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Competitions
Elmore Quartet wins Royal Over-Seas League Competition strings and keyboard ensemble prize
The quartet receives £10,000 and a Wigmore Hall performance
Winners announced at New Zealand’s 2026 National Concerto Competition
Violinist Lorna Zhang won the top prize of NZD10,000, following her performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
Elmore Quartet wins Royal Over-Seas League Competition strings and keyboard ensemble prize
The quartet receives £10,000 and a Wigmore Hall performance
Winners announced at New Zealand’s 2026 National Concerto Competition
Violinist Lorna Zhang won the top prize of NZD10,000, following her performance of Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
Winners announced for 2026 Coltman Chamber Music Competition
Trio Sinfonia wins the the string and piano division and $2,500
Winners announced for the 2026 John Pollard Competition for Young String Players
Violinist Junhyung Kang and cellist Shirley Lu each receive €2,000
Winners named for 2025 German Musical Instrument Fund competition
More than 30 young musicians received the loan of a valuable instrument from the foundation
Cello contestants announced for 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition
66 cellists will compete in the third cello edition of the competition, taking place in Brussels from 4 May 2026
Ysaÿe International Violin Competition announces 2026 finalists
A total of 20 violinists will proceed to the junior and senior finals
Winners announced for the 2026 Netherlands Violin Competition
Violinist Rebecca Roozeman wins the €12,000 Oskar Back first prize
Violin winners announced at the 2026 International Mozart Competition
Chinese violinist Xunyue Zhang took the top prize €10,000, following the final round on 12 February
Violin finalists announced for the 2026 International Mozart Competition
Three violinists compete for the €10,000 first prize in Salzburg, Austria
Winners announced for the 2026 Singapore International Violin Competition
Ukrainian violinist Georgii Moroz wins $50,000
Singapore International Violin Competition announces grand finalists
Three violinists will perform concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on 7 February, with a chance to win the top prize of $50,000
Finalists announced for the 2026 Singapore International Violin Competition
Six violinists proceed to the next round, and will perform chamber music with the Shanghai Quartet
Semi-finalists announced for 2026 Singapore International Violin Competition
Twelve violinists will perform a 60-minute recital programme including the competition’s commissioned work, on 1 and 2 February
Winners announced at the 2026 Sphinx Competition
More than $100,000 in prizes and concert engagements were awarded at the final rounds on 23 and 24 January
Finalists announced for 2026 Sphinx Competition
The Junior and Senior division finalists will now compete in concerts on 23 and 24 January for more than $100,000 in prizes and future performance engagements
Singapore International Violin Competition 2026 preview: what to expect
30 violinists will compete for a prize pool totalling $110,000 at this year’s competition, taking place from 25 January to 7 February
Winners announced for 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
South Korean violinist Hyun Jae Lim receives the first prize of $30,000
Finalists announced for the 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
Four violinists will perform a concerto in the final round on 18 January
Semi-finalists announced for 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition
Eight violinists have been selected to compete in the semi-final round in Boca Raton, FL, US
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