Simon Zhu's First Prize Performance of the “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition

For the 2025 edition of the competition, applications close on February 11

The 58th “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition, is open to candidates of any nationality aged between 15 and 30. The first prize winner will receive €30.000, a series of engagements at many prestigious concert venues both national and international, and, for the first time, a recording contract with the Platoon label.

The winner will also have the opportunity to play Paganini's 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin “Cannone” in a gala concert on October 26, 2025. Applications close on February 11, 2025. Learn more here. 

Watch Simon Zhu's grand prize-winning performance from the 2023 edition of the competition below!