The next edition of the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition will take place in Sion from August 22 to 30, 2025 🎻
A total of 28 young violinists under the age of 30 will compete before an international jury chaired by Pavel Vernikov
- 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦 -
August 22-30, 2025
📍 For the first round:
. Dates: August 23 and 24
. Venue: Aula FXB, Pôle Musique - Sion
. Price: free entry
📍 For the second round:
. Dates: August 25 and 26
. Venue: Aula FXB, Pôle Musique - Sion
. Price: free admission
📍 For the 3rd round:
. Date: August 28 at 19:30
. Venue: NODA BCVS
. Ticket office:
https://billetterie-sionviolon.mapado.com/event/508268-3e-tour-concours-tibor-varga
📍 For the final:
. Date: August 30 at 19:30
. Venue: NODA BCVS
. Tickets:
https://billetterie-sionviolon.mapado.com/event/508282-finale-concours-tibor-varga
- 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 -
The Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, founded in 1967 in Sion by the famous Hungarian violinist Tibor Varga, has established itself as one of the most prestigious violin competitions in the world. Organized by the Sion Violon Musique Foundation, it aims to discover and support young international talent, enrich their musical experience and practice, and provide a springboard for the winners' future careers. Open to violinists aged 17 to 30, the competition is distinguished by the quality of its international jury, and its determination to highlight the musical excellence of each candidate. Open to violinists between the ages of 17 and 30, it is distinguished by the quality of its international jury, and by its determination to highlight the musical excellence of each candidate. The competition takes place in several stages, all broadcast live, and offers prizes worth a total of over CHF 40,000. The jury is chaired by Pavel Vernikov, surrounded by eight other specialists, including pianist Adrian Oetiker and cellist Thomas Grossenbacher for the final, as well as musician Shin Kim, winner of the Geneva Competition and composer of the piece specially commissioned for the Competition.
The draw marks the official launch of the Tibor Varga Competition. Held on August 22 at 4pm at the Pôle Musique in Sion, this solemn moment brings together all the selected candidates and the members of the international jury. The draw determines the running order of the 28 violinists for all the rounds, guaranteeing the fairness and transparency of the process.
- 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘 -
▪️𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁
Friday 22.08.2025, 16:00, Pôle musique, Sion
▪️𝟭𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿
Saturday and Sunday 23&24.08.2025, 10:00, Pôle musique, Sion
Œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘠𝘴𝘢𝘺̈𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦́𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘚.𝘒𝘪𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰)
▪️𝟮𝗲̀𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿
Monday and Tuesday, 25&26.08. 2025, Pôle Musique, Sion
Œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘮𝘴, 𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯, 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘺, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘢́𝘤̌𝘦𝘬, 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘷, 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰, 𝘗𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤, 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰́𝘬, 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰̈𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨, 𝘚𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘬𝘪
▪️𝟯𝗲̀𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿- 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲
Thursday 28.08. 2023, 13: 00, NODA BCVS, Sion
𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘌𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘢 (𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰), 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 (𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦) 𝘦𝘵 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘳(𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰)
Œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘩𝘯, 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘮𝘴, 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩
▪️𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 - 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗰 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲
Saturday 30.08. 2025, 19:30, NODA BCVS, Sion
𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦́𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘻𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤
Œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘮𝘴, 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘩𝘯, 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯, 𝘛𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪̈𝘬𝘰𝘷𝘴𝘬𝘺
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