Geneva

Concours de Geneve International Viola Competition

4-12 November 2025: Geneva, CH

Live rounds of international viola competition, with performances at the Salle Franz Liszt and Victoria Hall

First Prize (ex aequo)

Jury:

Tabea Zimmermann, chairman
Tomoko Akasaka
Ettore Causa
Cynthia Phelps
Pauline Sachse
Jean Sulem
German Tcakulov

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Solo repertoire:
Bacewicz 4 Capricci, Albisetti Nouvel Elan, Hindemith Der Schwanendreher,

Chamber repertoire:
Grieg Sonata No. 3 (arr. viola & piano), Schubert Fantasie (arr. viola & piano), Mozart Divertimento (mvmts I-3), Berio Naturale

With:
Lena Neudauer, violin
Christian Poltera, cello
Andrei Banciu, piano
Mariana Bednarska, percussion
David Poissonier, electronics
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Cornelius Meister, conductor)