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Krzysztof Penderecki International Cello Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International cello competition held about every five years by the Kraków Academy of Music, with Penderecki's music at the centre of every round. Open to cellists of all nationalities within the age limit.
- Organiser
- Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków (Chair of Violoncello and Double Bass), co-organised by Sinfonietta Cracovia
- Instruments
- Cello
- Category
- Solo cello
- Age limits
- 2023 edition: born between 1993 and 2007
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online form with photo, biography, programme, three video recordings and proof of entry fee (PLN 100 / EUR 30); admitted candidates pay a further PLN 400 / EUR 100.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection: video recordings (Bach prelude, Beethoven Sonata Op. 69 first movement, Penderecki Aria)
- Round 1: Penderecki work + about 20 min solo programme
- Round 2: Penderecki Suite + about 40 min recital
- Final: two concertos with Sinfonietta Cracovia
Repertoire
2023: Round 1 Penderecki Per Slava or Violoncello totale plus a 20-min solo programme including Bach or Reger; Round 2 Penderecki Suite for solo cello (at least 3 movements) plus a 40-min recital; Final Penderecki Concerto per viola (cello version) plus a classical concerto (Boccherini B-flat G.482, Haydn C or D major, or Kraft C major).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Zdzisław Łapiński (chair)
Prizes
- 1st prize: PLN 80,000
- 2nd prize: PLN 40,000
- 3rd prize: PLN 20,000
- 4th prize: PLN 10,000
- Up to two honorary mentions
Past editions
- 2023 — Kraków source
1st: Vilém Vlček (Czech Republic); 2nd: Sang Hyeok Park (Republic of Korea); 3rd: Maria Salvatori (Italy); 4th: Cyprien Lengagne (France/Switzerland) - 2018 — Kraków source
1st: Hayoung Choi (Republic of Korea); 2nd: Francesco Stefanelli (San Marino); 3rd: Yang Kang (China); 4th: Bence Bankovi (Hungary)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source