International Mozart Competition

Date: February 6–12, 2026
Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University: February 12, 2026
Jury Chairperson: Benjamin Schmid

• Online Application: July 15 – September 15, 2025 (including video submission)
• Announcement of Participants: End of October/early November 2025
• Registration Fee: €100 (non-refundable)

Competition Schedule (Livestream from the second round onward):

Venue: Solitär, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

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

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

• Wednesday, February 11, 2026: Rehearsal with the Academy Orchestra for finalists
• Thursday, February 12, 2026: Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra

Prizes

1. Prize: €10,000
2. Prize: €7,000
3. Prize: €5,000

Audience Prize: €1,000

Additional prizes to be announced.

Preliminary Round (Video Submission possible between July 15th and September 15th)

Program:

• 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 Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (www.nma.at) is required.

Competition Rounds

First Round:

• One of the following solo violin works by J.S. Bach (memorization required, 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 (memorization required, 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
  • Janáček: Violin Sonata
  • Lutosławski: Partita for Violin and Piano
• Commissioned work
  • to be announced later
• One of the following violin concertos (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

Dates: February 13–19, 2026
Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University: February 19, 2026
Jury Chair: Pavel Gililov

• Online Registration: July 15 – September 15, 2025 (including application video)
• Announcement of Participants: Late October/Early November 2025
• Registration Fee: €100 (non-refundable)

Competition Schedule (Livestream available starting from Round 2)

Venue: Solitär, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1

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

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

• Wednesday, February 18, 2026: Rehearsals with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University for finalists
• Thursday, February 19, 2026: Final Concert with the Academy Orchestra of the Mozarteum University

Prizes

1. Prize: €10,000
2. Prize: €7,000
3. Prize: €5,000

Audience Prize: €1,000

Additional prizes are under consideration.

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

Program

• 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.
• It is recommended to use Urtext editions.
• For works by W.A. Mozart, the use of the New Mozart Edition is expected: www.nma.at

Competition Rounds

1st Round

• 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

• 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
  • To be announced later

Final Concert

• One of the following piano concertos by W.A. Mozart, with orchestra accompaniment (with repeats):
  • Specific concertos to be announced later

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• 9th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2006
• 8th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 2002
• 7th International Mozart Competition Salzburg 1999

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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, after which it takes place in a biennial rhythm. Scoring categories are voice, piano, violin, horn and string quartet, but they are held alternately in the competition years. in 2020, for the first time in the history of the Mozart Competition, the horn category was also represented. The competition has been associated with the Fédération Mondiale des Concours Internationaux de Musique (FMCIM) since 1990.