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2024-04-15
Application opened to Polstjärnepriset 2025

The application to Polstjärnepriset Nordic Edition 2025 is now opened! After a successful first Nordic edition in 2023, the upcoming competition and course are again open for classical musicians (born…

2024-01-26
Polstjärnepriset 2024 reaches new heights

A large audience, 22 contestants, 700 lessons, 40 course participants, 2 rounds of competition and a grand finale with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Polstjärnepriset 2024 was a fantastic success, not…

2023-12-11
YOMA gives 1st chance to future concertmasters, section leaders and conductors

YOMA Section leader training We are proud to introduce YOMA Section leader training! As part of YOMA’s courses, we can now offer section leader training to those who play at…

2023-12-01
Polstjärneprisets Winter festival 2024

Experience Polstjärnepriset’s Winter festival 2024. The concerts in Vänersborg on 3 and 4 January are free, but we recommend booking a seat to ensure there’s a place for you. Book…

2023-11-06
Polstjärnepriset 2024 Part 1 – Competition and Course in Vänersborg

From 2 to 5 November, the first part of the Polstjärnepriset competition and course unfolded in Vänersborg. Talented young musicians from across the country and the Nordic region came together…

2023-10-19
Polstjärneprisets Höstfestival 4-5 Nov

After achieving success in Norway and at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm, Polstjärnepriset’s young soloists are now holding their annual Höstfestival in Vänersborg. In preparation for their solo and…