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International Accordion Competition Vilnius
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International accordion competition in Vilnius (16th edition in March 2025) with youth solo categories, an open concert-soloist category, ensembles, accordion orchestras and light-music categories. Open to accordionists from all countries.
- Organiser
- Lithuanian Accordionists' Association with the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
- Instruments
- Accordion, Accordion ensemble, Accordion orchestra
- Category
- Solo accordion, Accordion in chamber music, Other ensembles
- Age limits
- Youth categories up to 10, 13, 16 and 19; concert soloists (Cat. E) no age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application form; fee EUR 50 soloists, EUR 25 per ensemble member, EUR 90 per orchestra (2025).
Rounds & time limits
- Cat. E first audition: 25 min
- Cat. E final: 30 min
- Other categories: single audition, 8–30 min
Repertoire
Cat. E (concert soloists): first audition 25 min with a compulsory piece, a polyphonic work and a free piece; final 30 min with an original (preferably large or cyclic) work, a pre-1800 piece and free pieces. Youth categories 8–30 min with category-specific requirements.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Cat. E: EUR 1,500 / 1,000 / 700
- Cat. D (up to 19): EUR 400 / 300 / 200
- Cat. C (up to 16): EUR 250 / 150 / 100
- Ensembles (no age limit): EUR 1,000 / 400
Past editions
- 2025 — Vilnius, 20–22 March 2025 source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source