About the competition

The 6th International Competition for Young Musicians Oskar Rieding takes place in the nomination
PERFORMERS – COMPOSERS. It is adressed to instrumentalists and vocalists of all nationalities who like to compose and perform their own compositions.

The theme of this year’s 2022 competition is
“Music for Peace”.

The competition supports young musicians from Ukraine and has free participation. The funds raised from the registration fees will be used to support young musicians, refugees.

It is desirable that the contestants connect their creative inspiration with the theme of the competition.

Gala concerts of the Prize winners 2022 will be take part LIVE at various concert locations: National Hall Celje, Crystal Hall Rogaška, Mansion Statenberg (Festival Music Castle) and at the Festival Summer in Isola.

At prize winners concerts young musicians will be able to present their compositions to audience across Slovenia.
As well the young artists will symbolically continue the musical tradition of the famous pedagogue and violinist Oskar Rieding, who was a successful violinist, composer and performer of his own works.

Thanks to the researching work of dr. Maruša Zupančič we certainly know that Rieding chose the city of Celje as his residence after the end of his successful orchestral career at the Budapest Opera House. Author wrote several important pedagogical and concert works in Celje as well. Among them is also one of the most frequently performed works of the violin pedagogical repertoire: a concerto in H minor, Op. 35.