Competition schedule
All live rounds of the competition will be held at the University of Music and Theatre Munich (HMTM) in the “Großer Konzertsaal”.
PRE-SCREENING/VIDEO ROUND
Deadline for the online application is April 30, 2025.
NOTIFICATION OF LIVE ROUND COMPETITORS
All registered applicants will receive a notification stating whether they are admitted to the live rounds of the competition through muvac.com via e-mail by May 28, 2025.
CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION OF REPERTOIRE
Participants admitted to the competition must confirm their participation in the competition via muvac.com (profile update) by Jun 11, 2025. The repertoire for the live rounds must also be specified at the time of updating.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIVE ROUND COMPETITORS
In July 2025 all admitted competitiors will be introduced on the competition's webpage
REGISTRATION AT THE COMPETITION OFFICE
All competition participants must register personally on October 7, 2025 at 5 pm (until 6 pm at the latest) at the Competition Office, University of Music and Theatre Munich, Arcisstr. 12, 80333 Munich, Germany.
OPENING CEREMONY AND DRAWING OF LOTS
The welcoming of the participants and the drawing of lots to determine the order of the performances of the participants will take place after the registration on October 7 at 6pm and announced on the same day.
QUARTER-FINAL ROUNDS
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
• 10 am – 1 pm = Quarter-Final Round, Part 1 (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 3 - 6 pm = continuation of Quarter-Final Round, Part 1 (Großer Konzertsaal)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
• 10 am - 1 pm = Quarter-Final Round, Part 2 (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 3 - 6 pm = continuation of Quarter-Final Round, Part 2 (Großer Konzertsaal)
Friday, October 10, 2025
• 10 am - 12 pm = Quarter-Final Round, Part 3 (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 1:30 pm = Maximum of 8 Semi-Finalists announced (Großer Konzertsaal)
JURY FEEDBACK SESSION
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 4:30 - 5 pm
SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS
Saturday, October 11, 2025
• 11 am – 1:15 pm = Semi-Final Round, Part 1 (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 3 pm – 5:15 pm = continuation of Semi-Final Round (Großer Konzertsaal)
Sunday, October 12, 2025
• 11 am – 1:15 pm = Semi-Final Round, Part 2 (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 3 pm – 5:15 pm = continuation of Semi-Final Round (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 6:30 – 6:45 pm = 3 Finalists announced (Großer Konzertsaal)
JURY FEEDBACK SESSION
Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 6:45 pm
REHEARSAL DAY
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Rehearsal possibilities for the finalists for Debussy and Milhaud
FINAL ROUNDS
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
• 4:30 – 6:15 pm = Final Chamber Music Round (Großer Konzertsaal)
• 7 - 8:45 pm = Final Concerto Round (Großer Konzertsaal)
AWARDS CEREMONY
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
• 9:15 – 9:30 pm = Awards Ceremony
• 9:45 = Winners’ Reception
To be submitted by April 30, 2025
The two required music videos must be produced without any audio or video retouching and must be recorded from start to finish without cuts and/or splices. The selection process of the video pre-screening round will take place anonymously. Therefore, there must be no identification in the videos themselves or in the file names that suggests the name of the participant.
The videos must contain the following:
1) First movement from the Concerto for Clarinet ( arr . for Viola) and Orchestra in A major, KV 622 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(alternative version in G major is also permitted)
and
2) A piece of the competitors’ choice for viola solo or viola and piano written and published after 1985.
For longer works, a reduction to individual movements is possible in order to stay within the 25-minute limit for this round.
* Maximum length of the videos in total may not exceed the duration of 25 minutes *
The maximum of 24 competitors in the Quarter‐Final Round will perform the following works:
1) Johann Sebastian Bach:
At least two contrasting movements of
• a Suite BWV 1007-1012
or
• a Violin Sonata or Partita BWV 1001-1006, transcribed for viola
and
2) Paul Hindemith:
At least two contrasting movements of sonata for viola solo
and
3) A commissioned piece of about 8 minutes length, composed by Isabel Mundry for viola solo. This piece will be available by June 1st, 2025
* The maximum length of performance may not exceed the duration of 28 minutes *
The maximum of eight competitors who advance to the Semi-Final Rond will be required to play a recital of 60 minutes (including spoken word).
This must include the Sonata Op. 25 No. 4 by Paul Hindemith for viola and piano.
The program should relate to Hindemith and include compelling and engaging introductions to the repertoire of 12 to 15 minutes in total, narrated by the artist in German or English.
Works with and without piano accompaniment are permitted in the Semi-Final Round.
Works from previous rounds (including the pre-screening round) and works with orchestra are not permitted in the Semi-Finals.
Each of the 3 competitors in the Final Round will perform the following repertoire:
1) Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann, flute; Andreas Mildner, harp); and
2) Darius Milhaud: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra No. 1, Op. 108
(accompanied by the orchestra of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich)