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Windsor Festival International String Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Biennial competition for young violinists, violists and cellists, with semi-final and final in Windsor and a concerto final with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Twelve semi-finalists are chosen from video applications.
- Organiser
- Windsor Festival Society
- Instruments
- Violin, Viola, Cello
- Category
- Solo violin, Solo viola, Solo cello
- Age limits
- 16-26 (2026: on 29 July 2026)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with audition videos; travel bursaries for selected semi-finalists.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary: video audition reviewed by preliminary jury
- Semi-final (12 players)
- Concerto Grand Final with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
- Joji Hattori (violinist)
- Hsin-yun Huang (violist)
- Raphael Wallfisch (cellist)
- Sally Beamish (composer)
- Alexander van Ingen (Champs Hill)
- Tom Philpott (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Martin Denny (Director, Windsor Festival)
Prizes
- Prize fund valued at over GBP 40,000
- Concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Solo CD with Champs Hill Records
- Concerto commission
- Orchestra Prize and Audience Prize
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source