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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
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
International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition announces competitors for 2025
45 violinists will take part in this year’s competition in Helsinki this May, with the chance to win the top prize of €30,000, loan of a fine violin, plus future performance engagements and mentoring
Concours de Genève announces jury for 2025 viola edition
The jury for this year’s competition features a star-studded line-up of international violists - find out more about them here
2025 German Musical Instrument Fund competition announces winners
34 young musicians won valuable stringed instruments at the 32nd German Musical Instrument Fund Competition from 21 to 23 February
58th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition announces admitted candidates
107 violinists will perform at the global pre-selection rounds in April and May for a chance to participate in the competition this October
Winners announced for the 2025 International Heifetz Competition for Violinists
Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano wins the €12,000 first prize
Finalists announced for the International Heifetz Competition for Violinists
Six violinists will perform in the final round on 21 and 22 February
Violin contestants selected for Sendai International Music Competition
41 violinists will have the chance to compete at this year’s competition, which will be held from 24 May to 8 June 2025
Trio Brontë wins the Franz Schubert and Modern Music competition piano trio category
The Trio Brontë has won the €13,500 first prize and the special prize for CD Production & Promotion
Candidates announced for the 2025 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
Ten quartets have been selected to take part in this year’s competition, which will be held from 19 to 25 May
Calling violists: applications open for the 2025 Concours de Genève
Open to violists under the age of 30, this year’s competition offers a top prize of CHF20,000 with a jury chaired by star violist Tabea Zimmermann. Find out how to apply here
Gustav Mahler International Cello Competition announces prizewinners
18-year-old cellist Joshua Kováč was announced the absolute winner of the online competition comprising 78 cellists from 23 countries
Trio finalists announced for Franz Schubert and Modern Music competition
Four piano trios have progressed to the final round of the chamber music competition, which will be held on Wednesday 12 February
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Odesa International Violin Competition announces new location
It will be the first edition of the competition since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022
Results announced for the 2025 Tertis and Aronowitz International Viola Competitions
Violists Sam Rosenthal and Xunyu Zhou receive the £5,000 first prizes
2025 Sphinx Competition winners announced
A total of six string players from both the junior and senior divisions have won more than $100,000 in prizes in the 2025 competition’s final rounds over the weekend
Finalists announced for 2025 Sphinx Competition
Three string players from both the junior and senior divisions will compete for a total of more than $100,000 in prizes in the final rounds this weekend
Finalists selected for 2025 Tertis and Aronowitz International Viola Competitions
Three violists from each competition will perform in the final rounds taking place on Saturday 25 January
Animato Quartet wins the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition
The Animato Quartet won €12,000 plus a future engagment at the 2026 Heidelberg Spring String Quartet Festival
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