International Fritz Kreisler Competition


The International Fritz Kreisler Competition is a violin competition dedicated to the memory of violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler.
Founded in 1979, it is carried out every four years in Vienna, Austria. It is limited to violinists of or under 30 years of age. To avoid favoritism, the members of the jury may not enter their own students in the contest.

Required repertoire

Preliminaries

A violin concerto of the 19th or 20th century with a Kreisler cadenza if possible
Most of these pieces must be played by memory.

Finalists, laureates and winners