








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
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