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International Max Rostal Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International competition for violin and viola founded in 1991 in Bern in honour of the violinist and teacher Max Rostal; since 2009 it has been held at UdK Berlin for violin and viola simultaneously. It is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The 2024 finalists were accompanied by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
- Organiser
- Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), financed mainly by the Foundation International Max Rostal Competition Bern
- Instruments
- Violin, Viola
- Category
- Solo violin, Solo viola
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- Final: with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (2024)
Repertoire
Includes a commissioned work (special prize for its best interpretation); final with orchestra. Detailed repertoire not given on the overview page.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in each instrument
- Special prize for best interpretation of the commissioned work
- Audience prize
- Special prize of Freunde Junger Musiker Berlin e.V.
Past editions
- 2024 — Berlin, UdK Berlin source
Viola 1st: Kyungsik Shin; Viola 2nd: Brian Isaacs; Viola 3rd: Marina Kosaka; Violin 1st: Benjamin Günst; Violin 2nd: Varvara Vasylieva; Violin 3rd: YiWei Gu
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source