Nine jurors will serve on the final-round jury of the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition: Daniel Phillips, Glenn Dicterow, Kathy Winkler, Masao Kawasaki, Mihaela Martin, Nicholas Mann, Pamela Frank, Peter Oundjian and John Corigliano.
The competition runs October 27 through November 1 in New York. The panels expand as the rounds progress.
Preliminary round · October 27–29
Daniel Phillips, Kathy Winkler, Masao Kawasaki and Nicholas Mann will hear the preliminary rounds at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater. These rounds are closed to the public.
Semifinal · October 30
Glenn Dicterow and Mihaela Martin join Phillips, Winkler, Kawasaki and Mann for the semifinal at Manhattan School of Music’s Greenfield Hall.
Final · November 1
Pamela Frank, Peter Oundjian and John Corigliano join the six semifinal jurors for the final at Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY. Both the semifinal and final will be open to the public and livestreamed.
See the competition page for the jury lists, venues and viewing information.