Three violinists reach the final of the 17th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznan

21 October 2026

The 17th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition is being held in Poznan from 8 to 25 October 2026, with the third laureates' concert in Warsaw. Three violinists were named for the final: SooBeen Lee of South Korea, Jinzhu Li of China and Bohdan Luts of Ukraine. The winner receives 60,000 euros, and a separate Charles Treger Special Prize of 10,000 euros goes to the best performance of a Wieniawski concerto. The jury is chaired by Bartlomiej Niziol, who won the competition in 1991. The contest was first held in Warsaw in 1935 and has been held in Poznan since 1952, usually every five years.