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Tickets for the recitals and concerts are available for sale.

2024 Competition registrations are open!

Registrations for the cello, violin and piano sections are closed!

We invite you to apply for the Composition Section (deadline June 30, 2024) and the Conducting Interpretation and Performing Masterclass.

Please read the rules carefully before filling the form.

Winners of the 2022 Competition

Cello

Benjamin Kruithof
First Prize

Constantin Borodin
Second Prize

Constantin Sieperman
Third Prize

Claudio Berra
Prize For The Best Foreign Piano Accompanist

Violin

Maria Marica
First Prize

Ștefan Aprodu
Second Prize

Gregoire Torossian
Third Prize

Aimo Pagin
Prize For The Best Foreign Piano Accompanist

Piano

Alexandra Segal
First Prize

George Todică
Second Prize

Chun Lam U
Third Prize

Composition

Shin Kim
Prize For Symphonic Music

Leonardo Marino
Prize For Chamber Music

Bartosz Jawor
Originality Prize

2024 Competition Programme

31st of August 2024 – Opening concert of the 19th edition of the George Enescu International Competition and Award Gala for the Composition Section.

Cello section: 1 – 10 September 2024
Violin section: 7 – 16 September 2024
Piano section: 13 – 22 Septemberr 2024

A History of Excellence and Elegance

Enescu’s legacy continues to inspire our Romanian cultural heritage. We build on the principles and values of a complete artist, dedicated to the promotion of music, enriching the society that fosters its creation and allowing the transformative powers of its essence to elevate our spirit.

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