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The world’s oldest music competition. Providing awards & commissions to advance the careers of young classical musicians since 1925.

06/25/2026

Open to violinists aged 18 to 32, the competition will be held in New York City from October 27 to November 1, 2026.

05/20/2026

gave a stunning performance of Bach’s Partita No.1 in b minor BWV 1002 at the Naumburg Centennial Gala Concert.

Naumburg’s mission - inspire and help the next generation of great artists.

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05/19/2026

AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT!

Naumburg’s 100 Year Gala Concert was a tour de force, showcasing over 20 Naumburg alumni who all came together for one incredible event.

Photos by

Carol Wincenc
Colin Carr
Charles Neidich
Anton Nel
Leonidas Kavakos
Frank Huang
Lucy Shelton
Erin Wagner
Valentin Kovalev
Andreas Mader
Jack Gao
Seth Knopp
The Terra String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet
The Brentano String Quartet

The WORLD PREMIERE of the new Naumburg commissioned work by Steven Mackey was also an incredible success.

Remarks about the importance and history of the were given by and

05/14/2026

Nearly sold out!

Get your tickets while they are still available at Naumburg.org/100

The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Centennial Gala will be an unforgettable concert of a lifetime.

See over 20 Naumburg alumni give performances on May 17th at 3 PM in the Rose Theater at Jazz in Lincoln Center.

Carol Wincenc
Colin Carr
Charles Neidich
Anton Nel
Leonidas Kavakos
Frank Huang
Lucy Shelton
Erin Wagner
Valentin Kovalev
Andreas Mader
Jack Gao
Seth Knopp
The Terra String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet
(Emerson - special reunion in celebration)
The Brentano String Quartet
and more

Also featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of a new Naumburg commissioned work by Steven Mackey.

03/25/2026

TERRA STRING QUARTET | NAUMBURG at SFCM
Friday, April 3rd, 7:30 PM (PT)
FREE EVENT
Hume Hall at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Harriet Langley, violin .langley
Amelia Dietrich, violin
Chih-Ta Chen, viola
Audrey Chen, cello

The Naumburg Foundation invites you to a free concert at the San Francisco Conservatory of music, featuring the Terra String Quartet, winners of the 2025 Chamber Music Competition.

This event, underwritten by Sin-Tung Chiu in honor of his parents Bella and P.P. Chiu, celebrates Naumburg’s 100th year as the world’s oldest music competition, and its long-standing relationshipwith the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Program to include:

Juri Seo
String Quartet No. 2, Overgrown Paths

Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major

Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”

Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 — with SFCM students

Visit Naumburg.org for details

03/17/2026

ERIN WAGNER | NAUMBURG at MSM
Sunday, March 22 at 7:30 PM

ERIN WAGNER, mezzo-soprano
MAUREEN ZOLTEK, piano
Greenfield Recital Hall at the Manhattan School of Music

This performance is part of the Naumburg at MSM recital series. This series, in its third year, showcases Naumburg winners who are graduates of MSM.

Program includes works by Wolf, Mettens, Poulenc and Barber.

Winner of the 2021 Naumburg Vocal Award, Erin Wagner has also appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera, where she sang Dorabella in Così fan tutte and later Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites.

Joined by Maureen Zoltek, pianist and Music Director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.

12/16/2025

Applications are now open for the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition!

Visit naumburg.org for more information.

Pictured: Robert Mann | 1941 Violin Award and former Naumburg President

12/10/2025

Trio Eris, NEC’s Piano Trio in Residence, reached the finals of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2025 Chamber Music Competition. The trio — violinist K.J. McDonald ’25 GD, ’26 MM, cellist Annie SeEun Hyung ’26 MM, and pianist Andrew Jun Chen ’24 MM, ’26 GD — is mentored at NEC b...

12/09/2025

THE TERRA STRING QUARTET HAS WON

We are pleased to announce that has won the 2025 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition.

Their award includes $15,000, a Carnegie Hall recital, a San Francisco Conservatory recital, a commissioned work and a recording of that commissioned work.

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