17th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition 2026 | Tickets
In October 2026, Poznań will once again welcome the world’s most outstanding young violinists. The artists will showcase their talent and compete for the highest honours in one of the oldest and most prestigious violin competitions in the world, held under the patronage of Henryk Wieniawski since 1935.
Ticket Sales
Ticket sales for the competition auditions have begun.
Tickets can be purchased online via the bilety24 platform.
Opening Concert, Gala and Prize-Winner Concerts
Starting from Friday, October 24 at 12:00 PM (CEST), the first online tickets will be available for purchase for the Opening of the Competition (8 October) and the Final Gala & Prize-Winner Concert (23 October).
Tickets for the other Prize-Winner Concerts (24-25 October), as well as subscription tickets, will go on sale at a later date.
Discounts
When purchasing 10 or more tickets online for the competition auditions (9-22 October), a 10% discount applies automatically in the cart. This offer does not include the Opening Concert or the Gala.
Schedule and Program of the 17th Wieniawski Competition
October 8
Opening of 17th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition
October 9–12: Stage 1
Participants will perform compositions by Henryk Wieniawski: one Caprice (from Op. 10 or Op. 18), one selected work or group of works by the Competition’s patron (including Polonaise de concert in D major, Op. 4; Scherzo-Tarantella, Op. 16; Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20; Polonaise in A major, Op. 21), and an additional piece or pieces of their choice, composed between the Baroque and contemporary periods, for solo violin or violin with piano.
October 13–15: Stage 2
In this stage, participants will perform violin sonatas with piano (including works by Bartók, Franck, Szymanowski, Penderecki, Ravel, Bacewicz, Lutosławski, Sarasate, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe), as well as solo works or compositions for violin and piano from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-century repertoire.
October 16: Day off
October 17–18: Stage 3
Each participant will perform one work chosen from among the following pieces: M.P. Górecki – Concerto-Notturno Op. 13; A. Panufnik – Violin Concerto; P. Vasks – Vox Amoris: Fantasy for Violin and String Orchestra, and M. Weinberg – Concertino, Op. 42.
October 19: Day off
October 20–21: Stage 4 | Finale A
Performing with the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra under Łukasz Borowicz, finalists will present one of the following violin concertos: J. Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77; L. van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61; A. Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53; M. Karłowicz – Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 8; F. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, and J. Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47.
October 22: Stage 4 | Finale B
The remaining part of the final stage comprises Henryk Wieniawski’s violin concertos: No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14 and/or No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22.
October 23: Gala and Prize-Winner Concert
October 24: Prize-Winner Concert no. 2
October 25: Prize-Winner Concert no. 3 (Warsaw)
Competition Venue
Except for Prize-Winner Concert no. 3, all competition auditions and concerts will be held at the A. Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań (1, Wieniawskiego Street).
