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Hindemith International Viola Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International viola competition in Munich with a video pre-selection, live quarter-final and semi-final rounds, and a final with the Munich Symphony Orchestra (HSO Munich). Focus on 20th- and 21st-century repertoire in the live rounds.
- Organiser
- Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Munchen (HMTM) and Viola Foundation Walter Witte, with support from the Hindemith Institute Frankfurt
- Instruments
- Viola
- Category
- Solo viola
- Age limits
- Open to violists born after 15 October 1996 (2025 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Applications opened 1 November 2024; deadline 30 April 2025 (2025 edition). Fee not stated.
Rounds & time limits
- Video pre-selection (up to 24 selected for Munich): time limits not stated
- Quarter-finals and semi-finals (8-12 Oct 2025): time limits not stated
- Final (15 Oct 2025): three finalists, chamber work plus concerto with orchestra; time limits not stated
Repertoire
Quarter-finals and semi-finals focus on 20th- and 21st-century works; semi-final includes an own concert programme in German or English. Final: a chamber work for viola, flute and harp, and a concerto with orchestra.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Veronika Hagen Hsin-Yun Huang Garth Knox Paul Pesthy Hartmut Rohde Genevieve Strosser Henrik Wiese Sonja Stibi
Prizes
- Prizes and special prizes total EUR 16,000 (2025); individual amounts not stated
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source