The application period ended on April 15. Thank you for the numerous applications, which we especially appreciate in this uncertain time of the pandemic.

We will announce the JJV 2021 competitors on May 25 and are already looking forward to welcoming them in Hannover in autumn – hopefully as cheerful as the JJV 2018 competitors in this photo.

Read more about the pre-selection.

Pianist, teacher, musicologist, composer – Robert Levin is a world-renowned expert in many fields of music. The American will bring his wealth of experience to the jury of the 2021 competition.

One of the most famous and recognised Polish symphonic ensembles, the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra is one of our concert engagements. The orchestra performs at major music centres at home and abroad and has toured almost all European countries.

Since 1991, Stiftung Niedersachsen has been inviting exceptional young violinists from all over the world to compete in the ›Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover‹, which is held every three years. The foundation, which was founded in 1987, presents this exceptional endowment program in order to further especially gifted young musicians. These efforts have received international recognition.