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Competitions
Results announced for 2026 Buchet International Cello Competition
US cellist Noah Lee won first prize of €3,000, a bow, a case, plus an instrument maintenance package
Winners announced for the 2026 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
Swiss violist Antoine Thévoz wins the first prize of CZK50,000 (£1,700)
Results announced for 2026 Buchet International Cello Competition
US cellist Noah Lee won first prize of €3,000, a bow, a case, plus an instrument maintenance package
Winners announced for the 2026 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
Swiss violist Antoine Thévoz wins the first prize of CZK50,000 (£1,700)
Cellist wins 2026 ABC Young Performers Awards
Cellist Charlotte Miles won the top prize of AUD40,000 (£20,800)
Violinist wins 2026 BBC Young Musician
18-year-old violinist Sofia Demetriades has won the prestigious competition
Winners announced at the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition
Japanese violinist Lina Nakano has taken first prize
Results announced for the inaugural Kitty Weinberger Music Prize
Trio Con Brio scooped the top prize of €7,500 at the new competition, held at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Winners announced at International Bottesini Competition
Dutch double bassist Sasha Witteveen took the top prize at the event in Crema, Italy
Winners announced at the Wieniawski International Violin Competition
Ukrainian violinist Bohdan Luts has won the €60,000 first prize
Finalists announced for the 2026 Wieniawski Competition
Three violinists compete for the first prize of €60,000
Pierre Fournier Award winner announced for 2026
US cellist Miriam K. Smith receives the top prize
Results announced for the 2026 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Violinist Leah Amory won the Grand Prize of $10,000, with future performance engagements
Cellist wins 2026 John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition
Australian cellist Gabriel Tian Liu receives the AUD 3,000 first prize
Semi-finalists announced for Young Concert Artists 2026 auditions
19 string players and ensembles feature among the 38 semi-finalist candidates
Canadian violist Emad Zolfaghari wins Windsor Festival International String Competition
The 21-year-old Juilliard student is the first violist to win first prize in an ‘exceptionally close decision’
Prizewinners announced at 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
US violinist Karisa Chiu has taken Gold at the 12th International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, following the final concerto performances at Hilbert Circle Theatre.
Finalists announced for 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Six violinists will perform in the final rounds from 30 September
Semi-finalists announced at 2026 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Several of the 16 competitors are first-prize laureates of previous international violin competitions in recent years
Violinist wins the 2026 Concertino Praga’s keyboard and strings division
US–Japanese violinist Lin Tokura receives the first prize scholarship of €5,000 and a recording opportunity
Viatores Quartet receives the 2026 Hans Gál Ensemble Prize
The quartet wins €16,000 and concert engagements
Winners announced for the 2026 UCT Strings Competition
South African cellist Nicola McLachlan receives the senior division first prize of ZAR 40,000 (£1,800)
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