Introducing the 2026 competition!
The Concertino Praga international music competition is accepting entries for the 2026 competition which will be held in a single category, which young musicians can enter with the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, violoncello, harp and accordion.
Musicians playing the piano and the violin may enter the competition if they are still under 16 years of age during the competition’s final evening, while participants playing the other instruments must be under 17 as of the evening of the final.
Wind instruments will return in 2027
Concertino Praga has followed the following model since 2025: one year of the competition consists of the keyboard and string instrument categories, while the next year of the competition is held in two categories, i.e. string instruments and wind instruments separately. This cycle will continue regularly.
As such, the competition will be opened for these two categories in 2027:
1) piano, violin, viola, violoncello, harp and accordion
2) flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn and trombone
Why should you enter?
Concertino Praga is not looking for ready-made stars, but for young musicians with open potential. The competition has been structured in a way that will help the participants grow – it offers professional feedback, specific opportunities for personal development and entry into the world of actual concert stages. The competition ensures a high expert level for its juries and emphasises an individual approach.
The laureates receive:
- scholarships for 700€, 1700€, 2800€ and 5000€ (for example, to finance studies, and instrument purchases, etc.),
- concert opportunities both in Czechia and abroad,
- an opportunity to perform at the final concert accompanied by an orchestra as part of the Dvořák Prague festival,
- every finalist will receive a professional audio-visual recording of their performances
- a performance in the subscriber season of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (PRSO),
- concerts at the Concertino Praga South Bohemian Festival,
- the winner will be able to make a professional recording at Czech Radio,
- exclusive masterclasses by AKH and KKFF over and above the framework of the scholarship
- The laureates receive performances as part of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra's orchestral academy, the 2026 Pardubice Musical Spring and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice subscription cycle
- concerts in cooperation with partners such as Dvořák Prague, the Czech Centres, the Zlatá Pecka Festival, the Třeboňská nokturna international music festival, EMCY.
Czechs may record their competition recordings under professional conditions in a studio at Czech Radio in Prague, Pilsen, České Budějovice, Brno or Ostrava.
IMPORTANT
The closing date for entries: 31.3.2026
Detailed competition conditions are available here.
Submit you entry electronically using the form.