International Competition for Violin

International Competition for Violin

Next Edition 2026

Jury

AGE LIMIT
32 years

FIRST ROUND
Free choice programme no longer than 20 minutes, including one piece for solo violin.

FINAL ROUND
Free choice programme that includes a main sonata for violin and piano and the first movement of a main violin concerto (reduced for violin and piano) from different periods. It is not permitted to repeat the pieces of the first round.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

PRIZES
First Prize – Violin (valued at €8000) made by Francesco Zito (Cremona) – Click here to see the photos
Second Prize  – €1000 and Diploma
Third Prize  – € 500 and Diploma

SPECIAL PRIZES

APPLICATION FEE – 100 euros

ACCOMPANIST FEE – 50 euros

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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N.B. All cash prizes will be subject to the tax treatment from art.30 of DPR 600/1973

WINNERS OF PAST EDITIONS

2009 – Violin by Luthier Quagliano
Overall Winner – Sukhobrusov Sergey – Russia                                             

2011 – Violin by Luthier Davide Demartis
Overall Winner – Park Kyung-Hwa – South Korea                                

2012 – Violin by Luthier Riccarda Dacquati
Overall Winner – Hikaru Matsukawa – Japan                            

2016 – Violin by Luthier Riccarda Dacquati
Overall Winner – Filochowska Anna – USA                                 

2017 – Violin by Luthier Riccarda Dacquati
Overall Winner – María Dueñas Fernández – Spain                     

2018 – Violin by Luthier Emanuele Vocale
Overall Winner – Shan-Hsin Chang – Taiwan                                     

2021 -Violin by Luthier Emanuele Vocale
Overall Winner – Vincitore Emma Roijackers – Netherlands