VC LIVE | 2024 Wajnberg Violin Competition

Tune in from December 3-7 to watch this year's competition live from Poland

We're coming to you LIVE from Katowice, Poland, for the 2024 International Mieczysław Wajnberg Violin Competition. Hosted at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, this year's competition will run from December 1-8.

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.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

Round 2 | December 3 | 4 AM (ET)

Round 2 | December 4 | 4 AM (ET)

Final Round | December 6 | 1PM (ET)

Final Round | December 7 | 1PM (ET)