SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
“YOUNG VIRTUOSOS 2025 - ZLATKA ZLATKOVA”
26 - 29 JUNE 2025 Г.

SCHEDULE OF THE COMPETITION

The Organizing Committee of the Competition drew the following order of appearance for the
candidates based on the Bulgarian alphabet:
Group I – letter "E" (Е)
Group II – letter "Я" (IA)
Group III – letter "Ф" (О)

After the successful Fifteenth Jubilee Edition of the International Competition "Young Virtuosos," dedicated to the anniversary of Pancho Vladigerov, and the subsequent edition honoring the great Bulgarian pedagogue Lydia Kuteva, the Organizing Committee of the International Competition "Young Virtuosos" is proud to announce its Seventeenth Edition, which will take place in 2025 in the Piano category. The competition will be held in Sofia at the National Academy of Music "Pancho Vladigerov." In 2025, the edition of the Competition will be in the category piano and will bear the name ZLATKA ZLATKOVA.

The International Competition "Young Virtuosos" is designed for young performers from around the world. It provides new opportunities for all participants to compete and connect with peers, explore and exchange original ideas, interpret classical and contemporary music, and showcase their talent to renowned musicians who have proven themselves on global stages and in the international music scene. Within the framework of the "Young Virtuosos" International Competition, numerous creative meetings, workshops, a "Mastery Academy," and concerts by distinguished musicians will take place. Since 2013, the competition has been a member of the EMCY European Union of Music Competitions for Youth - EMCY.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Bulgarian music education institution, the International Competition "Young Virtuosos" was founded in 2004 at the initiative of Milka Miteva. The competition is held annually with the exceptional support of the Ministry of Culture and the Sofia Municipality.

With the aim of preserving Bulgaria's musical heritage, some of the competition categories bear the names of prominent Bulgarian musicians and educators, including Prof. Lyuba Encheva, Prof. Georgi Badev, Prof. Sava Dimitrov, Prof. Kiril Karel Stari, Prof. Dr. Dobri Paliev, Pancho Vladigerov, and Lydia Kuteva.

The competition is organized with the invaluable support and partnership of the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov."

Organizing Committee:
Milka Miteva – Chairperson, Artistic Director of the Competition
Mario Angelov
Boryana Stoyanova
Marina Savova

PRIZES

Group I – Up to 12 years old (Born after January 1, 2013)
1-st prize – 1000 BGN
2-nd prize – 750 BGN
3-rd prize – 500 BGN

Group II – Up to 16 years old (Born after January 1, 2009)
1-st prize – 3000 BGN
2-nd prize – 2000 BGN
3-rd prize – 1000 BGN

Group III – Up to 23 years old (Born after January 1, 2002)
1-st prize – 5000 BGN
2-nd prize – 4000 BGN
3-rd prize – 3000 BGN

Download the INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION “YOUNG VIRTUOSOS 2025 -ZLATKA ZLATKOVA” Regulations