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Konstantin Ishkhanov, President of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, is thrilled to announce that the 6th, and last, preselection contest for this groundbreaking event will be taking place in Dubai, UAE from November 1^st to 5^th.

Haik Kazazyan and Lorenz Karls secured the top two spots in the fifth preselection competition for the Classic Violin Olympus

Ten violinists are competing for two spots in the Classic Violin Olympus, to be held in Dubai in April 2025

Boris Brovtsyn and Jinzhu Li received top prizes in the fourth preselection contest for the Classic Violin Olympus

The Russian-born violinist receives €20,000, and is eligible to participate in the invite-only Classic Violin Olympus International Competition in Dubai in April 2025

Ten musicians have reached the final round of the competition, which will involve prizes totalling €35,000

The Classic Violin Olympus International Competition is an electrifying new opportunity for violinists young and old to take the music world by storm.

Violinists Xiao Wang and Karisa Chiu have won first and second prizes, respectively, in addition to an invitation to the Grand Finale in 2025

As part of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, 10 violinists will compete in the final round at Manhattan School of Music on May 31

With two of the six preliminary contests already behind us, the inaugural Classic Violin Olympus International Competition continues to gather steam

Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano has won the €20,000 first prize, in addition to an invitation to the Classic Violin Olympus competition in Dubai.

Classic Violin Olympus’s second preselection contest comes to an end, with Yuki Hirano and Mariusz Patyra progressing to Grand Finale.

The inaugural Tokyo Classic Violin Competition concluded on 21 March at the Tokyo University of the Arts. The first prize of €20,000 was awarded to South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon, 39, with the second prize of €10,000 going to Russian violinist Andrey Baranov, 38, and third prize of €5,000 to Chinese violinist Meng Zou.

First preselection contest of Classic Violin Olympus comes to a close; Soyoung Yoon and Andrey Baranov pass through to Grand Finale.

The preselection process for the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition continues to press on, with further updates being released on a regular basis.

Preparations for the inaugural edition of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition are now well underway, with hundreds of violinists from all over the world eagerly sending in their audition clips in the hopes of being selected to participate in one of the six preselection contests that will be held over the course of 2024.

Open to participants of all ages and nationalities, six competitions will be held throughout 2024, culminating in a Grand Finale in Dubai that offers a €200,000 first prize

Un nuevo concurso de violín, el Classic Violin Olympus, se abre paso en el panorama internacional con un formato inédito en su modalidad y articulación. Bajo la dirección artística de Pavel Vernikov, el concurso contará con una fase preliminar que tendrá lugar a lo largo de 2024 en seis países diferentes a través de seis concursos distintos, cada uno de los cuales ofrecerá una dotación en premios de 35.000 euros.

The first edition of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition has officially been launched, as organisers announce that registrations for the event’s pre-selection phase are now open worldwide!

As the launch of the Classic Violin International Competition moves ever closer, more and more organisations are pledging their support to what looks to be one of the most revolutionary events to enter the world of strings in years.

Medici.tv, the world’s leading classical music channel and premier resource for classical music programming has just been confirmed as one of the official media partners for the inaugural edition of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition.

Applications are open for the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, a new competition involving six separate pre-selection competitions during 2024 in Tokyo, Vienna, New York, London, Paris and Tel Aviv - and culminating in a Grand Finale competition in Dubai, in April <2025 class=

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition, an exciting and unprecedented musical endeavor taking place in Dubai from April 22nd to April 28th, 2025. This event offers violinists from around the world a unique opportunity to shine on the international stage.

The Classic Violin Olympus International Competition is celebrating its inaugural edition, with organisers officially unveiling the opening of registrations for the event’s global pre-selection phase, marking the start of a groundbreaking musical voyage that promises to redefine the world of classical music competitions.

Classic Violin Olympus International Competition: registrations now open for world’s biggest new violin contest.

The inaugural edition of the competition will take place on April 22 - 28, 2025, in Dubai, UAE

In April 2025, the emirate of Dubai in the UAE shall witness the launch of what is arguably the most exciting new violin competition to enter the world stage in recent years.

Applications for the competition will be opened shortly

We are very proud to announce a unique competition with an unusual programme and the goal of finding the most versatile young violinist in the world.