About Us:

The International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso" is open to all nationalities and ages in strings, piano, wind, vocal and chamber music, each discipline is divided into different age categories.


Participants are required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition. The final selections of winners are based solely on the same recordings submitted. Multiple winners will be chosen in each age category. 


Winners who receive an invitation to play at the winners' concert, and decide to decline the invitation and not travel, will receive their prize diploma and a 3D sculpted medal by mail (for free). 


Our competition wants to encourage young musicians to perform and grow. We believe that our competition can offer many benefits to our participants, and help to build their confidence and realize their dreams.

ABOUT OUR WINNERS' CONCERTS:

The International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso" is the only one in Europe with the capacity to present winners in the most prestigious concert halls in the world such as the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall (London, UK), Gläserner Saal, Musikverein (Vienna, Austria), Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Paris National Opera "La Bastille" (Paris, France), Paris Cité de la Musique (Paris, France), Teatro Studio in Parco della Musica (Rome, Italy), BOZAR Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium) or Wiener Saal, Mozarteun (Salzburg, Austria).

ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL TALENT:

The International Music Competition "Grand Prize Virtuoso" attracted applicants from all over the world (71 countries): Albania, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. 

SPECIAL PRIZES:

Tal-Haim Samson in NY with the poster before his solo concert at Carnegie Hall

Our purpose is to discover artists of outstanding personality and provide awards, which can help to launch international careers. 


Thanks to our artistic director, Mrs. Victoria Montserrat, our winners have the opportunity to take part in important international festivals (in the form of recitals or as soloists accompanied by orchestras).


The aim of our special prizes is to find performers with a strong artistic personality and stage presence. The emphasis is therefore not on the purely technical aspect of the performance, but also on the artistic charisma of the performer.


We would like to highlight Tal Haim Samnon's Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 29 presented by our organization "Grand Prize Virtuoso" International Music Competition. To find out all the details, please go to the official Carnegie Hall website here.


Special prizes may be granted based on the Artistic Director recommendations during live performances, please visit the "Special Prizes" page here for more information.

A collection of photos from our past Winners' Concerts: