Special Critics' Award for Simon Wiener
At the Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition in Augsburg, Simon Wiener from Uster, born in 1994 and currently a student at the ZHdK Zurich, won the special prize from the jury of critics.
Wiener also received the special prize for chamber music for the best interpretation of the first movement of the Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. The jury of critics particularly praised Wiener's musical and expressive intelligence as well as his unique approach to the compositions.
Simon Wiener received violin lessons from the age of four and a half. From 2010 to 2014, he was a student of Zakhar Bron. He then continued his master's studies with Renaud Capuçon at the University of Lausanne, where he completed his soloist diploma with distinction in 2018. He is currently a student of Ilya Gringolts at the ZHdK in Zurich.
Held every three years, the Augsburg Leopold Mozart Competition is one of the most prestigious violin competitions. It is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC), Geneva.
