Competition Terms
International Violin Competition Stuttgart of the Guadagnini Foundation
In the period from 19th February 2024 to 26th February 2024 the Guadagnini Foundation is organising the 2nd International Violin Competition Stuttgart (Competition).
1. Entitlement to participation
2. Registration start and deadline
https://www.muvac.com/guadagnini-stiftung
3. Notification of admission to the Competition
4. Confirmation of participation
5. Place of the Competition
6. Registration at the Competition Office
All Competition participants must register personally on 19 February 2024 at 6 pm at the Competition Office, State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst - HMDK), Urbanstrasse 25, 70182 Stuttgart, Germany, Room 8.28.
7. Preliminary rounds of the Competition
The preliminary rounds of the Competition will take place from 19 February 2024 to 22 February 2024 in the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst - HMDK), Urbanstrasse 25, 70182 Stuttgart
The 1st round is scheduled for Tuesday, 20 February 2024, from 9 am to 6.45 pm and for Wednesday, 21 February 2021, from 9 am to 1 pm.
The 2nd round will take place on Thursday, 22 February 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm.
8. Final round of the Competition
Final Round I/ with the Lotus Quartet is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2024 at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, and Final Round II/ with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra is scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2024 in the Beethovensaal of the Liederhalle Stuttgart, followed by the awards ceremony.
9. Final concert
The final concert will take place on Monday, 26 February 2024, 11 am, in the Beethovensaal Liederhalle Stuttgart.
10. The prizes
The winners of the Competition will be awarded the following prizes.
1st prize: EUR 30,000 as well as a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin from 1746 for three years.
2nd prize: EUR 15,000
3rd prize: EUR 10,000
4th prize: EUR 5,000
Special price: EUR 3,000