Competitions, Awards and Appointments: February 2025

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The latest competition results, appointments and forthcoming contests

Competition results

Romanian violinist Iohan Coman, 23, has been awarded the €10,000 first prize at the Mieczysław Wajnberg International Violin Competition in Katowice, Poland. The second prize of €5,000 was won by the US–Finnish violinist Matthew Hakkarainen, 24, and the third prize of €3,000 by Slovenian violinist Maja Horvat, 28…

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