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International Dotzauer Competition for Young Cellists

Dresden, Germany · Internationaler Dotzauer-Wettbewerb für junge Cellisten

Next edition

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

Overview

International youth cello competition named after Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer, run by the Dresden music high school; held since 1998, every three years since 2016. Four age categories up to 20.

Organiser: Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden
Instruments: Cello
Category: Solo cello
Age limits: Four categories up to 20: I up to 11, II 12-14, III 15-17, IV 18-20

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

2016: registration form with CV, prize list, photos and programme plus EUR 50 fee.

Rounds & time limits

Categories I-III: two rounds
Category IV: three rounds, final with concerto

Repertoire

2016 call: Dotzauer etudes and works (e.g. Potpourri op. 21, Variations on a theme from 'Oberon' in Cat. IV final), Baroque sonata movements, Bach suites, contemporary pieces, concertos; played from memory.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Reiner Ginzel
Peter Bruns
Marek Jerie
Anna Nuzha
Chu Chuan Liu

Prizes

2016: total prize money EUR 9,000 distributed by the jury

Past editions

To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s. Category, age range and prize are always shown.

2022 — Dresden (8th edition) source
Category I · up to 11
- 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
Category II · ages 12–14
- 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
Category III · ages 15–17
- 1st prize (2 winners) — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
Category IV · ages 18–20
- 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
2019 — Dresden, 13-20 October 2019 (7th edition) source

Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source