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Competitions
Cello semi-finalists announced for Enescu Competition
Six cellists will advance to the next round, which will take place on 8 September
Competition preview: Cremona’s 17th International Triennial Violin Making Competition ’Antonio Stradivari’
Stay up to date with what you need to know about ’the Olympiad of Violin Making in Cremona’, which runs from 6 September until 13 October 2024
Cello semi-finalists announced for Enescu Competition
Six cellists will advance to the next round, which will take place on 8 September
Competition preview: Cremona’s 17th International Triennial Violin Making Competition ’Antonio Stradivari’
Stay up to date with what you need to know about ’the Olympiad of Violin Making in Cremona’, which runs from 6 September until 13 October 2024
Competition preview: What to know before the George Enescu International Competition for the violin division
From 7-16 September, the violin division of the George Enescu International Competition takes place in Bucharest, Romania, with 50 contestants aged between 14 and 31 in the running.
12 cellists progress to the second round of the Enescu Competition
The contestants will perform a 45-minute recital in the second round taking place on 5 and 6 September, with the youngest competitor only 15 years old
Finalists announced for the 2024 Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
Two violinists, a cellist and a viola da gambist will have the chance to perform in the final round on 17 October 2024
Fritzi Trio wins Musica Viva Australia’s Strike A Chord competition
The young piano trio receives the Robert Salzer first prize of $5,000
Violinist Boris Brovtsyn wins London Classic Violin Competition
The Russian-born violinist receives €20,000, and is eligible to participate in the invite-only Classic Violin Olympus International Competition in Dubai in April 2025
Winners announced for the 2024 International Competition for Violin in Kloster Schöntal
No first prize was awarded in the senior category
Finalists announced for the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
Three violinists will play in the final round on Saturday 24 August for the chance to win the top prize of CHF5,000 (£4,400)
Tibor Junior International Violin Competition semi-finalists announced
Six violinists between the ages of 14 and 17 will compete in the second round on 22 August
Spanish cellist wins the Filón Prize for best Flamenco Instrumentalist
José ’El Marqués’ receives the €6,000 award at the International Cante de las Minas Festival, the first time the prize has ever been granted to a cellist in the festival’s history
The violin and cello winners of the Accordi Musicali Academy International Competitions
Chinese violinist Zhiyuan Qian and New Zealand-German cellist Matthias Balzat won their respective categories, receiving €5,000 each
Winners announced for the 2024 Kreutzer International Music Competition
South Korean violinist Jieun Son wins the €1,000 first prize in the senior solo violin category
Spanish cellist wins the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
Baroque cellist Víctor García García receives €10,000 and further performance engagements
Competitors announced at the Tibor Junior International Violin Competition
The participants will perform in the first round of the competition in Sion, Switzerland, on 20 August 2024, following the order draw on 19 August
Cello finalists announced at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition
The six finalists will perform both solo and orchestral works at the 26 July final
Candidates announced for the Lionel Tertis and Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competitions
More than 60 violists have been selected for the two competitions, which will take place in the UK in January 2025
Viola and violin contestants announced for 2024 International Max Rostal Competition
22 violists and 21 violinists will compete in the competition held at the Berlin University of the Arts from 19 to 25 October
Semi-finalists announced for the 2024 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition
15 violists will compete at this year’s competition which will take place in Prague from 3 to 6 October 2024
Ysaÿe International Violin Competition results announced
Austrian and Australian violinists took home the senior and junior category prizes respectively
