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Top Modern Violin Makers Honored in the 2016 Violin Society of America Competition

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By Laurie Niles: It's not necessary to buy a Strad to have a very fine instrument these days, with the art of violin making at such a high level. If you are curious about who the best contemporary instrument and bow makers are, here is a good starting point: the winners of the Violin Society of America's 22nd International Violin and Bow Making Competition, announced on Friday in Cleveland. Top makers of strings instruments and bows came from all over the world to Cleveland for the Violin Society of America convention this week, and the competition is just one part of it. Here are the winning luthiers and bowmakers in the violin and viola categories, chosen from hundreds of entries. Wherever possible, I've provided the link in case you wish to learn more about any of these makers. For winners in other categories, including cello, bass and quartet, please see this page.
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Gabor Draskoczy
Violin maker Gabor Draskoczy.
Double Gold Medal for Tone and Workmanship:Gabor DraskoczySilver Medal for Workmanship:Justin Hess Yunhai XuPiotr PielaszekRainer BeilharzAndrew RyanJinlong YangCertificate of Merit for Workmanship:Michael DoranAntoine NedelecRyan L SoltisEduard MillerPhilip IhleStephan von Baehr& Emilio Crabbé Shu-Wei XiaoChristian SchabbonFabienne GauchetAlina KostinaVIOLIN BOWGold Medal:Cody KowalskiEmmanuel BéginEmmanuel CarlierCertificate of Merit:Paul GohEric FournierVictor BernardDavid HawthorneVIOLASilver Medal for Tone:Martin HerouxCertificate of Merit for Workmanship:Ryan L Soltis Yunhai XuShiquan ZhaoHayato NagaishiMarcus KlimkeCertificate of Merit for Tone:Evan DavenportZhongqiu Chang Jian Hua XieZhiling Liang& Zhenyu LiangGary GaravagliaVIOLA BOWGold Medal:Eric FournierCody KowalskiEmmanuel BéginCertificate of Merit: Joséphine Thomachot Paul GohEric GagneEmmanuel CarlierJudges for the 2016 VSA Competition Workmanship judges for instruments included Robert Cauer, Amos Hargrave, Wendela Moes, Jeff Phillips, Kelvin Scott and Paul Wiessmeyer; workmanship judges for bows were Noel Burke, Rodney Mohr and Robert Morrow. Tone judges for violin were Annie Fullard, Elmar Oliveira and Mari Sato; for viola were Lisa Boyko, Richard Waugh and Eric Wong; for cello were Ralph Curry, Jia Kim and Thomas Mansbacher; and for bass were Mark Atherton, Scott Haigh, Henry Peyrebrune. Quartet judges were the Cavani Quartet: Annie Fullard, Mari Sato, Eric Wong and Jia Kim. You might also like:

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