The 17th Primrose International Viola Competition was held June 17–22, 2024 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles.
[1] International music competitions for instruments such as violin and piano had been held for decades.
However, there was a void in the music world to recognize the viola as a major solo instrument.
William Primrose continued in Tertis' footsteps of excellence in viola performance, catapulting the instrument on to the international stage.
The competition involves three rounds during a week-long festival in which entrants perform a required work as well as several choices from a viola repertoire list that includes solo works, sonatas, concertos and transcriptions by Primrose.