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International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, USA

Official website Rules & repertoire

Next edition

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

Overview

Quadrennial violin-only competition in Indianapolis, with a preliminary round, semifinals, and finals with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Next (13th) edition not announced on the pages checked.

Organiser
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI)
Instruments
Violin
Category
Solo violin
Age limits
At least 16 and under 30 at time of competition (2026 edition: birth dates after 4 Oct 1996 and before 17 Sep 2010)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Deadline 28 February 2026 (11:59 PM EST); fee USD 125, non-refundable; apply online at violin.org, then upload recordings and recommendations.

Rounds & time limits

  • Preliminaries: maximum 45 minutes
  • Semifinals: maximum 75 minutes
  • Classical finals: duration not stated
  • Finals: duration not stated

Repertoire

Preliminaries: an Ysaye solo sonata (Op. 27 Nos 2-6) or listed alternative, two Paganini Caprices (or Milstein or Ernst options), a Mozart or Schubert sonata, and an encore from a list. Semifinals: one Beethoven sonata, one violin-piano sonata from a list of 29, one work from a list of 35, and the commissioned work. Classical finals: Haydn or Mozart concerto, and a Kreisler work. Finals: one concerto from a list of 20 (with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra). Source is the 2026 repertoire page.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

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Past editions

  • 2026 — Indianapolis, 17 Sep - 4 Oct 2026 source
    Gold: Karisa Chiu (USA); Silver: Elli Choi (USA); Bronze: Aozhe Zhang (China)
  • 2022 — Indianapolis source
    Gold: Sirena Huang (USA); Silver: Julian Rhee (USA); Bronze: Minami Yoshida (Japan)
  • 2018 source
    Gold: Richard Lin (Taiwan / USA); Silver: Risa Hokamura (Japan); Bronze: Luke Hsu (USA)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source