Young musicians can apply to this edition of the Enescu International Competition (8-27 September, Bucharest, Romania) until July 1. The Enescu Competition is organized according to international standards for musical contests, within the George Enescu Festival, a top 5 Festival in Europe, and offers prizes over 100.000 Euros.
The Enescu Competition's first edition was in 1958, when the Enescu Festival was first launched, in the memory of the famous Romanian composer, George Enescu. It reaches this year its 14th edition. The competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions since 2002, being organized according to its standards and requirements.
The 2014 edition of the George Enescu Competition will take place between 6 and 27 September and has four sections: Violin, Cello, Piano and Composition. The prizes are worth over 100,000 Euros. The Competition is proud to use The Romanian Athenaeum and The National Music University - both symbolic places of Bucharest - as the performance venues for the preliminary stages of the Competition. The final concerts will be performed at The Romanian Athenaeum, with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
The candidates can find information about the rules for the 2014 Enescu Competition on the Enescu Festival website, following this link. Should they need Enescu scores to prepare for the competition, they are kindly invited to contact the organizers (artexim@rdslink.ro).
Real time information on the Competition can also be found on Facebook page.
