1st Grand Prize at the 5th International Karol Lipinski Violin Competition Poland

Elias was awarded the 1st grand prize as the youngest ever winner as well as 10 special prizes at the 5th International Karol Lipinski Violin Competition Poland.

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7th International Sendai violin competition in Japan

Elias was awarded the 5th prize (1st prize was not awarded) as the youngest prize winner at the 7th International Sendai violin competition in Japan.

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Violin by Giambattista Rogeri, Brescia

Elias has been awarded the loan of one of the finest violins of the foundation at the competition of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, Hamburg: a violin by Giambattista Rogeri, Brescia (around 1700).

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