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Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Vercelli, Italy

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

The Viotti competition alternates its focus (piano and opera singing alternate annually; violin reinstated in 2024). The 76th edition (piano, 2026) required an online application, a preselection recording of 15-20 minutes and a fee of EUR 120, with a final round with orchestra.

Organiser: Societa del Quartetto di Vercelli (named in the official site copyright line)
Instruments: Piano, Opera singing (voice), Violin (reinstated 2024)
Category: Solo piano, Solo violin, Opera & general voice
Rotating: Piano and opera singing alternate; 2026 was piano, 2027 not announced
Next edition's instrument not announced
Age limits: Piano 2026: pianists of all nationalities born after 17 October 1993.

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

deadline: 12 July 2026 (2026 piano edition; passed as of lastVerified date)
fee: EUR 120, by bank transfer (bank charges borne by candidate); receipt must be attached
howToApply: Register online at www.concorsoviotti.it; upload form, proof of age, CV (max 800 characters), photos, repertoire list, preselection recording and fee receipt.

Rounds & time limits

Preselection: recording 15-20 min, uploaded unlisted to YouTube; admission notice by 12 August 2026
First Round: 25-30 minutes
Second Round: 40-45 minutes
Semi-final: 50-55 minutes
Final: with orchestra (concerto from list)

Repertoire

First Round: one Beethoven sonata from a numbered list plus a work of choice. Second Round: a free program including a work by a composer from a listed group (Brahms, Chopin, Franck, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann) and a 20th-century work. Semi-final: candidate's own recital. Final: one piano concerto from a published list (Beethoven 1-5, Brahms 1, Chopin 1-2, Grieg, Liszt 1-2, Mozart, Rachmaninov 2-3, Schumann, Tchaikovsky).

Jury & prizes

Jury

Pre-selection jury: 3 members. Competition jury: 7 members (3 Italian, 4 foreign). Individual names not stated in the regulations read.

Prizes

2026 (EUR): 1st 14,000; 2nd 8,000; 3rd 5,000; Audience Award 1,500; Semi-finalist Award 500. Main prizes funded by the Municipality of Vercelli through the Eusebio Ferraris fund.

Past editions

2026 — Vercelli (Teatro Civico); 9-17 October 2026. Winners' concert 18 October 2026. source
2025 — Vercelli source
Opera singing: 1st Jiazhou Wang (baritone, EUR 10,000); 2nd Rongna Su (mezzo-soprano, EUR 6,000); 3rd Junyoung Choi (baritone, EUR 4,000).

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source