第 41 届加州音乐中心欧文·M·克莱因国际弦乐比赛现已开放申请，该比赛将于 2026 年 6 月 6 日至 7 日在旧金山音乐学院举行。

比赛面向年龄在15岁至23岁之间、目前尚未接受专业管理的国际小提琴家、中提琴手、大提琴手和贝斯手。

一等奖提供 5000 美元的现金奖励，以及总计 10,000 美元费用的表演机会（协奏曲和独奏会）。二等奖提供 3,500 美元加表演费，三等奖为 2,500 美元，四等奖有两个，每个价值 1,500 美元。

申请人应提供自己演奏约三十分钟音乐的高质量录音，包括约 10 分钟的巴赫独奏、协奏曲乐章以及持续约 10 分钟的 20 或 21 世纪作品。

克莱因比赛的半决赛和决赛将在音乐厅举行，在评审团和现场观众面前进行简短的独奏会。

申请截止日期为 2026 年 1 月 31 日。

2026 年，竞赛评审团将包括 Richard Aaron、Christopher Costanza、Barbara Day Turner、Jory Fankuchen、Jennifer Frautschi、Suzanne Sorkin 和 Daniel Stewart。

历届比赛获奖者包括中提琴家埃马德·佐尔法加里 (Emad Zolfaghari) 和吕雨辰 (Yuchen Lu)、大提琴家盖恩·金 (Gaeun Kim) 和小提琴家加布里埃尔·德普雷 (Gabrielle Després)。

Applications are open for the 41st edition of the California Music Center’s Irving M. Klein International String Competition, which will take place on June 6-7, 2026, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.The competition is open to international violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists aged between 15 and 23 who are not currently under professional management.

First Prize offers a $5000 cash prize, as well as performance opportunities (both concerto and recital) that total $10,000 in fees. Second Prize offers $3,500 plus performances, while Third Prize is $2,500, and there are two Fourth Prize awards, each worth $1,500. Applicants should provide a high-quality audio recording of themselves playing approximately thirty minutes of music, including solo Bach around 10 minutes, a concerto movement, and a 20th or 21st-century piece lasting around 10 minutes. For the complete application details, please visit the Klein'swebsite.

The Semifinal and Final rounds of the Klein Competition will be short recitals performed in a concert hall before the jury and a live audience.The application deadline is January 31, 2026. You can apply here.In 2026, the competition jury will comprise Richard Aaron, Christopher Costanza, Barbara Day Turner, Jory Fankuchen, Jennifer Frautschi, Suzanne Sorkin, and Daniel Stewart.Past winners of the competition include violists Emad Zolfaghari and Yuchen Lu, cellist Gaeun Kim, and violinist Gabrielle Després.