15th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin-Making
Competition already in 2025, Poznań 10-16 May 2025
One of the most prestigious violin-making competitions in the world is fast approaching!
The 15th edition of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin-Making Competition will be held in Poznań from May 9 to May 16, 2025. It is open to professional violin makers of all nationalities regardless of age.
The main objective of the Competition is to select instruments of outstanding acoustic qualities, as well as ones exhibiting supreme violin-making artistry. It is important that, in order to maintain the highest standards of integrity and impartiality, the instruments submitted remain anonymous until the Competition is adjudicated.
The Competition is conducted in three stages, comprising the evaluation of the violin-making, functional-acoustic and acoustic qualities during auditions that are open and accessible to the public. After its conclusion, the instruments will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Museum in Poznań.
A jury composed of violin makers and violinists will award the following statutory prizes:
- First prize (18,000 Euro gross),
- Second prize (6,000 Euro gross),
- Third prize (4,000 Euro gross).
Violins must fulfill the following requirements in order to be eligible to entered in the Competition:
- be an original work and the property of the entrant,
- be built no earlier than 2022,
- have not been awarded in other violin competitions.
Application Deadline: March 9, 2025
Rules and Regulations:
Extract (PDF)
Full rules and regulations document, specifying in detail the rules for submitting instruments and the course of the Competition, as well as the application form will be published on our website on December 2 this year.