Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition

The federation was founded by thirteen international music competitions in 1957. Today the WFIMC has over 120 members – music competitions that meet the highest artistic and organizational standards. The members of the federation play an important role in discovering and promoting the most promising young talents in classical music and furthering their careers by presenting them before distinguished jurors, audiences and the media. Candidates shall be qualified for the competition subject to preliminary selection auditions run by Maxim Vengerov and another member of the jury. The following three statutory prizes shall be awarded in the competition: First prize: 30,000 Euro and gold medal; Second prize: 20,000 Euro and silver medal; Third prize: 12,000 Euro and bronze medal.