From 14 October 2024 until 11 February 2025, violinists from all over the world, aged 15 to 30, will be able to register for the 58th International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini" whose final stages will take place in Genoa from 14 to 26 October 2025. As always, the heart of the competition will be the Teatro Carlo Felice with its extraordinary orchestra.

The notice includes a preselection phase between April and May 2025, during which candidates will be heard live at Italian Cultural Institutes in New York, Seoul and Berlin, as well as in Guangzhou and finally in Genoa, at the Conservatory’s headquarters.

Only 24 violinists will be admitted to the Roll Call on 14 October 2025.

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