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Competitions
Cello winner announced for the 2026 World’s Biggest Stage Competition
Greek cellist Maria Elli Petridou wins $5,000 and further performance engagements
Finalists announced for 2026 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Five string players proceed to the final round, which will take place in New York in October
Cello winner announced for the 2026 World’s Biggest Stage Competition
Greek cellist Maria Elli Petridou wins $5,000 and further performance engagements
Finalists announced for 2026 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Five string players proceed to the final round, which will take place in New York in October
Semi-finalists announced for the 2026 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
16 violists have been selected to participate in the competition’s live rounds in Prague from 29 October to 1 November 2026
Winners announced for the 2026 Ysaÿe International Music Competition
US violinist Christina Nam wins €5,000 as well a concert engagement and the loan of a fine violin
Ten-year-old violinist wins 2026 Il Piccolo Violino Magico competition
Japanese violinist Mana Yanai receives a scholarship worth €7,000 and a Fabio Piagentini violin
Winners announced for the 2026 Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
17-year-old violinist Natalia Dragan receives the first prize of €5,000
Results announced for 2026 Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition
The top prizes were won by Argentinian violinist Pilar Policano and US violinist Valerie Bai
18-year-old double bassist wins Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize 2026
Eduard Marcu is the first double bassist to win the prize since its inception in 1982
Cello and violin contestants announced for 2026 George Enescu International Competition
The competition takes place in Bucharest, Romania, from 29 August to 19 September 2026
Winners announced for the 2026 Leonid Kogan International Competition
Prizes were awarded over four age categories at the 10th edition of the competition, held from 9 to 13 June 2026
Cello winners announced for the 2026 Khachaturian International Competition
24-year-old German cellist Cosima Regina Federle wins $10,000
18-year-old cellist wins 2026 Irving M. Klein Competition
Starla Breshears won the grand prize of $5,000, plus special prizes and a host of future performance engagements
Winners announced for 2026 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Italian–Australian violinist Beatrice Colombis wins NZD40,000 (£17,600) and further opportunities
Winners announced at the 2026 Concours Musical International de Montréal
Japanese violinist Koshiro Takeuchi wins the CAD70,000 first prize package
Finalists announced for 2026 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Three violinists progress to the final round, competing for the NZD40,000 cash prize and other opportunities
Three grand finalists announced at the Concours Musical International de Montréal
The three violinists are competing for a first prize package worth CAD70,000
Semi-finalists announced for the 2026 Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Six violinists will progress to the next round to perform chamber music
Cellist wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2026
Finn Mannion, 24, was named the winner following a performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
Concours Musical International de Montréal finalists announced
The finals will see five competitors perform a Mozart concerto, with three proceeding to the grand finals
Results announced at the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition
Italian cellist Ettore Pagano scooped the top prize of €25,000 plus a four-year loan of the 1733 Matteo Gofriller ‘Casals’ cello
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