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VIOLA EVENTS, COMPETITIONS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
| Tarisio Matching Grant Program: awards up to $10,000 (£6,000) of matching funds to one winning applicant for each Tarisio auction of fine instruments and bows. Open to string players aged under 30 who are currently enrolled in or graduates of a music performance degree program. |
PAST EVENTS
| Johansen International Competition: Young string players ages 13-17 are invited to compete for $66,000 in prize money in the Johansen International Competition for Young String Players, which will be held March 21-24, 2012 in Washington, DC. | |
| Washington International Competition will take place in Washington DC from June 8-10, 2012. Violists between the ages of 18 and 28, who are ready to take the next step towards establishing a professional career but are not yet under management, are encouraged to apply. First prize: $8000. Finalists will have the opportunity to play at Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. | |
| Aronoff Music Festival, a unique summer retreat of inspiration, refreshment and new ideas for Violists age 14 through adult. Check website for festival dates and other events throughout the year. | |
| 5th Annual Viola Celebration to be held October 22-23, 2011 on the campus of the University of Tennessee. | |
| Aronoff Music Festival, June 29 – July 3, 2008. A unique musical experience of inspiration, refreshment and new ideas for Violists (age 14+), Violinists and Cellists (age 18+). | |
| Interlochen’s Viola Institute, a one-week program, to be held starting June 16, 2007 for violists ages 14-25. | |
| Aronoff Music Festival, June 25-29, 2006. A unique musical experience of inspiration, refreshment and new ideas for Violists (age 14+), Violinists and Cellists (age 18+). | |
| Royal Northern College of Music (in Manchester, UK) is holding a public Viola Day on Sunday, 19 June 2005, which will include maker’s stalls, masterclasses, workshops, performances and some mass viola playing. | |
| XXXIV International Viola Congress held in Montreal, Canada, June 7 – 11, 2006. | |
| XXXIII International Viola Congress was in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 2 – 5, 2005. | |
| Orchestral Audition Training Workshop (age 18 – professional) at the Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, NY, May 21-28, 2005. Viola faculty: Boston Symphony Orchestra violist Ronald Wilkison and former Boston Symphony assistant principal Patricia McCarty. | |
| 2005 Chicago Viola Society Solo Competition was held on May 8, 2005. Here is the repertoire list in MS Word format. | |
| XXXII International Viola Congress was held June 9-13, 2004 on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. | |
| 2005 Chicago Viola Society Solo Competition – April 23, 2005 | |
| Max Aronoff Viola Institute, June 29-July 3, 2003. A unique musical experience of inspiration, refreshment and new ideas for Violists (age 14+), Violinists and Cellists (age 18+). | |
| XXXI International Viola Congress, June 10-13, 2003. | |
| Annual SCVS Mini Congress, May 24-25 at Cal State Long Beach University, Gerald R Daniel Hall, May 18-19, 2003. | |
| 2003 Primrose Memorial Scholarship Competition, May 18-19, 2003. | |
| A live television and radio broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring guest violist, Helen Callus on March 9, 2003, 9:30 AM. at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. | |
| Utah Viola Society “ViolaFest” at Brigham Young University: March 8, 2003, 9:30 AM-5 PM. Master class by Helen Callus, many other activities also planned. | |
| The 2003 Primrose Memorial Concert, featuring Helen Callus from the University of Washington, will take place on Friday, March 7, 7:30 PM in the Madsen Recital Hall at Brigham Young University. | |
| ViolaFest 2002 presented by SCVS on October 20 at 4 pm. | |
| Info on viola scholarship to study with Robert Turrell at the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Academy | |
| XXX International Viola Congress will be held June 19-23, 2002 in Seattle, WA. | |
| Karen Tuttle’s Coordination Workshop – June 7-9, 2002 | |
| Chicago Viola Society Solo Competition – March 23, 2002 – Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University | |
| PIVA Opening held on March 1, 2002 | |
| Central Conservatory of Music Viola Competition in Beijing, November 6-11, 2001 | |
| Viola Festival – Lionel Tertis 125th Anniversary (1876 -1975) from 31 October to 2 November, 2001 at the Royal Academy of Music, London | |
| Max Aronoff Viola Institute, June 25-30, 2001 | |
| International Primrose Competition 2001 | |
| XXIX Viola Congress, 2001 will be hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, April 8-12, 2001. | |
| Scott Lee’s Debut with the American Youth Symphony is at 8:00 pm, Sunday, April 8, 2001. Admission is free. | |
| Violafest in Utah, March 7-11, 2001 | |
| The 10th Anniversary Casals Hall Viola Space 2001, January 2001. | |
| Munich Competition, Sept 7 – 15, 2000 | |
| Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and Workshop, 2000 was hosted 19-26 August 2000. (old link) | |
| XVIII Viola Congress, 2000 was hosted 4-8 August 2000 at Linkoeping, Sweden. | |
| Maurice Vieux Concours International d’Alto, Spring 2000 | |
| First Viola Competition in China was held at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, July 9-14, 2000. | |
| Chicago Viola Society’s 2000 Solo Contest: January 22, 2000 | |
| Viola Fest, Nov. 19-21, 1999 at Penn State University | |
| Paul Coletti’s Recital, Oct. 24, 1999 at Mannes College | |
| 14th German Violists’ Congress at Celle, October 15 to 17, 1999 | |
| Karen Ritscher’s Recital, Oct. 10, 1999 at Mannes College. Program includes TURINA, BRAHMS, and an ensemble including Jens Nygaard. | |
| Joseph de Pasquale Viola Institute, July 25-August 8, ’99 at the International FAME Festival in New Jersey | |
| Max Aronoff Viola Institute, June 27 to July 2, 1999 | |
| International Viola Congress, June 9 – 12, ’99 | |
| Primrose Competition, ’99 (Winners listed on the page) | |
| Nokuthula’s “homecoming” recital, Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, April 11, 1999 | |
| Concours national des jeunes Altistes (National Competition for Young Violists, France), February 5 & 7, 1999 | |
| Chicago Viola Society’s 1999 Solo Contest: January 9, 1999 | |
| Scott Lee’s New York Debut, Thursday, October 29, 1998; 7:30 p.m. | |
| First International Viola Competition in Vienna, September 7-12, 1998 | |
| The de Veritch Institute of Viola Studies: VIOLA CAMP, August 1-11, ’98 | |
| International Viola Congress, ’98 | |
| Viola-Fest, June 26-27, ’98: featuring Yuri Bashmet, Nobuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian and Tabea Zimmermann | |
| Arizona Viola Festival: March 27-28, 1998 | |
| Chicago Viola Society’s 1998 Solo Contest Winners, March 15, 1998 | |
| 3rd International Viola Competition in Moscow, 1997 | |
| International Viola Congress, ’97 held at University of Texas at Austin |