Participants in the competition must prove themselves with a challenging repertoire. This includes the presentation and premiere of the commissioned work for the competition.
The Stiftung Niedersachsen has commissioned the composer Sara Glojnarić to write a work for solo violin for the 2027 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition. All participants will receive the score on 1 July 2027, and the world premiere will take place during the semi-finals of the competition.
Commissioned work for violin solo 2027 by Sara Glojnarić
Biography Sara Glojnarić
Sara Glojnarić is a Croatian composer whose artistic practice engages with pop culture, its aesthetics and socio-political implications, nostalgia, collective memory, and the extensive network of pop-cultural data.
Her works include opera, orchestral and chamber music, as well as video works, and have been performed worldwide by renowned ensembles and orchestras.
She has received numerous international awards, including the Ernst von Siemens Composition Prize (2023), the Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart, the Erste Bank Composition Prize in Vienna, the Kranichstein Music Prize at the Darmstadt Summer Course (2018), and the SWR Orchestra Prize for her piece “DING, DONG, DARLING!” at the Donaueschingen Festival 2024. Most recently, she was awarded the German Music Authors’ Prize (GEMA) in the category Emerging Artist (Contemporary Classical Music).
In the 2025/26 season, her opera “Station Paradiso” will premiere at the Stuttgart State Opera.
In addition to her work as a composer, Sara is also active as a lecturer in composition. In her teaching practice, she focuses on the broader cultural context of music and addresses topics such as cultural theory, translation, linguistics, and intersectional queer and feminist perspectives.
(Current as of April 2026)
Her works include opera, orchestral and chamber music, as well as video works, and have been performed worldwide by renowned ensembles and orchestras.
She has received numerous international awards, including the Ernst von Siemens Composition Prize (2023), the Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart, the Erste Bank Composition Prize in Vienna, the Kranichstein Music Prize at the Darmstadt Summer Course (2018), and the SWR Orchestra Prize for her piece “DING, DONG, DARLING!” at the Donaueschingen Festival 2024. Most recently, she was awarded the German Music Authors’ Prize (GEMA) in the category Emerging Artist (Contemporary Classical Music).
In the 2025/26 season, her opera “Station Paradiso” will premiere at the Stuttgart State Opera.
In addition to her work as a composer, Sara is also active as a lecturer in composition. In her teaching practice, she focuses on the broader cultural context of music and addresses topics such as cultural theory, translation, linguistics, and intersectional queer and feminist perspectives.
(Current as of April 2026)