The idea of having an international violin competition in Augsburg was promoted by Klaus Volk, the director in the 1980s of the Leopold Mozart Conservatory.
Talented young violin students have the opportunity to evaluate the candidates parallel to the jury of international professionals and to award their own prize.
[4] In 2013, supervised by the Leopold Mozart Center of the University of Augsburg, a composition by Ignaz von Beecke from the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection was edited and performed for the first time in over 200 years as part of the competition repertoire.
In 2016 a trio by pianist Franz Xaver Kleinheinz (born 1765 in Nassenbeuren [de]) was edited by pianoforte specialist Christoph Hammer and used for the second round of the competition.
Participants in the 10th International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart 2019 compete for cash prizes presently totaling approx.
Beyond that, prize winners have prospects of attaining international recognition by playing concerts at notable festivals and with well-known orchestras throughout Europe.