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Naumburg International Violin Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The Naumburg International Violin Competition is run by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation in New York City and is open to violinists of any nationality. Applicants are pre-screened by video; the live preliminary and semifinal rounds and the final take place in New York.
- Organiser
- Walter W. Naumburg Foundation
- Instruments
- Violin
- Category
- Solo violin
- Rotating
- Instruments rotate; next violin edition not announced
Next edition's instrument not announced - Age limits
- Violinists of any nationality aged 18 to 32 (2026 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with pre-screening video, three recommendation letters, two recital programs, two concertos, bio and headshot; USD 150 non-refundable fee (2026 deadline: 7 September 2026).
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary round: 20 minutes
- Semifinal round: 30 minutes
- Final round: 45 minutes (30-minute solo recital plus a 15-minute concerto movement chosen by the jury)
Repertoire
Applicants prepare two recital programs of 75 to 100 minutes each with no repeated repertoire (one including a significant American work composed after 1950) and two concertos, one Classical or Romantic and one 20th/21st century. The pre-screening video is at most 30 minutes with no concertos or orchestral works (2026 edition).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Daniel Phillips
- Glenn Dicterow
- John Corigliano
- Kathy Winkler
- Masao Kawasaki
- Mihaela Martin
- Nicholas Mann
- Pamela Frank
- Peter Oundjian
Prizes
- 1st: USD 25,000, two subsidized New York recitals, a recital at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a commissioned work with a recording
- 2nd: USD 15,000
- 3rd: USD 10,000
Past editions
- 2026 — New York City, USA source
1st: Lina Nakano; 2nd: Tianyou Ma; 3rd: Hannah Tam - 2018 — New York City, USA source
1st: Grace Park; 2nd: Shannon Lee; 3rd: Danbi Um - 2012 — New York City, USA source
1st: Tessa Lark; 2nd: Elly Suh; 3rd: Kristin Lee - 2003 — New York City, USA source
1st: Frank Huang; 2nd: Ayano Ninomiya; 3rd: Sharon Roffman - 1998 — New York City, USA source
1st: Axel Strauss; 2nd: Jasmine Lin; 3rd: Jennifer Frautschi
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source