VC LIVE | 2025 Piccolo Violino Magico Competition

Tune in from July 11-13 for the semi-final and final round of this year's competition

We're coming to you LIVE from Vito al Tagliamento, Italy for the 2025 Piccolo Violino Magico Competition. Held in three rounds, the competition will take place at the Auditorium Comunale from July 7–13, 2025. For the first two rounds, candidates will be accompanied by the Accademia d’Archi Arrigoni ensemble. The finalists will perform with the FVG Orchestra and Giancarlo Guarino.

Open to violinists up to age 13 of any nationality, the first prize winner of the Piccolo Violino Magico Competition will receive a €5,000 scholarship, alongside a violin worth €9,000 made by Fabio Piagentini using Italian wood from the Tarvisio forest donated by the Risonanze Festival. Second, third, and fourth prizes will be awarded €3,000, €2,000, and €1,000 scholarships, respectively.

Additionally, the winners will have the chance to perform at one or more concerts of the Academia d’Archi Arrigoni ensemble’s 2025/26 winter season.

PROGRAM:

Semi Final Round | Friday, July 11 | 3:30am - 5:20am (ET); 9:30am -1:20pm (Local Time)

Semi Final Round | Saturday, July 12 | 4am - 7am (ET); 10am - 1pm (Local Time)

Final Round | Sunday, July 13 | 10:30am (ET); 4:30 pm (Local Time)