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International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 3-9 May 2027
- Location
- Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Registration deadline
- 31 March 2027
- Fee
- Group A EUR 60, B EUR 70, C EUR 90, D EUR 120 (non-refundable)
Source: koncertusale.lt
Overview
The competition is held every two years within the Klaipėda Cello Festival and carries the name of cellist David Geringas, who chairs the jury. It has three junior groups and a professional group, with a total prize fund of EUR 30,000. Professional finalists perform a concerto with the Klaipėda State Musical Theatre Symphony Orchestra.
- Organiser
- Klaipėda Concert Hall
- Instruments
- Cello
- Category
- Solo cello
- Age limits
- Up to 30 on the first day of the competition; Group A up to 10, B up to 14, C up to 18, D (professional) up to 30
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online via artistdb.eu by 31 March 2027, with fee, pre-audition video links and bank IBAN form.
Rounds & time limits
- Pre-audition by video (5-10 min for A-C, 10-15 min for D)
- Group A: one round, 6-10 min
- Group B: one round, 10-15 min
- Group C: two rounds
- Group D: Round I, Round II (semi-final, 6-7 finalists), Final with orchestra
Repertoire
Group D: Round I Bach suite movements (Prelude, Sarabande, Gigue) and Penderecki Per Slava; Round II Debussy Sonata, Balsys excerpts, a Beethoven sonata movement and a virtuoso piece; Final one of Dvořák, Schumann or Elgar concertos. Works from memory except sonatas and compulsory Lithuanian works.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- David Geringas (chair)
Prizes
- Group D: EUR 10,000 / 7,500 / 5,000
- Group C: EUR 2,000 / 1,000 / 600
- Groups A and B: EUR 1,000 / 600 / 350
- Special prizes incl. David Geringas Prize for best Lithuanian performer and Pau Casals Foundation prize
Past editions
- 2023 — Klaipėda source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source