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Odesa International Violin Competition 🗓️ Competition Dates: August 17–24, 2025
📝 Application Deadline: May 25, 2025
📍 Where: Monheim am Rhein, Germany 🇩🇪 Музыкальная премия

🔥MEET THE COMPETITORS🔥We are delighted to announce the names of 30 violinists selected for the Odesa International Violi...
13/06/2025

🔥MEET THE COMPETITORS🔥

We are delighted to announce the names of 30 violinists selected for the Odesa International Violin Competition 2025! 🎻

1. Sherzod Abdiev 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
2. Iryna Borysova 🇺🇦 Ukraine
3. Sungmin Cho 🇰🇷 South Korea
4. Hoyle Chung 🇰🇷 South Korea
5. Xiang Han 🇰🇷 South Korea
6. Sean Hsi 🇹🇼 Taiwan
7. Yoko Ishikura 🇯🇵 Japan
8. Younghoon Jin 🇰🇷 South Korea
9. Wenqi Ke 🇨🇳 China
10. Jiyoung Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea
11. Sojeong Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea
12. Yubin Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea
13. Daisy Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea
14. Jelin Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea
15. Sihyeon Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea
16. Youngjoo Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea
17. Zixiang Lin 🇨🇳 China
18. Lucilla Rose Mariotti Banwell 🇮🇹 Italy
19. Ulisse Mazzon 🇮🇹 Italy
20. Sofiia Plakhtsinska 🇺🇦 Ukraine
21. Joanna Ruseva 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
22. Zixuan Shen 🇨🇳 China
23. Hayoung Song 🇰🇷 South Korea
24. Maksym Synytskyi 🇺🇦 Ukraine
25. Ming-Chun Teng 🇹🇼 Taiwan
26. Inga Wawrzynkowska 🇵🇱 Poland
27. Mascha Wehrmeyer 🇩🇪 Germany
28. Maya Wichert 🇩🇪🇯🇵 Germany/Japan
29. Siqi Yu 🇨🇳 China
30. Ugne Liepa Zuklyte 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Applications closed 🔒 We sincerely thank to all violinists who applied for the Odesa International Violin Competition 20...
26/05/2025

Applications closed 🔒 We sincerely thank to all violinists who applied for the Odesa International Violin Competition 2025 🎻

It is now the turn of our pre-selection jury members to select participants who will be invited to Monheim am Rhein 🇩🇪

❗️Only ONE week left to apply for the Odesa International Violin Competition 2025! 🎻
18/05/2025

❗️Only ONE week left to apply for the Odesa International Violin Competition 2025! 🎻

We are very pleased that our participants will be accompanied by wonderful pianists Inna Firsova, Saeko Kitagawa and Tat...
17/05/2025

We are very pleased that our participants will be accompanied by wonderful pianists Inna Firsova, Saeko Kitagawa and Tatiana Bielikova in the Second round of the competition 🎹🎻

https://odesacompetition.com/en/pianists/

We are very honoured to welcome Oksana Lyniv, who will conduct the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in the Final round of the com...
11/05/2025

We are very honoured to welcome Oksana Lyniv, who will conduct the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in the Final round of the competition!

Oksana Lyniv is one of the most exciting conductors of her generation. She made history as the first female conductor at the Bayreuth Festival and has captivated audiences at the Metropolitan Opera New York.

From 2017 to 2020, she was the chief conductor of the Graz Opera and the Graz Philharmonic. Oksana Lyniv served as the Music Director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from 2022 to 2024, making her the first female chief conductor of an Italian opera house.

She collaborates with numerous world-leading orchestras, including the Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Korean National Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Her notable achievements include performances at the Bavarian State Opera, the State Opera Berlin, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Gran Teatre del Liceu.

Oksana Lyniv is also deeply committed to nurturing young musical talent and is the founder and chief conductor of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (YsOU).

https://odesacompetition.com/en/oksana-lyniv/

It is a great honor for us to cooperate this year with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. The finalists will be playing along ...
09/05/2025

It is a great honor for us to cooperate this year with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. The finalists will be playing along the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra for the Final round of the OIVC 2025!

Founded in 1979, the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra (KSO) has established itself as one of Ukraine’s leading cultural forces. Known for its dedication to preserving and promoting Ukraine’s musical heritage, the KSO also plays a crucial role in representing Ukrainian culture on the international stage. The KSO has performed in some of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls, including the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Rudolfinum Concert Hall in Prague, and the Warsaw Philharmonic. The KSO has participated in renowned international festivals, including the Grafenegg Festival (Austria), the 39th International Music Festival of the Canary Islands, Kunstfest Weimar, Wiener Festwochen, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and many others.

Since August 2024, the KSO has been in residence in Monheim am Rhein and is part of Monheimer Kulturwerke GmbH.

https://odesacompetition.com/en/kyiv-symphony-orchestra/

We congratulate our long-time partner Pirastro on celebrating this year 25th anniversary of the iconic Evah Pirazzi stri...
26/04/2025

We congratulate our long-time partner Pirastro on celebrating this year 25th anniversary of the iconic Evah Pirazzi strings! Continuing its support to our competition, Pirastro is providing 6 sets of Violin Evah Pirazzi strings + 6 Oliv/Evah Pirazzi rosins to the best participants!

The Evah Pirazzi violin strings were released at Musikmesse Frankfurt in 2000. To this days they are still the favourite strings of many violinists around the world.

Grußwort von Martin Witkowski, Intendant und Geschäftsführer der Monheimer Kulturwerke GmbH„Der Krieg in der Ukraine dau...
23/04/2025

Grußwort von Martin Witkowski, Intendant und Geschäftsführer der Monheimer Kulturwerke GmbH

„Der Krieg in der Ukraine dauert weiter an und wieder ist diese Tragödie zugleich Anlass für das Zusammenkommen von Persönlichkeiten in Monheim am Rhein, die sich für Menschlichkeit, Kultur und künstlerische Begegnungen engagieren. Mit der Aufnahme des Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in die Monheimer Kulturwerke GmbH sind viele wertvolle und emotionale Momente zwischen Menschen unterschiedlichster Herkunft und Hintergründe entstanden. Mit dem großen Engagement von Christiane von Velsen, Andrii Murza und Aleksey Semenenko ist es uns gemeinsam möglich, den internationalen Violin-Wettbewerb aus Odessa, Ukraine, in Monheim am Rhein zu präsentieren. Persönlich freue ich mich über diese Zusammenarbeit und schaue erwartungsvoll in Richtung August 2025, wenn die internationale Riege der angehenden Geigenvirtuosen sich bei uns im Odesa International Violin Competition dem Wettbewerbs-Repertoire stellt. Dass die auf den Podien der großen internationalen Oper- und Konzerthäuser dirigierende Oksana Lyniv das Finale und Abschlusskonzert mit dem Kyiv Symphony Orchestra am 24.08.25 präsentiert, zeigt einmal mehr, welchen künstlerischen Raum und welche kulturellen Möglichkeiten Monheim am Rhein bietet.“

⚡️The Odesa International Violin Competition is back in 2025 🎻🎶Due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine the com...
01/04/2025

⚡️The Odesa International Violin Competition is back in 2025 🎻🎶

Due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine the competition cannot be held in Odesa and will take place in Monheim am Rhein, Germany 🇩🇪

🤝 We are sincerely grateful to the Monheimer Kulturwerke GmbH for organising this year’s competition and comprehensive support. We would also like to sincerely thank our sponsors and partners for their cooperation.

The competition is open to violinists representing a professional level of performance between the ages of 18 and 30 (during the time of the competition).

📝 Application Deadline: May 25, 2025
🗓️ Competition Dates: August 17–24, 2025
📍 Where: Monheim am Rhein, Germany 🇩🇪

For more information, visit our website:
➡️ www.odesacompetition.com

01/02/2025

Long postponed because of the war in Ukraine, the Odesa Competition has now found a temporary home in Monheim, Germany, where it will be held from August 17-24, 2025. Its international jury is comprised of Marc Bouchkov, Andrii Murza, Soyoung Yoon, Aleksey Semenenko, Mario Hossen, Rūta Lipinaitytė...

Dear friends! Happy and victorious New 2023 Year 🎻🎄🎻 With hope and believe we look forward to the next soonest possible ...
03/01/2023

Dear friends! Happy and victorious New 2023 Year 🎻🎄🎻 With hope and believe we look forward to the next soonest possible edition of our competition under the free and peaceful Ukrainian sky 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

At the end of last year the World Federation of International Music Competitions WFIMC news has presented a new Yearbook 2023.

For the first time City of Odesa and Odesa International Violin Competition is on the map of the most important music competitions in the world! 🌟🎻🌟

We are very grateful to all for support and solidarity!

👉 WFIMC Yearbook 2023:
https://issuu.com/florian.riem

Дорогі друзі! Щасливого та переможного Нового 2023 року 🎻🎄🎻 З надією та вірою чекаємо на наш якнайшвидший наступний конкурс під вільним та мирним українським небом 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Наприкінці минулого року Всесвітня федерація міжнародних музичних конкурсів презентувала новий щорічник 2023 року. Вперше місто Одеса та Одеський міжнародний конкурс скрипалів на карті найважливіших музичних конкурсів світу! 🌟🎻🌟

Ми дуже вдячні всім за підтримку та солідарність!

Dear friends! On the eve of Independence Day of Ukraine, we are honored to announce that the World Federation of Interna...
20/08/2022

Dear friends!

On the eve of Independence Day of Ukraine, we are honored to announce that the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC news) has accepted the Odesa International Violin Competition as a new member of the Federation!

We became the first violin competition in Ukraine, which will represent our country among the most prestigious competitions in the world. We express our sincere gratitude and thankfulness for your trust and support!

Founded in 1957, the World Federation of International Music Competitions is a global network of internationally recognized organisations dedicated to identifying the most promising young talents in music. While providing a forum for dialogue and exchanges between its members, WFIMC provides guidelines, aiming for artistic excellence, integrity and fairness, and thus sets a globally recognized standard. The federation is currently comprised of over 110 international music competitions and other institutions serving young musicians on their path to an international career. The Federation is a member of the International Music Council of UNESCO in Paris. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the Federation is supported by the Department of Social Cohesion of the Canton of Geneva.

https://www.wfimc.org/member-competition/odesa-odesa-international-violin-competition

Дорогі друзі! 🇺🇦

Напередодні Дня Незалежності України маємо честь повідомити, що Всесвітня федерація міжнародних музичних конкурсів (WFIMC) прийняла Одеський міжнародний конкурс скрипалів до складу Федерації!

Ми стали першим конкурсом скрипалів в Україні, який представлятиме нашу країну серед найпрестижніших конкурсів світу. Висловлюємо щиру подяку та вдячність за довіру та підтримку!

Заснована в 1957 році Всесвітня федерація міжнародних музичних конкурсів є глобальною мережею всесвітньо визнаних організацій, покликаних виявити найперспективніші молоді таланти в музиці. Забезпечуючи форум для діалогу та обміну думками між своїми членами, WFIMC надає керівні принципи, спрямовані на художню досконалість, цілісність і справедливість, і таким чином встановлює всесвітньо визнаний стандарт. Зараз федерація складається з понад 110 міжнародних музичних конкурсів та інших установ, які обслуговують молодих музикантів на шляху до міжнародної кар’єри. Федерація є членом Міжнародної музичної ради ЮНЕСКО в Парижі. Федерація розташована в Женеві, Швейцарія, підтримується Департаментом соціальної згуртованості кантону Женева.

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The formation of violin music education in Odesa is closely linked to the activities of the outstanding violin teacher Peter Stolyarsky. Since 1920, he taught at the Odesa Conservatory (currently the Odesa National A. V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music), and in 1933 founded the first specialized music school in the USSR for gifted children. Jacques Thibaud, for example, said: “His pedagogy is what world art should be proud of.” The educational experience of Stolyarsky yielded brilliant results. His students, in particular David Oistrakh, Boris Goldstein, Nathan Milstein, Elizabeth Gilels, Michael Fichtenholz brought the Odesa violin school international recognition. Prominent violinists such as Zakhar Bron, Pavel Vernikov, Rosa Fain, Dora Schwarzberg, Alexander Vinnitsky, Mikhael Vaiman, Sergey Kravchenko, Eduard Grach and many others became bright followers of the Odesa violin school.

Taking into account such a rich history, the emergence of the Odesa International Violin Competition has become an important event in the cultural life of the city, which can rightfully be considered the cradle of violin performing art and one of the largest cultural centers in Eastern Europe.

The competition is open to young violinists from all countries and provides a unique opportunity to get a start in a great creative life in the homeland of musicians whose names are written in golden letters in the world history of classical music.

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