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Joseph Joachim Violin Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 20 September - 2 October 2027
- Location
- Hanover
- Registration deadline
- 31 March 2027 (application period from 1 January 2027)
Source: jjv-hannover.de
Overview
Violin competition in Hanover organised by the Lower Saxony State Cultural Foundation, with preliminary rounds, semifinals with orchestra and chamber ensemble, and a final with the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Rules quoted are from the 2024 edition application page.
- Organiser
- Stiftung Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony State Cultural Foundation)
- Instruments
- Violin
- Category
- Solo violin
- Age limits
- Born between 29 Sep 1991 and 16 Sep 2008 (2024 edition, per application page)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
2024 edition: application period ended 31 March 2024; registration fee not stated. Applications via the online application form.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary round 1: maximum 30 minutes
- Preliminary round 2: maximum 35 minutes
- Semifinal round 1: duration not stated (concerto with orchestra)
- Semifinal round 2: recital 60-70 minutes
- Final: duration not stated
Repertoire
Per 2024 edition: preliminary and semifinal programmes as set out on the application page. Semifinal round 1: first and second movements of one concerto from a list, with the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Semifinal round 2: recital of 60-70 minutes including the first violin part of a Haydn quartet movement with the Kuss Quartet, plus freely chosen works on a theme. Final: concerto with the NDR Radiophilharmonie; most pieces from memory.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Monetary prizes exist, amounts and currency not stated. Other prizes include concert engagements, a Guadagnini violin and an Audience Award.
Past editions
- 2024 — Hanover (12th competition) source
Shared 1st prize: Angela Chan and Jacques Forestier - 2021 — Hanover source
1st prize (Joseph Joachim Prize): Maria Ioudenitch - 2018 — Hanover source
1st prize: Timothy Chooi - 2015 — Hanover source
1st prize: Sergey Dogadin - 2012 — Hanover source
Shared 1st prize: Alexandra Conunova and Dami Kim
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source