Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition 2026: Semi-Final 2/2

Welcome to the 17th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, live from Poznań, Poland! As the oldest violin competition in the world, the prestigious event has launched the international careers of soloists like David Oistrakh (2nd Prize, 1935), Igor Oistrakh (1st Prize, 1952), Alena Baeva (1st Prize, 2001), and many more. For this second session of Semi-Finals at the 2026 edition, the remaining Semi-Finalists join the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra to perform some of the most famous concertos written for the instrument, such as those by Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Sibelius.