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Hawijch Elders
Biographie Hawijch Elders
Hawijch Elders
(1998), winner of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone 2025, is widely regarded as one of the most important rising violinists from the Netherlands. She anchors her work in the traditions of twentieth-century icons, with a personalized approach to style and sound.
In October 2026, her debut album Visions for Violin will be released by Decca Italy, Universal Music Group.
Recent seasons have brought notable debuts with the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Phion, I Solisti Aquilani and FORM Orchestra. Hawijch performed at the Prinsengrachtconcert in August 2026, widely recognised as one of the Netherlands’ most celebrated classical music events.
During the 2026/27 season, Hawijch will make her debut with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the Main Hall of the Concertgebouw, and she has been invited to be Artist in Residence at the Antwerp Spring Festival. In addition, she will perform as a soloist with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Orchestra da Camera Canova, I Virtuosi Italiani, and the Bursa Regional State Symphony Orchestra.
The 2025/26 season included a collaboration with AVROTROS Klassiek, the Dutch national broadcaster. And most recently, Hawijch has been selected for the Classeek Ambassadors Programme 2026/27 in Switzerland, supporting some of the most promising young artists on the international stage.
A laureate of numerous international competitions, she won First Prize at the Henri Marteau International Violin Competition in 2023, receiving three additional special prizes. She was also a laureate of the Premio Paganini in Genoa, the Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young Violinists, the Odessa International Violin Competition, and Dutch Classical Talent. Earlier distinctions include prizes at the Premio Rodolfo Lipizer and the Dutch National Violin Competition ‘Oskar Back’, as well as the prestigious Kersjes Violin Scholarship.
An Associate Artist of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Hawijch completed her Artist Diploma under the guidance of Augustin Dumay in 2025. She previously studied with Ilya Grubert at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, graduating with highest honours.
Hawijch has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Wiener KammerOrchester, Hofer Symphoniker, Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, FORM- Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana.
As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with artists including Sol Gabetta, Bertrand Chamayou, Frank Braley and Valeriy Sokolov, and has performed at festivals such as Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad and the MiTo Festival. She made her Concertgebouw recital debut in October 2023.
Hawijch performs on a Gennaro Gagliano violin (Naples, c.1755) and a Dominique Peccatte bow, generously on loan from the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation. The violin is part of the ‘Willem G. Vogelaar collection’ and the bow belongs to the ‘Tettelaar collection.
