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Viola winners announced for Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition
23-year-old violist Carla Usberti won first prize of €7,000, a future concert engagement, plus multiple string accessories
Cello winners announced for Prague Spring International Music Competition
27-year-old Japanese cellist Yuya Mizuno won first prize, plus special prizes including future concert opportunities
Viola winners announced for Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition
23-year-old violist Carla Usberti won first prize of €7,000, a future concert engagement, plus multiple string accessories
Cello winners announced for Prague Spring International Music Competition
27-year-old Japanese cellist Yuya Mizuno won first prize, plus special prizes including future concert opportunities
Winners announced for Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition for Violin
17-year-old Corina Deng took the top prize of €7,000, a future concert engagement, plus multiple string accessories
2025 Fischoff Competition winners announced
The Katarina Quartet from the Juilliard School scooped the grand prize of $15,000 as well as topping the senior string division
Winners announced for the International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello Competition
Cellists over four age categories competed for a prize pool totalling €20,000 at the competition held in Klaipėda, Lithuania from 5 to 10 May 2025
Candidates announced for 2025 Il Piccolo Violino Magico competition
The annual competition for violinists under the age of 13 will take place from 7 to 13 July in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Viola candidates announced for 2025 Concours de Genève
38 violists under the age of 30 have been selected to produce a video recital, for the chance to progress to the competition’s live rounds in November
Competitors announced for 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition
Ten ensembles will compete for the chance to win the top prize package, worth over $500,000, at this year’s competition from 25 to 31 August
Armenian violinist wins €200k in Classic Violin Olympus International Competition
Haik Kazazyan, 42, won the top prize in the competition in Dubai, in which the average age of contestants was 32
2025 Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition winners announced
Violinist Alette Williams, 15, receives the first prize of $5,000 and a concert engagement with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Winners announced for the 2025 Victoria ‘BCN’ International Violin Competition
Held from 18 to 20 April in Barcelona, the winners received a masterclass opportunity with Maxim Vengerov, plus cash and future performances
Winners announced for the 2025 Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition
Eight categories of young violinists and chamber groups contested for numerous cash and product prizes at the competition’s final, held on 19 April 2025
Winners announced for the inaugural Ion Voicu International Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Koshiro Takeuchi receives the first prize of €6,000
Semi-finalists announced for 2025 Klein International String Competition
Nine string players between ages 15 and 23 will take part in this year’s competition in San Francisco from 7 June
Finalists announced for the Ion Voicu International Violin Competition
Three violinists will perform in the final round on 12 April at Bucharest’s Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum with the ‘George Enescu’ Philharmonic, conducted by Gabriel Bebeșelea
Winners announced for the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
Opus13 receives the £10,000 first prize as well as five additional special prizes
Motus Quartet wins 10th International Joseph Joachim Competition for chamber music
As well as the main prize of €10,000 the Vienna-based quartet won the €1,000 special prize for interpretation of an early classical work
Winners announced for the Sinfonima Foundation competition
Nine cellists from German and Swiss music academies won two-year loans of fine cellos and bows to help facilitate their career development
Winners announced for the Johansen International Competition for Young String Players
Violinist Valery Breshears, violist Junyan Du, and cellist Joshua Kováč each receive $10,000
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Echo Theory trio wins the 2025 HUGO Competition
The trio receives a €1,500 cash prize and a €5,000 production budget to stage its concert and installation
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