Violin Competition
We are waiting for you in beautiful Procida Island
Dream With Us
For You
Awards over €20.000: cash scholarships, concerts, special prizes (bottom of the page) and the opportunity to debut in the Gala of the Mimas Music Festival – 9th Edition from 18 to 21 August 2026 in Procida – Italy
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
We will announce the Winners from 21th December 2025
Your Program
Send us the performance where you feel comfortable
The program is free
You can send us separate links uploaded to one of these channels: Youtube, Tencent, Youku, Vimeo, Google drive
Don’t Forget
Registrations/Links made from 2023 are accepted
Entries are Limited – only 50 available in total
Deadline:
Junior Categories: 28th November 2025
Young-Virtuoso: 05th December 2025
please read all other rules at the bottom of the page
For You
Awards over €20.000: cash scholarships, concerts, special prizes (bottom of the page) and the opportunity to debut in the Gala of the Mimas Music Festival – 9th Edition in August 2026
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
Your Program
Send us the performance where you feel comfortable
The program is free
You can send us separate links uploaded to one of these channels: Youtube, Tencent, Youku, Vimeo, Google drive
Don’t Forget
Registrations/Links made from 2023 are accepted
Entries are Limited
please read all other rules at the bottom of the page
Winner Violin Competition
Mimas Music Festival
Junior A
Ages 7 and under
Program Maximum 10 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 500
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026’
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior B
Ages 8-10
Program Maximum 10 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 700
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026’
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior C
Ages 11-13
Program Maximum 12 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 1000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026’
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior D
Ages 14-16
Program Maximum 15 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 2000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026’
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Young
Ages 17-19
Program Maximum 20 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 3000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026’
- Concerto in Leon – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Virtuoso
Ages 20-35
Program Maximum 30 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 5000
- Scholarship of € 1000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2026′
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
-
Audition with the ‘Orchestra Sinfonica Brutia’ – Italy
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2026
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Violin Campus of Mimas Festival 2027
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Special Prizes
- KNS CLASSICAL PRIZE – Digital publishing and distribution
- Best performance of a work of Baroque Composer
- Best performance of a work of Classical Composer
- Best performance of a work of Romantic Composer
- Best performance of a work of Contemporary Composer
- Best performance of a work of L.v. Beethoven
- Best performance of Virtuoso Etude
- Best performance of Virtuoso Composition
- Best European Violinist
- Best African Violinist
- Best Asian Violinist
- Best North American Violinist
- Best South American Violinist
- Best Australian Violinist
* The Mimas Special Prize for each category is awarded only if the jury unanimously votes the highest possible score (100/100) for the first prize.
*The performances will be listened to by the links or downloaded in video format by the organization
*The winners will be entitled to the prizes by participating in the Mimas Festival concerts dedicated to them
Meet the Jury
Luciano
Ruotolo
ITALY
Founder and Artistic Director
He is an international concert pianist, He won the prestigious ‘Carthage International Prize’. Founder of NOMEA – International Company, considered among the best Italian innovative startups. Luciano is Founder of Mimas Festival and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of: Neapolitan Masters Competition, Nomea Competition, WPTA Spain, Accademia Musicale Europea, MuSa art&science
Emily
Sun
AUSTRALIA
Concert Violinist
Winner of international awards-. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras from all over the world in major concert halls including the Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Great Hall.She currently teaches at the Royal College of Music, London. She plays a 1760 Nicolò Gagliano violin, kindly loaned to her through the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Bihan
Li
CHINA/USA
Concert Violinist
Eminent Chinese violinist, from Juilliard School and doctoral at the Manhattan School of Music, has achieved international recognition with first prizes in many competitions. She has performed as a soloist, and chamber musician in iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Fontainebleau Castle, and collaborated with esteemed orchestras and conductors on international tours.
Ting
Shen
CHINA
Violinist and Professor
She is a distinguished violinist, String Specialist of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, and winner of the highest prize at the Aspen Music Festival (USA). She received the Performer’s Diploma with full marks from the Academy of Music and Drama in Hamburg. As a soloist she has performed internationally, and she is member of the Times Repertory Orchestra. She is Co-Founder of the Shen Ting String Quartet and currently Violin Teacher at Tongji University, Shanghai.
Carles
LAma
SPAIN
Director of KNS Classical Label
Steinway Artist and international concert pianist, co-founder and director of the label KNS Classica.
Artistic director of several cycles and festivals of music, he has also won a reputation for mentoring a wide number of young talents.
Paweł
Radziński
POLAND
Violinist and Professor
He was awarded the Medal of the Commission of National Education and honored by the President of Poland with the Silver and Gold Cross of Merit and the “Gloria Artis” Medal. He is a Polish violinist and professor, graduate with honors of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Laureate of numerous international competitions, he has performed as soloist and chamber musician across Europe, Canada, and the United States, recording for radio and television. Founder of the “Academia” Chamber Orchestra (today Accademia dell’Arco), he has promoted contemporary music through premieres and recordings. He is Full Professor at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, where he leads the Department of Chamber Music.
Join the Competition
You will only submit your performance once, so as not to create travel costs, the evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
Registrations/Links made from 2022 are accepted
