Concertino Praga – the Dvořák Radio International Competition for Young Musicians – has announced the results of the first round of its 2025 edition. The line-up of eight finalists, each representing a different instrument and hailing from six different countries, is unprecedented in the competition’s history. Selected from nearly sixty applicants from three continents, these young musicians have earned their place in the finals.

12 September

Concert, Concertino Praga, final round of wind category – Bethlehem Chapel.

13 September

Concert, Concertino Praga, final round of solo category – Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum

Concertino Praga – the Antonín Dvořák International Radio Competition for Young Musicians – has been held each year since 1966. The mission of this multidisciplinary competition is to find extraordinary talents up to age 15 or 16. It is jointly organised by the Academy of Classical Music and Czech Radio. Candidates in two categories – solo and chamber music – are judged by an international jury of experts. In the first round, the jury evaluates the candidates anonymously on the basis of submitted recordings. The finals are held in public as a concert of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival. In 2021, the competition is open to contestants in both categories. The solo category will be held for violin, cello, piano, harpsichord, harp, accordion, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, and trombone. The chamber music category is open to ensembles ranging from duos to sextets.

The winners will receive a scholarship in the amount of up to EUR 5,000. Laureates will also have the opportunity to make a professional radio recording at Czech Radio and to appear at the South Bohemia Festival Concertino Praga.

Since 1988, Concertino Praga has been a member of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY). It is held under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), of which Czech Radio became an active member in 1993.