International Mozart Competition

Overview

Registration

The International Mozart Competition is one of the most prestigious music competitions worldwide and has been held biennially for over 50 years. Established in 1975, the competition focuses on the works of the genius loci Mozart, rediscovered through the interpretations of a young generation of highly talented musicians. With a distinctive festival character in the unique atmosphere of Salzburg, it traditionally features the categories of Voice, Piano, Violin, and String Quartet.

Artistic Director
Vice Rector O.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Hannfried Lucke

Head of Coordination
Stefan David Hummel
+43 676 88122 379
stefan_david.hummel@moz.ac.at

Competition Office & Organisation
Helena Mayer
+43 676 88122 365
mozartwettbewerb@moz.ac.at

Participants Office & Organisation
Katrin Meraner
+43 676 88122 327
mozartwettbewerb@moz.ac.at

Student Assistance & Organisation
Mika Gieres
mozartwettbewerb@moz.ac.at

Mirabellplatz 1
5020 Salzburg

Next Mozart Competition:

Category Violin: February 6^th–12^th
Category Piano: February 13^th–19^th

For many musicians, participation in the International Mozart Competition represents an important milestone and a springboard to an international artistic career, as evidenced by the impressive later achievements of former prizewinners such as Diana Damrau, Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kožená, Genia Kühmeier, Esther Hoppe, Thomas Zehetmair, and the Novus String Quartet.

International Mozart Competition 2026

Date: 6^th - 12^th February 2026
Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University: 12^th February 2026
Jury Chair: Benjamin Schmid
Other members: Axel Hiller, Sophia Jaffé, Hagai Shaham, Hanna Weinmeister

Online Application: 15^th July – 15^th September 2025 (including video submission)
Announcement of Participants: End of October/early November 2025
Registration Fee: €100 (non-refundable)
Age limit violin: Musicians of all nations born between 1994 and 2010 are eligible to apply

Competition Schedule (Performance will be live-streamed from the second round onward):

Venue: Solitär, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

Friday 6^th February 2026: Arrival/Welcome/Draw of candidate performance order
Saturday 7^th & Sunday 8^th February 2026: First round
Monday 9^th & Tuesday 10^th February 2026: Second round

Venue: Max Schlereth Hall, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

Wednesday 11^th February 2026: Rehearsal (for finalists) with the Academy Orchestra
Thursday 12^th February 2026: Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra

Prizes

1^st Prize: €10,000
2^nd Prize: €7,000
3^rd Prize: €5,000
Audience Prize: €1,000

Additional prizes to be announced.

Video Recording Guidelines

Ideally, the Mozart piece should be performed at the beginning of the video, no evaluation criteria.
Repeats may be omitted, no evaluation criteria.
Ornamentation during repeats is permitted but not mandatory.
The video must have been recorded after July 2024.
Editing between complete works is allowed, but not between individual movements.
For technical reasons, the entire program must be submitted as a single video file.

Form: General Terms and Conditions (GTC)
Form: Cancellation

Preliminary Round (Video Submission possible between 15^th July and 15^th September)
piano or orchestral accompaniment permitted

Programme:

The first movement of one of the following violin concertos by W.A. Mozart (including cadenza):
- Violin Concerto in D major, KV 218
- Violin Concerto in A major, KV 219
A virtuoso piece of free choice (maximum duration: 10 minutes).

General Notes:

Works performed in the preliminary round may also be selected for the live competition.
The use of urtext editions is strongly recommended.
For works by W.A. Mozart, the use of the New Mozart Edition is expected.
All works (including the video round) must be performed from memory, except for the Mozart Violin Sonata in the first round, the sonatas by Beethoven, Janáček, or Lutosławski in the second round, and the commissioned work in the second round

Competition Rounds

First Round:

One of the following solo violin works by J.S. Bach (no repeats):
- Partita in B minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande – Double + Tempo di Borea – Double
- Sonata in A minor, BWV 1003: Grave + Fuga
- Sonata in C major, BWV 1005: Adagio + Fuga
- Partita in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio + Loure + Gavotte en Rondeau + Bourrée
One of the following solo caprices by N. Paganini (no repeats):
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 1 in E major
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 2 in B minor
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 10 in G minor
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 11 in C major
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 15 in E minor
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 17 in E-flat major
- Caprice Op. 1, No. 23 in E-flat major
One of the following sonatas for violin and piano by W.A. Mozart (no repeats):
- Sonata in A major, KV 305 (complete)
- Sonata in B-flat major, KV 454 (movements 1 + 2)
- Sonata in G major, KV 379 (complete)
- Sonata in A major, KV 526 (movements 1 + 2)

Second Round:

One of the following works:
- Beethoven: Sonata Op. 12/1, Op. 12/3, Op. 23, or Op. 30/3 - without repeats
- Janáček: Violin Sonata
- Lutosławski: Partita for Violin and Piano
Commissioned work
- approx. 4-5 minutes, will be sent to the participants of the presence rounds on 25 October, does not have to be played from memory
One of the following violin concertos (with piano accompaniment):
- Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (movements 1 + 2)
- Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (movements 1 + 2)
- Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (movements 1 + 2)
- Lalo: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 21 ("Symphonie Espagnole", movements 1, 2 + 3)
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 (complete)
- Prokofiev: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 19 (complete)
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 37 (complete)

Final Round:

One of the following violin concertos by W.A. Mozart, performed with orchestra (with repeats):
- Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV 218
- Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV 219

Baek Seeun, South Korea
Bednarczyk Chanelle, Germany
Chung Josephine, Australia
Cyrus Yuen, Hong Kong
Devutskaia Sofia, Russia
Erickson Marley, USA
Furusawa Kaori, Japan
Handler Laura, Germany
Ispas Sara Isabelle, Australia / Romania
Jung Hyun Jun, South Korea
Karls Lorenz, Sweden
Kelemen Gáspár, Hungary
Ko Donghwi, South Korea
Logar Sophia, Slovenia
Mastrogiannis Stylianos, Greece
Miecznikowski Veronika, Switzerland
Pas Bjørg, Norway
Pires Catalina, Germany
Pochebut Marharyta, Ukraine
Serino Yuki, Italy
Spaeth Norman, Germany
Staszel Jakub, Poland
Tzekov Maxim, Austria / Bulgaria
Wang Julia-Xiaozhuo, China
Yakub Alexander Sasha, USA
Zhang Xunyue, China

Dates: 13^th - 19^th February 2026
Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University: 19^th February 2026
Jury Chair: Pavel Gililov
Other members: Andreas Frölich, Robert Levin, Rena Schereschevskaya, Barbara Szczepańska

Online Registration: 15^th July - 15^th September 2025 (including application video)
- Together with its international partners, L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH supports participants in finding suitable options for the video recording required exclusively for competition admission. Contact: mariesophie.gross@boesendorfer.com
Announcement of Participants: Late October/Early November 2025
Registration Fee: €100 (non-refundable)
Age limit for piano: Musicians of all nations born between 1994 and 2010 are eligible to apply.

Competition Schedule (Performances will be live-streamed from the second round onward)

Venue: Solitär, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

All presence rounds will be played on a Bösendorfer grand piano.

Friday 13^th February 2026: Arrival/Welcome/Draw of candidates' order
Saturday 14^th & Sunday 15^th February 2026: 1st Round
Monday 16^th & Tuesday 17^th February 2026: 2nd Round

Venue: Max Schlereth Hall, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

Wednesday 18^th February 2026: Rehearsals (for finalists) with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University
Thursday 19^th February 2026: Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University

Prizes

1^st Prize: €10,000
2^nd Prize: €7,000
3^rdPrize: €5,000
Audience Prize: €1,000

Additional prizes to be announced.

Video Recording Guidelines

Ideally, the Mozart piece should be performed at the beginning of the video, no evaluation criteria.
Repeats may be omitted, no evaluation criteria.
Ornamentation during repeats is permitted but not mandatory.
The video must have been recorded after July 2024.
Editing between complete works is allowed, but not between individual movements.
For technical reasons, the entire program must be submitted as a single video file.

Form: General Terms and Conditions (GTC)
Form: Cancellation

Video Preselection Round (Submission possible from 15^th July to 15^th September 2025)

Programme

First movement of one of the following sonatas by W.A. Mozart:
- Sonata in C Major, KV 279
- Sonata in F Major, KV 280
- Sonata in B-flat Major, KV 281
- Sonata in E-flat Major, KV 282
- Sonata in G Major, KV 283
One of the following piano works by W.A. Mozart:
- Fantasy and Fugue in C Major, KV 394
- Fantasy in C Minor, KV 475
- Rondo in A Minor, KV 511
- Adagio in B Minor, KV 540 and Gigue in G Major, KV 574
- Fantasy in D Minor, KV 397 and Rondo in D Major, KV 485

General Rules:

Pieces from the preselection round may also be chosen for the competition rounds.
The use of urtext editions is recommended.
For works by W.A. Mozart, the use of the New Mozart Edition is expected.
All works (including the video round) must be performed from memory, except for the commissioned work in the second round
The recordings can be played on any brand of piano. If required, L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH will support the participants together with its international partners in the search for suitable possibilities for the video recording, which is required exclusively for admission to the competition.
Contact: mariesophie.gross@boesendorfer.com

Competition Rounds

1st Round (max. 30 Min.)

One of the following sonatas by W.A. Mozart:
- Sonata in C Major, KV 279
- Sonata in F Major, KV 280
- Sonata in B-flat Major, KV 281
- Sonata in E-flat Major, KV 282
- Sonata in G Major, KV 283
Three dances from one of the following piano works by W.A. Mozart:
- Three Minuets from: 12 Minuets, KV 103
- Three Minuets from: 11 Minuets, KV 176
- Three Minuets from: 8 Minuets, KV 315a
- Three Contredanses from: Contredanses, KV 269b
One of the following piano works by W.A. Mozart:
- Fantasy and Fugue in C Major, KV 394
- Fantasy in C Minor, KV 475
- Rondo in A Minor, KV 511
- Adagio in B Minor, KV 540 and Gigue in G Major, KV 574
- Fantasy in D Minor, KV 397 and Rondo in D Major, KV 485

2nd Round (max. 50 Min.)

One of the following sonatas by W.A. Mozart:
- Sonata in D Major, KV 284
- Sonata in C Major, KV 309
- Sonata in A Minor, KV 310
- Sonata in D Major, KV 311
- Sonata in C Major, KV 330
- Sonata in A Major, KV 331
- Sonata in F Major, KV 332
- Sonata in B-flat Major, KV 333
- Sonata in C Minor, KV 457
- Sonata in F Major, KV 533
- Sonata in B-flat Major, KV 570
- Sonata in D Major, KV 576
One of the following variation sets by W.A. Mozart:
- Twelve Variations in C Major on a Minuet by Johann Christian Fischer, KV 179
- Twelve Variations in C Major on the French Song Ah, vous dirai-je Maman, KV 265
- Twelve Variations in E-flat Major on the French Song La belle Françoise, KV 353
- Twelve Variations in E-flat Major on the Romance Je suis Lindor, KV 354
- Six Variations in F Major on the Aria Salve tu Domine, KV 398
- Ten Variations in G Major on the Arietta Unser dummer Pöbel meint, KV 455
- Twelve Variations in B-flat Major on an Allegretto, KV 500
- Nine Variations in D Major on a Minuet by Jean Pierre Duport, KV 573
- Eight Variations in F Major on the Song Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding, KV 613
One or more works by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F. Chopin, or C. Debussy of free choice
Commissioned Work
- „A propos… de nuages chassants“ for piano (2025), by Johannes Maria Staud (*1974)

Final Concert

A piano concerto (selection TBA) by W.A. Mozart, with orchestral accompaniment (with repeats):
- Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 ("Jeunehomme")
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Bychkova Angelina, Russia
Cho Hyena, South Korea
Fernández-Cabrera Alicia Cobos, Spain
Deng Shunxin, China
Dugalić Bogdan, Serbia
Ferro Alberto, Italy
Figel Matthew, USA
Fiorella Ruggiero, Italy
Galic Ivan, Croatia
Higashijima Yui, Japan
Huang Zhuotao, Germany
Irimescu David Alecsandru, Italy / Romania
Juarez Salas Luis Carlos, Mexico
Kim Minsun, South Korea
Kliuchereva Anastasiia, Russia
Lee Jaeyoon, South Korea
Liiv Tähe-Lee, Estonia
Müller Alica, Germany / Japan
Mysin Elisey, Russia
Nakamura Rino, Japan
Pachabut Yelyzaveta, Ukraine
Park Geunpyo, South Korea
Rinaldy Caitlan, Australia
Siegle Clara Isabella, Germany
Svaikovski Edvin, Lithuania
Wen Ruogu, China

Rounds & Finals

6.2.—12.2.2026

Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
International Mozart Competition

Wettbewerb in der Sparte Violine

Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb 2026

Competition
12.2.2026

07:00 pm

Max Schlereth Saal
International Mozart Competition

Finalkonzert & Preisverleihung in der Sparte Violine

Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb 2026

Concert
13.2.—19.2.2026

Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
International Mozart Competition

Wettbewerb in der Sparte Klavier

Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb 2026

Competition
19.2.2026

07:00 pm

Max Schlereth Saal
International Mozart Competition

Finalkonzert & Preisverleihung in der Sparte Klavier

Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb 2026

Concert

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Competition every two years

2

weeks in February

4

Divisions

70.000

Euro prize money

News

23.7.2024

Off to new shores

International Mozart Competition
17.2.2023

1st prize for Santiago Sánchez

Six finalists competed for the coveted prizes in the vocal category at the 15th International Mozart Competition on February 16, 2023 in the Solitär of the Mozarteum University. The 1st prize goes to Santiago Valentín Sánchez Barbadora, the 2nd prize to Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh, and the 3rd prize to Dániel Foki.

International Mozart Competition
10.2.2023

1st prize for the Arete Quartet

The first winners of the 15th International Mozart Competition have been announced. The 1st prize in the string quartet category and the traditional special prize of the Mozarteum Foundation for the best interpretation of a string quartet by W. A. Mozart go to the Arete Quartet, the 2nd prize to the Affinity Quartet and the 3rd prize to the Eden Quartet.

International Mozart Competition
5.12.2022

Participants in the vocal category

39 singers from 15 countries competed for the International Mozart Competition of the Universtiät Mozarteum in the vocal category from February 10 to 16, 2023. A program highlight was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the IGNM, which was celebrated in 2022. The final took place on February 16, 2023 in the Solitär.

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Hannfried Lucke

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The prizewinner of the 15th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2023 in the category voice are:

Santiago Valentín Sánchez Barbadora (Spanien)
Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh (Schweiz)
Dániel Foki (Ungarn)

IGNM-Prize of €1,000 for the best interpretation of a contemporary work:

Anastasiia Churakova (Russland)

Boris Bakow Prize of €1,000 for the best interpretation of an aria in Italian:

Dániel Foki (Ungarn)

Prize awarded by the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg for the best interpretation of a vocal work by W. A Mozart, in the form of the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (Bärenreiter-Verlag):

Yukari Fukui (Japan)

Bärenreiter Urtext Prize: three vouchers for sheet music, worth €300 each, sponsored by Bärenreiter Verlag:

Anna Tetruashvili (Israel)
Martina Russomanno (Italien)
Franziska Zwink (Deutschland)

Invitation to ARCO – Art, Research and Creation Opus 2023: ARCO is an international academy for contemporary composition and a cooperative project between the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the GMEM Marseille (Centre national de création musicale), and the French ensembles Les Métaboles, Ensembles Multilaterale and the Tana Quartet:

Sara De Franco (USA)
Julia Heiler (Germany)
Dániel Foki (Hungary)
Eun Soo Lee (South Korea)

Jury:

Juliane Banse (Vorsitz)
Leopold Hager
Mario Antonio Diaz-Varas
Olaf Bär
Jeanne Piland

The prizewinners of the 15th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2023, Category String Quartet, are:

1st Prize: Arete Quartet (South Korea)
2nd Prize: Affinity Quartet (Australia)
3rd Prize: Eden Quartet (South Korea)

IGNM Prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work:

Affinity Quartet (Australia)

Prize for the best interpretation of a string quartet by W. A. Mozart:

Arete Quartet (South Korea)

Invitation to ARCO – Art, Research and Creation Opus 2023: ARCO is an international academy for contemporary composition and a cooperative project between the Mozarteum University Salzburg, the GMEM Marseille (Centre national de création musicale), and the French ensembles Les Métaboles, Ensembles Multilaterale and the Tana Quartet:

Kandinsky Quartet (Austria)

Jury:

Cibrán Sierra Vázquez (Cuarteto Quiroga; Chair)
Sarah Bitlloch (Elias Quartet)
Erich Höbarth (Quatuor Mosaïques)
Nina Lee (Brentano Quartet)
Teresa Schwamm-Biskamp (Armida Quartett)

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Violin 1^st - 5^th February 2020
Result

1^st Prize: Clarissa Bevilacqua (Italy)
2^nd Prize: Yun Tang (China)
3^rd Prize: Lorenz Karls (Sweden)

Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Wolfgang A. Mozart:

Clarissa Bevilacqua

Audience Award:

Clarissa Bevilacqua

Rrize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work "To be Mozart or not to be!" by Florian Willeitner:

Adam Koch Christensen (Denmark)

Bärenreiter Urtext Prize:

3 music vouchers à Euro 300,- each to the three finalists.

Jury:

Benjamin Schmid (Chair)
Florian Gross (Jury assistant)
Pierre Amoyal
Andre Mijlin
Lars Anders Tomter
Gerhard Schulz
Jan Vogler
Hanna Weinmeister

Piano 5^th - 11^th February 2020
Result

1^st Prize: Elisabeth Waglechner (Austria)
2^nd Prize: Su Yeon Kim (South Korea)
3^rd Prize: Yu Nitahara (Japan)

Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Elisabeth Waglechner

Audience Award:

Elisabeth Waglechner

Special prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work "Bagatelle for piano" by Krzysztof Meyer:

Seika Ishida (Japan)

Jury:

Pavel Gililov (Chair)
Birgit Draxl (Assistant to the Jury)
Michel Béroff
Fumiko Eguchi
Hans Graf
Krzysztof Meyer
Paul Schenly

Horn 11^th - 15^th February 2020
Result

1^st Prize: Haeree Yoo (South Korea)
2^nd Prize: Daniel Loipold (Austria)
3^rd Prize: Adrian Diaz Martinez (Spain)

Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Wolfgang A. Mozart:

Haeree Yoo

Audience Award:

Haeree Yoo

Prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work "Fa(n)FaRe for horn and piano" by Michael Kapsner:

Haeree Yoo

Jury:

Hansjörg Angerer (Chair)
Astrid Waldenberger (Assistant to the Jury)
Carsten Duffin
Johannes Hinterholzer
Marie-Luise Neunecker
Jorge Rotter
Esa Tapani
Elisabeth Wilke

The prizewinners of the 13th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2018 in the string quartet category are:

1^st Prize: Quatuor Tchalik
2^nd Prize: Eliot Quartet
3^rd Prize: Quatuor Akos

Prize for the best interpretation of a string quartet by W. A. Mozart:

Quatuor Tchalik

Bärenreiter Urtext Prize:

Quatuor Akos
Eliot Quartet
Quatuor Tchalik

Jury:

Lukas Hagen (Chair)
Henning Pankow (Assistant to the Jury)
Enrico Bronzi
Jonathan Brown
Isabel Charisius
Sally Pendlebury
Cibrán Sierra Vázquez
Mark Steinberg

The prize-winners of the 13th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2018 in the voice category are:

1^st Prize: Anna El-Khashem
2^nd Prize: Peter Kellner
3^rd Prize: Mojca Bitenc

Prize for the best interpretation of a vocal work by W. A. Mozart:

Anna El-Khashem

Audience Award for the best vocal performance of the evening:

Peter Kellner

Bärenreiter Urtext Prize:

Mojca Bitenc
Anna El-Khashem
Peter Kellner

Jury:

Barbara Bonney (Chair)
Kristina Quintabà (Assistant to the Jury)
Bernarda Fink
Tobias Hasan
Hendrik Heilmann
David Rendall
Josef Wallnig
Stephanie Wippel

12^th International Mozart Competition 2016

Violin:

1^st Prize: Ziyu He (China, b. 1999)
2^nd Prize: Thomas Reif (Germany, b. 1991)
3^rd Prize: Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (Netherlands, b. 1987)

Prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned violin work:

Ziyu He

Prize for the best interpretation of the Mozart Violin Concerto:

Ziyu He / Thomas Reif / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore

Jury:

Benjamin Schmid (Chair)
Kristina Busch (Assistant to the Jury)
Hans Graf
Esther Hoppe
Priya Mitchell
Gerhard Schulz
Matthias Schulz
Sergiu Schwartz

Piano:

1^st Prize(Bösendorfer-Prize): Saskia Giorgini (Italy/Netherlands, b. 1985)
2^nd Prize: Yoonhee Yang (South Korea, b. 1985)
3^rd Prize: Julia Kociuban (Poland, b. 1992)

Prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned piano work:

Saskia Giorgini

Prize for the best interpretation of a Mozart piano concerto:

Saskia Giorgini / Julia Kociuban / Yoonhee Yang

Jury:

Pavel Gililov (Chair)
Birgit Draxl (Assistant to the Jury)
Dmitri Bashkirov
Andrea Bonatta
Akiko Ebi
Marián Lapšanský
Jean-Bernard Pommier
Edith Zvi

The prizewinners of the 11th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2014 in the string quartet category are:

1^st Prize: Novus String Quartet (South Korea)
  Young-Uk Kim / Jaeyoung Kim / Seungwon Lee / Woong Whee Moon
2^nd Prize: Quatuor Varèse (France)
  François Galichet / Jean-Louis Constant / Sylvain Séailles / Thomas Ravez
3^rd Prize: Quatuor Lumière (Australia/Ukraine/France)
  David Gueran / Andriy Ostapchuk / Valentyna Pryshlyak / Greg Tüske

Best interpretation of a Mozart string quartet:

Quatuor Varèse

Jury:

Lukas Hagen (Chair)
Andreas Arndt
Jonathan Brown
Giovanni Gnocchi
Laura Samuel
Ursula Smith
Mark Steinberg

The prizewinners of the 11th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2014 in the vocal category are:

1^st Prize: Matthias Winckhler (Germany, b. 1990)
2^nd Prize: Siobhan Stagg (Australia, b. 1987)
3^rd Prize: Sophie Rennert (Austria, b. 1990)

Best interpretation of a Lied by Richard Strauss:

Siobhan Stagg

Best interpretation of a Lied by W. A. Mozart:

Matthias Winckhler

Jury:

Elisabeth Wilke (Chair)
Christoph Berner
Barbara Bonney
Janice Harper-Smith
Robert Holl
Axel Köhler
Tobias Richter
Matthias Schulz
Bo Skovhus

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The Salzburg International Mozart Competition has been held in Salzburg since 1975. Until 2014, the competition was held every three to four years, since when has taken place biennially. The competition categories are voice, piano, violin, horn and string quartet, with the categories alternating from one year to the next, thus each category is represented every four years. In 2020, the category "horn" was included for the first time in the history of the Mozart Competition. The competition has been associated with the Fédération Mondiale des Concours Internationaux de Musique (FMCIM) since 1990.