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Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition
ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition is one of the most prestigious quartet competitions in the world. The Competition is held under the auspices of Wigmore Hall, the leading venue for chamber music. It attracts the best young quartets and offers excellent career development opportunities to prizewinners.
MAIN OFFICE
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 0207 258 8244
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
All members of quartets must be under 35 at the start date of the 2025 Competition.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Strings
DETAILS
Travel Covered? No
Frequency Triennial
First prize £10,000 to £50,000
Additional prizes Performances
Jury chair(s) John Gilhooly CBE, director, Wigmore Hall
Additional jurors Peter Jarůšek, Pavel Haas Quartet; Nina Lee, Brentano Quartet; Heime Müller, ex-Artemis Quartet; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, ex-Dover Quartet; Lesley Robertson, St Lawrence String Quartet; Mark Steinberg, Brentano Quartet
Jury size 6 to 10
Application deadline October 17, 2024
Application notes October 17, 2024, 1 pm Greenwich Mean Time
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
April 5, 2025, Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
FINALS (live rounds)
April 6, 2025, Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
Semifinals Semifinals streamed
Finals Finals streamed
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2022 Leonkoro Quartet
2018 Esme Quartet
2015 Quatuor Van Kuijk
2012 Arcadia Quartet
2009 Danish String Quartet
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