On Sunday evening, 31 August, the youngest entrant, fifteen-year-old Chinese Michael Jiang, drew the number of the contestant who will be the first to perform, according to the tradition of the institution's competitions: it will be Anastasiia Kliuchereva from Russia, and she is followed by in alphabetical order.

THE 16 SEPTEMBER (SATURDAY) GRAND FINAL WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE COMPETITION WEBSITE FROM 19.30PM.

THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WAS HELD IN TWO SESSIONS ON 12 SEPTEMBER. ALTHOUGH THE SCORES WERE VERY CLOSE, SEVEN YOUNG VIOLINISTS WERE SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINALS, AMONG THEM TWO HUNGARIANS: ÁGNES LANGER AND GÁBOR HOMOKI.

7 violinists passed to the 14 September Final.