Fritz Kreisler

Artistic & organizational goals

  • Meeting of the elite young international violinists every four years in Fritz Kreisler’s hometown for a great Violin ‘Olympiade’. A 9-day competition with a total of 12 prizes – a festival of violin playing that is an important Viennese cultural event of great interest to the public and media. 
  • Participants with high artistic standards guaranteed by careful selection from hundreds of applicants from all continents (with the help of CVs, critiques, recommendation letters, videos and recordings). 
  • The highest organizational and artistic standards due to the many years of experience in organizing international music competitions as well as by collaborating with the most renowned local partners: Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, ORF Radio-Symphony Orchestra, Jeunesse, ORF.