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International Lute Competition (German Lute Society)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The 2nd International Lute Competition of the German Lute Society, held at the Lute Festival in Weimar with a Dowland focus. Video round selects up to eight finalists for a live final.
- Organiser
- Deutsche Lautengesellschaft (German Lute Society)
- Instruments
- Renaissance Lute
- Category
- Lute & theorbo
- Age limits
- Born 1 January 1996 or later
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
By 15 February 2026 by email; fee EUR 50.
Rounds & time limits
- Video round: 15-20 min
- Final (live): 25-30 min
Repertoire
Obligatory Dowland pieces: Sir John Smith his Almain (video) and Sir John Langton his Pavan (final) plus selected Dowland works.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Nigel North (Chair)
- Jakob Lindberg
- Lynda Sayce
- Catalina Vicens
- Bor Zuljan
Prizes
- 1st: EUR 1,000 and 30-minute recital
- 2nd: EUR 750 and 25-minute recital
- 3rd: EUR 500 and 20-minute recital
Past editions
- 2026 — Weimar source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source