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IPV Solo Competition for Tenor and Bass Trombone
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- September-November 2027; second round 27 November and final 28 November 2027
- Location
- First rounds in DE/AT/CH; second round and final in Stuttgart
- Registration deadline
- 30 April 2027
- Fee
- EUR 60
Source: ipvnews.de
Overview
Solo competition of the German-speaking trombone association IPV for tenor and bass trombone, aimed at students of music universities. First rounds are held at conservatories in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with second round and final in Stuttgart; first held in 2025, next in 2027.
- Organiser
- Internationale Posaunenvereinigung e.V. (IPV)
- Instruments
- Tenor trombone, Bass trombone
- Category
- Trombone
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Modalities to be announced; registration deadline 30 April 2027.
Rounds & time limits
- First rounds: at several conservatories in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (September-November)
- Second round: Stuttgart
- Final: Stuttgart
Repertoire
2027: newly commissioned unaccompanied contemporary works for tenor and bass trombone (chosen via the IPV Composition Competition 2026) for the preliminary and final rounds; other pieces not yet announced.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Cash and in-kind prizes in both categories
- Special prize for best interpretation of each commissioned work
Past editions
- 2025 — First rounds in Basel, Nuremberg, Bremen, Wiesbaden, Vienna source
Tenor trombone 1st: Fedir Sheiko (also best interpretation of commissioned work); Tenor trombone 2nd: Jan Van de Watering; Tenor trombone 3rd: Vasco Miguel Ribeiro Barbosa; Bass trombone 1st: Mathis Kaiser; Bass trombone 2nd: Paul Tiefenthaler (also best interpretation of commissioned work); Bass trombone 3rd: Wojciech Gilka
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source