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Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition (Vibre!)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The 11th Bordeaux international string quartet competition took place 19-25 May 2025, organised with artistic direction by the Quatuor Modigliani, within the Vibre! festival. The first prize is EUR 20,000 plus a set of Edwin Clement bows, a Mirare recording and a concert tour.
- Organiser
- Association Quatuors a Bordeaux
- Instruments
- String quartet
- Category
- String quartet
- Age limits
- Each member 35 or younger; combined ages max 128 (2025)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Fee EUR 150; 2025 applications due 10 January 2025.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection (video)
- Round 1
- Semi-final
- Final
- Finalists' Gala
Repertoire
Preselection: Schubert Quartettsatz D703 plus a 20-30 min work. Round 1: Schubert D703, Haydn first movement, List A/B work. Semi-final: Mendelssohn Quintet No. 1 first movement with Lise Berthaud, 10-15 min piece, work from other list. Final: world premiere by Krystof Maratka, a Mozart quartet and a Beethoven or Schubert quartet.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Martin Beaver (chair)
- Corina Belcea
- Helene Clement
- Valentin Erben
- Miguel da Silva
- Anne Queffelec
Prizes
- 1st: EUR 20,000, Edwin Clement bows, Mirare recording, concert tour
- 2nd: EUR 10,000, BAM cases, ProQuartet prize
- 3rd: EUR 5,000
- Contemporary Work Prize EUR 2,000; Young Listeners' Prize EUR 1,000; Audience Prize
Past editions
- 2025 — Auditorium de l'Opera National de Bordeaux source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source