trust.

The Stiftung Geigenbauschule Brienz trust undertakes of its own accord to grant the «Der Goldene Bogen» award regularly for the purpose of fostering the manufacture of violins and bows and, in particular, Swiss activity in this area. The commended musicians, instrument makers and sponsors are rewarded for outstanding endeavours in the sphere of string instruments.

On the occasion of the Meiringen music festival 2012 the young Venezuelan bassist Edicson Ruiz is selected to win the award. For more informations:
www.musikfestwoche-meiringen.ch

The prize, an engraved golden bow, is manufactured by Johannes and Marianne Finkel of the bow workshop Bogenwerkstätte Brienz AG.
www.finkel-bows.ch

Edicson Ruiz


Award winners:

2011 - Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violine

2010 - Quatuor Ebène
avec Pierre Colombet, Violine / Gabriel Le Magadure, Violine/ Mathieu Herzog, Viola / Raphaël Merlin, Cello

2009 - Erich Höbarth, Violine

2008 - Isabelle Faust, Violine

2007 - Natalia Gutman, Violoncello

2006 - Leonidas Kavakos, Violine

2005 - Thomas Füri, Violine


2004 - Tabea Zimmermann, Viola

2003 - Thomas Zehetmair, Violine

2002 - Isabelle van Keulen, Violine

2000 - Hansheinz Schneeberger, Violine

 

2001 - Thomas and Patrick Demenga, Violoncello