Washington International Competition 2022

The Washington International Competition 2022 for Violin, Viola & Cello will take place from 27 to 29 May 2022. The Finals will take place on May 29, 2022, at 2:00 pm in the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

Applications must be submitted through the following link to the Acceptd Website – https://app.getacceptd.com/wic

Applicants for the Washington International Competition 2022 must be between the ages of 18 and 28 (as of May 27, 2022, the date of the competition).

Prizes

• Christophe Landon Rare Violins Grand Prize:

         An instrument loan for 1 year of a Violin, Viola, and Cello, valued at up to $500,000 to each first place winner

• First prize for violin, viola, cello: $10,000 each
• Second prize for violin, viola, cello: $5,000 each
• Audience prize: $1,000
• Solo appearance for the 1st place cellist at the Tennessee Cello Workshop, January 2023, $1000 honorarium.

The Washington International Competition (WIC) was established in 1950 to support outstanding young classical musicians in their pursuit of professional careers. The WIC occurs in a three-year rotation for piano, strings, and voice.

As of 1976, a competition for composition of a chamber work for 3 to 5 players – string trio, string quartet, piano trio, piano quartet, or piano quintet – is also held concurrently with the strings’ competition.