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Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition

Warsaw, Poland

Official website Rules & repertoire

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

Cello competition in Warsaw held in several stages, with a final that includes a concerto with orchestra. Named after the composer Witold Lutoslawski; the Lutoslawski Grave and Variations Sacher are used as competition pieces.

Instruments
Cello
Category
Solo cello
Age limits
Up to 30 years (from 2024 onward); up to 28 (2018); up to 24 (1997-2015)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Rounds & time limits

  • Round 1: approx. 30 minutes
  • Round 2: approx. 45 minutes
  • Final: length depends on the chosen concerto (with orchestra)

Repertoire

Round 1: a choice from the competition programme (no specifics given). Round 2: romantic or classical repertoire and contemporary repertoire. Final: a concerto with orchestra; the programme allows Lutoslawski's Concerto.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • Chairman 2013: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi Chairman 2011: Miroslaw Jacek Blaszczyk Chairman 2007 and 2009: Kazimierz Kord Chairman 1997-2005: Kazimierz Michalik

Prizes

  • Main prize: EUR 15,000 equivalent since 2005 (the page does not state which placement it applies to)
  • Best performance of Lutoslawski's Grave: EUR 1,000
  • Best performance of Lutoslawski's Variations Sacher: EUR 1,000
  • Best performance of commissioned song: EUR 600-750 per edition

Past editions

  • 2024 — Warsaw (award gala at Warsaw Philharmonic) source
    1st Prize: Tae-Yeon Kim (South Korea); 2nd: Maria Leszczynska-Thieu (Poland); 3rd: Antoni Wrona (Poland)
  • 2015 — Warsaw (Karol Szymanowski Music School, National Philharmonic) source
  • 2013 — Warsaw (Karol Szymanowski Music School, National Philharmonic) source
  • 2011 — Warsaw (Karol Szymanowski Music School, National Philharmonic) source
  • 2009 — Warsaw (Karol Szymanowski Music School, National Philharmonic) source

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source