1. About the competition
The competition will take place on February 14-22, 2025 in following order:
The competition is open to violinists who are born on or after February 2, 1998. Current students of the jury members are allowed to enter the competition, but those jury members are restricted from voting for their students or make any impact on the decisions of other jury members regarding their students. Jury members can not vote for the competitors who are related to them by consanguinity, adoption or affinity, or who have regularly studied or had more then one masterclass lesson with them within the 36 month period prior the competition.
Note: 1st prize winners of the previous J. Heifetz competitions are not allowed to participate in this competition.
2. Registration
2.1 During the registration, applicants are required to submit a video recording for the pre-selection round, where one performs two pieces (no. 2.1.1 & 2.1.2) from the list provided below.
2.1.1 The first movement with a cadenza from any of these W. A. Mozart violin concerts:
• No. 1 in B-flat major, KV 207; • No. 2 in D major, KV 211; • No. 3 in G major, KV 216; • No. 4 in D major, KV 218; • No. 5 in A major, KV 219.
2.1.2. One selected caprice from the N. Paganini "24 Caprices for Solo Violin", op. 1.
2.2 Candidates may record videos in which they perform these two pieces separately, at different time and in different locations, but each piece must be recorded in its entirety, providing coherency without any editing or cutting, which is strictly prohibited.
3. Program
4. Application fee
5. Selection of participants
6. Jury
7. Prizes and awards
8. Obligations of participants
9. Accompanist services
10. Travel and accommodation
11. Competition schedule
Artistic director of the International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists | Prof. Rūta Lipinaitytė-Savickienė