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 – 8th Edition from 19 to 22 August 2025 in Procida – Italy
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
We will announce the Winners from 6th January 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 2022 are accepted
Entries are Limited – only 50 available
Deadline:
Junior 7th December 2024
Young/Virtuosto 13th December 2024
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 – 8th Edition in August 2025
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
We will announce the Top selections and then the Winners Form 6th January 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
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 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- 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 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- 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 C
Ages 11-13
Program Maximum 12 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 1000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2025
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2025
- 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 D
Ages 14-16
Program Maximum 15 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 2000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2024’
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- 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
Young
Ages 17-19
Program Maximum 20 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 3000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Concerto in Leon – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Recognition Prize Sponsored by our Educational Partner iClassical Academy
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- 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
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 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025′
- Concert in Tirana – (Albania) offered by MuSa Art&Science
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- 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 Campus of Mimas Festival 2025
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Campus of Mimas Festival 2026
- Artist Branding 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.
YUAN
JIAMIN
CHINA
Violinist and Professor
She has played concerts in China, Germany, Austria, the United States, Japan, and participated in many music festivals including Salzburg, Hannover, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Shanghai and also as a soloist, invited to perform with orchestras including Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera Orchestra, and Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra Yuan Jiamin is an associate professor of violin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM). She holds music degrees from the Shanghai Conservatory and the University Mozarteum Salzburg.
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.
Savva
Fatkulin
SPAIN/RUSSIA
Violinist and Pedagogue
He received the Diploma of Honor for his musical merits by the Queen Sofia.He has performed all over the world and is a member of international competitions such as: “Leónid Kogan Internacional Violín Competition” and Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition.
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.
Calvin
Wong
HONG KONG
Violinist and Conductor
He has an enjoys an eclectic career as a performer, educator and conducto.He has received international awards as best teacher including the prestigious Hong Kong International Violin Competition and Schoenfeld International String Competition. He is permanently invited to the jury of international competitions.
Feng
Jia
HONG KONG
Violinist and Pedagogue
Feng Jia, from a musical family, began violin at age 3, winning a provincial competition by 5 and placing second in the China National Violin Competition by 9. She graduated with top honors from Wuhan Conservatory of Music, studying under leading professors, and attended prestigious international music camps, winning the Best Concerto Performer Award. As a performer and educator with over 20 years of experience, Feng was a full-time violinist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and developed her own teaching methods. She encourages student participation in competitions with great success. Feng plays a 1953 Charles Adolphe Maucotel violin, on loan from the Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition Foundation.
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
