The First Karol Szymanowski International String Quartet Competition was held from September 24–28, 2014 in Katowice, Poland. Organized by the Karol Szymanowski Music Society in collaboration with the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, the competition is open to string quartets of all nationalities with cumulative age of the quartet members not to exceed 120 years. None of the members of the quartet may be over 35. Age eligibility is determined as of the opening day of the competition (September 24, 2014).
The 2014 winners of the Competition were:
- First Prize (32.000 PLN): Sedlacek Quartet from the Czech Republic
- Second Prize(24.000 PLN): Jubilee Quartet from the United Kingdom
Other finalists in the competition were Airis Quartet (Poland) and Diverso String Quartet (Poland).
[Sources: szymanowski.zakopane.pl, szymanowski-competition.com]