The Sfogato Music and Arts Society (www.sfogato.org, www.sfogato.eu) is pleased to invite students from all music schools and academies to participate in the 4th International Music Competition “Sfogato Stage” 2025 – Online (www.sfogatostage.com). The competition will be held as part of the 16th Sfogato International Music and Arts Festival, under the patronage of:
Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland – Marta Cienkowska
Marshal of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship – Łukasz Smółka
Mayor of Kraków – Aleksander Miszalski
Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków – Marek Jędraszewski
Media support: TVP.Info, TVP3 Kraków, Radio Kraków, Kraków PL
The competition auditions will be held online from December 27 to 30, 2025, in the following categories: piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, viola, cello, double bass, wind instruments, voice, and chamber ensemble.
Applications for the competition must be submitted by December 12, 2025.
APPLICATION FORM: https://sfogatostage.com/application/
The competition rules are available on the website:
The entry fee for soloists is €60, while for each member of a chamber ensemble it is €40.
There is no limit to the number of prizes awarded in the competition. The prize or honorable mention will be awarded to the participant who achieves a score between 56 and 100 points.
The winners of the Sfogato Stage Music Competition will have the opportunity to participate in a concert in Berlin in April 2026 (participation in the concert is guaranteed for the first prize winners. Other winners may also participate, subject to availability).
Winners wishing to participate in the concert are responsible for their own travel, accommodation, and meal expenses. The organizer covers the costs of renting the venue and a piano, as well as promoting the event and the young artists.
Last year’s winners’ concert was held at the Mozart House in Vienna. The program of this concert is available at: https://www.sfogato.eu/sfogatostage/concerts/sfogatostage_mozarthausvienna_2025_booklet-2.pdf
Photos from the Vienna concert are available at: https://sfogato.eu/sfogatostage/concerts/vienna-2025/
