Leopold Auer Violin Competition, Festival To Be Launched In Veszprem

(MTI) – An international violin festival, academy and competition dedicated to the memory of Leopold Auer, who taught Jascha Heifetz among other violin legends, will be founded in Veszprem, western Hungary.

The related agreement was signed by Mayor Gyula Porga, Pannon University Rector Ferenc Fiedler, violinist Peter Kovats and government commissioner Andras Batta on Tuesday.

The first Leopold Auer violin competition will be held next year. The jury will be presided by Zakhar Bron, one of the most famous students of the violin school founded by Auer. Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin, two world-renowned students of Bron, may also attend. Following Auer’s lifework, the programme will focus on the works of Hungarian, Russian and US composers. The violinists will compete not only as soloists but also as concert masters as Auer did at the Russian Ballet. The first Auer violin festival will also be held next year.