The Golden Bow Award

Since 2000, the Foundation of the Swiss School of Violin Making has honored renowned musicians for their outstanding achievements. "The Golden Bow" symbolizes the connection between music and violin making and is presented during the opening concert of the Meiringen Music Festival .

The prize consists of a gold-mounted bow from the Finkel Bogenwerkstätte Brienz AG with a personal engraving.

Previous recipients:

2026 Alexandre Dubach, violin

2025 Merel Quartet
Mary Ellen Woodside, violin
Edouard Maetzener, violin
Alessandro D’Amico, viola
Rafael Rosenfeld, cello

2024 Meret Lüthi, violin

2023 Ilya Gringolts, violin

2022 Sebastian Bohren, violin

2021 Christophe Coin, Cello

2020 Roby Lakatos, Violin

2019 Quatuor Sine Nomine
Patrick Genet, Violin
François Gottraux, Violin
Hans Egidi, Viola
Marc Jaermann, Cello

2018 Antje Weithaas, Violin

2017 Christian Poltéra, Cello

2016 Christoph Schiller, Violin

2015 Christian Altenburger, Violin

2014 Kim Kashkashian, Viola

2013 Chiara Banchini, violin

2012 Edison Ruiz, double bass

2011 Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

2010 Quatuor Ebène
Pierre Colombet, violin
Gabriel Le Magadure, violin
Mathieu Herzog, viola
Raphaël Merlin, cello

2009 Erich Höbarth, violin

2008 Isabelle Faust, violin

2007 Natalia Gutman, cello

2006 Leonidas Kavakos, violin

2005 Thomas Füri, violin

2004 Tabea Zimmermann, Viola

2003 Thomas Zehetmair, Violin

2002 Isabelle van Keulen, Violin

2001 Thomas and Patrick Demenga, Cello

2000 Hansheinz Schneeberger, Violin

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Supported by the Hans and Verena Krebs Foundation

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