Dear violists, Thank you so much for applying for the Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition 2022! Thank you for your wonderful recordings! Our Jury (Tim Frederiksen, Lech Antonio Uszynski, Kristina Fialová, Peter Barsony and Jan Pěruška) just received them and is looking forward to listening! We expect to have the 1st round results ready on July 14th. We will send you an information email as well as we will write our 2nd round competitors list on our web and social media. We wish you the best of luck!

Dear violists, we´ve received couple of similair questions from some of you so we would like to answer to most usual ones here.

1. The videorecording must be recorded as a one video without cuts between pieces. The video should be filmed from a fixed camera angle; musician´s hands and face must be entirely visible all the time

2. The videorecording doesn´t have to be from a professional studio. In last two years we´ve learnt that even with a good phone one can make a nice recording. Just please make sure the sound quality of the recording is good.

3. 1st round repertoire - a work for viola unaccompanied (or a movement-s) chosen by canditate. It can by any piece chosen by you for viola solo - contemporary piece, Capricce, Etude - whatever you feel confident with. It can be one or more movements from a larger piece, it´s totally up to you. The only rule is that the whole first round can not be longer than 15 minutes.

 We are looking forward for your applications!

we are happy to inform you, that applications for the 4th Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition 2022 are open! The competition will be held September 29 - October 2, 2022 at the Prague Conservatory, Prague, Czech Republic. Application deadline (together with the videorecording) is July 1st 2022. We are looking forward to see you in Prague!

Schedule of the 3rd Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition 2021

September 30

2-5pm registration

5pm - opening od the Competition, draw of the 1st round order

6pm - opening concert - Sao Soulez Lariviere - viola, Lili Bogdanova - piano, free entry

Prague Conservatory, Dvořákovo nábřeží 2, Prague

October 1-2

From 10am - 1st round - Prague Concervatory, main concert hall

October 2 - around 4pm 1st round resultes announcement

October 3

From 10am - 2nd round - Prague Conservatory - main concert hall

after 6PM - resultes announcement

Schedule is a subject to change.

Dear competitors,

we would like to inform you about the current travel situation into the Czech Republic. Please pay attention the the following rules.

If you are:

1. fully vaccinated in the EU+ countries (at least 14 days after application of the last dose, it is necessary to have a national certificate) - you can entry the Czech Republic without any restriction - you only need to fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here. Only travellers from the extreme risk countries (see the list here) will need to have the invitation letter from us to prove the reason to visit the Czech Republic. If you need this letter, please contact us as soon as possible - it needs to be confirmed by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.

2. EU+ citizens fully vacinated in the third country with the EMA approved vaccination (at least 14 days after application of the last dose, it is necessary to have a certificate whose sample is published on the Ministry of Health webside) - you can entry the Czech Republic without any restriction - you only need to fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here. Only travellers from the extreme risk countries (see the list here) will need to have the invitation letter from us to prove the reason to visit the Czech Republic. If you need this letter, please contact us as soon as possible - it needs to be confirmed by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.

3. persons who had Covid in last 180 days (it is necessary to have a written medical certificate in English from EU+ countries where the isolation was completed or a digital EU certificate) - you can entry the Czech Republic without any restriction - you only need to fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here. Only travellers from the extreme risk countries (see the list here) will need to have the invitation letter from us to prove the reason to visit the Czech Republic. If you need this letter, please contact us as soon as possible - it needs to be confirmed by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.

4. not vaccinated and you travel from the green or orange zone (see the list here) - fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here, get antigen/PCR test before or after your arrival (we have many testing places, there is one directly at the airport for ex., antigent test costs approx. 8 EUR and you have the result within 20 minutes)

5. not vaccinated and you travel from the red and dark red coutries (see the list here) - fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here and you need to have a negative PCR before arrival + negative PCR after arrival (the result takes 24-48 hours and the test costs approx.20 EUR). You need to have the invitation letter from us confirmed by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic to avoid the self-isolation, this rule goes under the special exception for musicians. If you need this letter, please let us know as soon as possible.

6. not vaccinated and you travel from the black (extreme risk) countries (see the list here) - fill in the Passengers Locator Form - here and you need to have a negative PCR before arrival + negative PCR after arrival (takes 24-48 hours and costs approx.20 EUR). This rule goes under the special exception for musicians. You need to have the invitation letter from us confirmed by the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic to avoid the self-isolation. If you need this letter, please let us know as soon as possible.

You can follow the update info also here.

The current situation in the Czech Republic is very calm (confirmed cases in last two weeks - 26/ for 100 000 people), by the end of the summer we expect to have approx. 50 % of the population fully vaccinated, we are allowed to play public concerts (inside up to the 100 % of the hall´s capacity, maximum 3000 people).

The Prague Conservatory´ s concert hall is big enough to keep all the hygienic rules for your safety.

We are looking forward to see you in Prague in September!