WFIMC 2026 YEARBOOK

INTERNATIONAL MAX ROSTAL COMPETITION FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA Berlin, Germany

WFIMC Member since 2008

Max Rostal played an important role in the history of violin playing, both as performer and as teacher. Many internationally known violinists over several generations were students of Max Rostal. In 1991, a competition was created in his name in his adopted hometown of Bern, Switzerland. Initially hosted by the Bern Conservatory, and alternately held for violin and viola, since 2009 it is held at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) for violin and viola simultaneously. Winners of the last competition in 2024 were Benjamin Günst, Varvara Vasylieva and YiWei Gu (Violin) as well as Kyungsik Shin, Brian Isaacs and Marina Kosaka (Viola).

Next Competition Application Due Competition Dates

2028/ Violin and Viola

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Second next edition 2032/ Violin and Viola Third next edition

Total Prize Money

EUR 25.000

Other Awards Travel support

Concerts/Tours

no

Streaming

own website/other

Application System OWN/OTHER Application fee tba

Artistic direction

Nora Chastain and Hartmut Rohde

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