3rd Stuttgart International Violin Competition

21st to 28th February 2027

The high artistic standards the Guadagnini Foundation has set for the competition are also demonstrated by the select panel of judges and are reflected in the prize money.

Stuttgart International Violin Competition

Competition 2027

Stuttgart International Violin Competition Trailer

24 young participants

24 candidates, who are no older than 28 at the time of the application deadline, will be selected by a jury of experts from an international field of applicants and admitted to the competition.

Jury of experts

An international jury of experts appointed by the Guadagnini Foundation will be responsible for pre-selection of the candidates, admission to the second preliminary round and to the final, and for the selection of the winners.

Prize money and support

In addition to prize money totalling 70,000 Euros and the loan of a violin made by the famous 18th century Italian violin maker, G.B. Guadagnini, the prize winners will be offered additional support. This will include artist management for the three subsequent years.

We are pleased to announce a new partnership between the Stuttgart International Violin Competition and Rare Violins of New York.

To support the next generation of world-class talent, Rare Violins of New York is generously providing a 3-year loan to our 1st Prize Winner of the 1743 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini "ex-Reisenberg" violin.

It is our shared commitment to supporting emerging talent and preserving musical tradition.

Avner Dorman - composer of the commissioned piece “Schwung“

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Pianists & Ensemble

Conductor Michał Nesterowicz

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Prize money: € 70,000.00

1st prize: € 35,000.00

and concert engagements with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonie Südwestfalen, the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz, the Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle Schwerin, the Erfurt Philharmonic Orchestra as well as further recitals.

The first prize winner will also be granted a fabulous loan of the "ex-Reisenberg" violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in 1743, generously provided by Rare Violins of New York.


2nd prize: € 16,000.00


3rd prize: € 10,000.00


4th prize: € 6,000.00


Special prize, sponsored by Lions Club Stuttgart-Altes Schloss:

€ 3,000.00 for the best interpretation of a commissioned piece.