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International Youth Violin Competition (MECMA, Dubai)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International youth violin competition with four age groups, held in Dubai (2024 edition: 1-16 February 2024; earlier editions in 2021 and 2022). All programs are played from memory.
- Organiser
- Middle East Classical Music Academy (MECMA)
- Instruments
- Violin
- Category
- Solo violin
- Age limits
- Group I 8-10; Group II 11-15; Group III 16-19; Group IV 20-25
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- 1st round auditions (later rounds not described)
Repertoire
Group I: two contrasting pieces; Group II: early sonata (two movements) and a virtuoso piece; Groups III-IV: a caprice (Paganini or Wieniawski; Paganini for IV), a virtuoso piece and a piece from the participant's own country.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Kuralay Akhmetova
- Mukhtar Kaldayakov
- Yana Kasyan
- Raissa Mussakhajayeva
- Anar Zhanbyrbayeva
Prizes
- Grand Prix (trophy and diploma)
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes (diplomas/trophies)
- No cash amounts listed
Past editions
- 2024 — Dubai, UAE source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source