Jury Announced for Poland’s 2024 Wajnberg Violin Competition

Founded in 2021 and currently on its second edition, the International Mieczysław Wajnberg Violin Competition in Katowice, Poland, was named for Polish composer Mieczysław Wajnberg, whose contemporaries included Lutosławski, Prokofiev, Bartók, and Shostakovich.

Open to violinists of any nationality born between 1993 and 2005 (inclusive), the competition will award a €10,000 first prize, €5,000 for second place, and €3,000 for the third prize winner. Each of the finalists will also receive a diploma.

The jury has just been announced:

Applications must be received by June 16, 2024. The form is available here.

The complete application must be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]. Candidates should include the application form, a short biographical note, a current photograph, a video recording on YouTube of the competition repertoire, and proof the €25 entry fee has been paid.