Maria Marica
Romania
Past laureates – Violin Section
2022
First prize
Second prize
Ştefan Aprodu
Romania
Third prize
Gregoire Torossian
France
Foreign Accompanist
Aimo Pagin
France
2020 /
2021
First prize
Valentin Şerban
Romania
Second prize
Jaewon Wee
South Koreea
Third prize
Tassilo Probst
Germany
2018
First prize
Not granted
Second prize
Vikram Sedona
Italy
Third prize
Giuseppe Gibboni
Italy
Special prize
Orest Smovzh
Ukraine
2016
First prize
Gyehee Kim
South Korea
Second prize
Donghyun Kim
South Korea
Third prize
Erzhan Kulibaev
Kazakhstan
Foreign Accompanist
Danor Quinteros
Chile
2014
First prize
Ștefan Tarara
Romania/Germany
Second prize
Fedor Rudin
Russia
Third prize
Wonhee Bae
South Korea
Foreign Accompanist
Lora Evelin Vakova-Tarara
Bulgaria
2011
First prize
Not granted
Second prize
Haik Kazazyan
Russia
Alexandra Conunova
Moldova
Third prize
Szalai Antal
Hungary
Special Prize
Szalai Antal
Hungary
Best Performance of a Sonata by George Enescu
2009
First prize
Nadrzycki Jarolaw
Poland
Second prize
Shin A-Rah
South Korea
Third prize
Palitsyna Nadezda
Russia
2007
First prize
Anna Tifu
Italy
Second prize
Chun Harim
South Korea
Third prize
Vlad Stănculeasa
Romania
Special prizes
Chun Harim
South Korea
“Ion Voicu” Prize
Vlad Stănculeasa
Romania
Best Performance of a Sonata by George Enescu
2005
First prize
Sokolov Valery
Ukraine
Second prize
Szalai Antal
Hungary
Third prize
George Cosmin Bănică
Romania
Special prizes
Manza Dragoş Mihail
Romania
“Ion Voicu” Prize
Sokolov Valery
Ukraine
“Remember Enescu” Prize
2003
First prize
Eugen Ţichindeleanu
Romania
Second prize
George Cosmin Bănică
Romania
Third prize
Saeys Frederieke
Russia
Nurit Stark
Israel
Special Prize
Eugen Ţichindeleanu
Romania
Best Performance of a Sonata by George Enescu
2001
First prize
Nemanya Radulovic
Yugoslavia
Second prize
George Cosmin Bănică
Romania
Third prize
Ştefan Horvath
Romania
Special prize
Emil Chudnowski
USA
Musafia Foundation Award
1999
First prize
Alexandru Tomescu
Romania
Second prize
George Cosmin Bănică
Romania
Remus Azoiţei
Romania
Third prize
Not granted
Special Prize
George Cosmin Bănică
Romania
Romanian Union of Music Critics Prize
1991
First prize
Dan Claudiu Vornicelu
Romania
Second prize
Axel Strauss
Germany
Third prize
Bogdan Marius Zvorişteanu
Romania
Fourth prize
Florin Ionescu Galaţi
Romania
Fifth prize
Natalia Lipikina
Russia
Sixth prize
Irina Roxana Mureşanu
Romania
1970
First prize
Silvia Marcovici
Romania
Second prize
Ruben Agaronian
URSS
Third prize
Filipp Hirshorn
URSS
Fourth prize
Rainer Kussmaul
Germany
Mentions
Andrei Agoston
Romania
Eugen Sârbu
Romania
Maria Maszalits
Romania
Krzyztof Jarkowitcs
Poland
1967
First prize
Zinovie Vladimirovici Vinnikov
URSS
Second prize
Bogodar Antonovici Kotorovici
URSS
Third prize
Mariana Sârbu
Romania
Fourth prize
Elena Konstantinova Adjelmova
URSS
Fifth prize
Angela Gavrilă
Romania
1964
First prize
Claire Bernard
France
Second prize
Alexandr Andreevici Melnicov
URSS
Third prize
Varujan Cozighian
Romania
Fourth prize
Oleg Moiseevici Kagan
URSS
Fifth prize
Ladislau Kiss
Romania
Mentions
Lev Sergheevici Tuşin
URSS
Gheorghe Jalobeanu
Romania
Patrice Fontanosa
France
Special Mentions
Paul Zukofky
USA
Heinz Schunk
Germany
1961
First prize
Nina Mihailovna Beilina
URSS
Second prize
Daniel Podlovski
Romania
Third prize
Igor Aleksandrovici Frolov
URSS
Fourth prize
Veselin Paraskrevov
Bulgaria
Nikolai Nikolaevici Zabavnikov
URSS
Ladislau Kiss
Romania
Honorable mention
Gerardo Gomez Casals
Spain
Mention
Attila Kubinyi
Hungary
1958
First prize
Ştefan Ruha
Romania
Semen Snitkovski
URSS
Second prize
Varujan Cozighian
Romania
Third prize
Ralph Holmes
UK
Evgheni Smirnov
URSS
Daniel Podlovski
Romania
Mentions
Charles Libove
USA
Lilia Beretti
France