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Next Edition: September 26 to October 10, 2021

Oliver Wille

Oliver Wille

The challenge of leading the renowned Joseph Joachim's Violin Competition in his adopted country into the future together with Antje Weithaas is a challenge that he dedicates himself to with many ideas and, above all, with the goal of enabling the next generation of cultural workers to make their way onto the concert podium through new creative networks and cooperation.

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The application period has begun! Violinists from all nations who were born between October 10, 1989 and September 26, 2005 are invited to apply.

With two video files and an online form, interested parties can apply. The application period ends on March 25, 2021.

The competition takes place every three years in Hanover, Germany and is hosted by Stiftung Niedersachsen. For the eleventh edition Oliver Wille and Antje Weithaas, first Winner of the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition 1991, have overtaken the artistic directorship. 

Antje Weithaas

Antje Weithaas

The primary motivation for Antje Weithaas to take over the artistic direction of the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition together with Oliver Wille was to offer violinists a platform with many opportunities for advancement. With this very competition, to which she herself owes so much, she wants to find and support versatile, inquisitive artists.

News releases

September 28, 2020
Joseph Joachim Violin Competition 2021: Applications are open
October 02, 2019
A Forum for Musical Life
January 16, 2019
Antje Weithaas and Oliver Wille take over artistic directorship
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Stiftung Niedersachsen

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.

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