List of classical music competitions
The European Classical art music idiom has long relied on the institution of music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest young players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of classical music competitions.
Chamber music
- Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition for piano trios and string quartets [1] - Melbourne, Australia
- Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition - Easton, Maryland, USA
- Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition - South Bend, Indiana, USA
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- Henri Tomasi International Woodwind Quintet Competition - Marseille, France
- International Chamber Music Competition Hamburg for piano trios and string quartets [2] - Hamburg, Germany
- International String Quartet Competition Radom Chamber Orchestra Radom competition - Radom, Poland
- Premio Paolo Borciani, International String Quartet Competition [3] - Reggio, Emilia Italy
- Premio Trio di Trieste [4] - Triest, Italy
- St Martin's Chamber Music Competition - organised by St Martin-in-the-Fields SMIF Competition - London, UK
- "Salieri - Zinetti" International Chamber Music Competition , Italy salieri-Zinetti competition - Verona, Mantova Italy
- Terem Crossover International Music Competition instrumental ensembles [5] - Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, [6] - Norway
Choral/voice
- Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition www.baivc.com
- BBC Singer of the World competition, [7] - Cardiff, Wales
- Dutch International Vocal Competition in ´s Hertogenbosch
- European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- Lotte Lehman League Art Song Contest
- International Mirjam Helin Singing Competition, [8]
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany
- International Tchaikovsky Competition
- Leyla Gencer Voice Competition
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (previously the International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition) - Paris
- NTDTV Vocal Competition
- Operalia, The World Opera Competition - based in Paris, France
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition - Brussels, Belgium
- Queen Sonja International Music Competition Oslo, Norway
Composition
- "Città di Udine" International Composition Competition - Udine, Italy
- Composition Prize "MIMC" [9] - Valletta, Malta
- Isla Verde Bronces International Brass Composition Contest [10]
- 60x60 - International based in New York, U.S.A.
- Jeunesses International Music Competition [11] - Bucharest, Romania
- Gaudeamus International Composers Award
- George Enescu International Composition Contest - Bucharest, Romania
- Henryk Mikołaj Górecki International Composers Competition - Cracow, Poland [12]
- Lake George Music Festival Composition Competition - Lake George, New York
- PARMA Student Composer Competition [13] - North Hampton, USA
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition - Brussels, Belgium
- Reveille Trumpet Collective Composition Prize - International [14]
- SAYAT NOVA International AGBU Composition Competition [15] - Paris, France
- Tōru Takemitsu Composition Award - Tokyo, Japan
- YourLDSMusicStore.com Composition Contest - International [16]
- Alexander Zemlinsky Prize for Composition - International [17]
Conducting
- Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition, Spain
- Donatella Flick Conducting Competition - UK
- Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition - Italy
- Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition - Germany
- International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors - France
- Jorma Panula Conducting Competition - Finland
- Leeds Conductors Competition - UK
General
- American Protege International Competition, [18] - New York, USA
- International Crescendo Music Awards Competition, [19] [20] - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Malta International Music Competition and Malta International Music Master Classes [21] - Mdina, Valletta, Malta
- The Respighi Prize Music Competition for Young Composers & Soloists - New York, USA
- The World Competition, run entirely online - New York & Bologna
- Washington International Competition for Piano. [22] - USA
Instrumental
- ARD International Music Competition - Munich, Germany
- "Arrasate Hiria" International Accordion Competition, Arrasate, Spain
- Classica Nova International Music Competition - Hannover, Germany
- Canetti International Violin Competition
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- Gaudeamus Competition
- International Performers Competition Brno [23]
- Leos Janacek International Competition [24] - Brno, Czech Republic
- Montreal International Music Competition - Montreal, Canada
- Matosinhos International Etude Competition - Online
- National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition - Ottawa, Canada
- Prague Spring International Music Competition
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition - Brussels, Belgium
- Terence Judd Award
- TROMP international music competition & Festival - Netherlands
- Violin Competition "MIMC" [25] - Mdina, Malta
- International Guitar Competition & Festival - Berlin, Germany
Musicology
- Annual Musicology Competition - Worldwide
Piano/keyboard
- American Paderewski Piano Competition Los Angeles (APPC-LA)
- Anton Rubinstein Competition [26] - Germany
- Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition [27] - Israel
- Balys Dvarionas International Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists [28] - Lithuania
- Bang & Olufsen PianoRAMA-Competition [29]
- Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition [30]
- Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition[31] - Italy
- Ciutat de Carlet International Piano Competition - Spain
- Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, [32] - Vevey, Switzerland
- Cleveland International Piano Competition [33] - USA
- Concours Géza Anda [34] - Switzerland
- Eugen d'Albert International Music Competition [35] - Switzerland
- Dallas Chamber Symphony International Piano Competition [36] - USA
- The Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation Competition – USA [37]
- Dublin International Piano Competition [38] - Ireland
- EPTA - International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić - Croatia [39]
- Festival for Creative Pianists [40] - USA
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition [41] - Italy
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (organ) [42] - Germany
- ISANGYUN Competition[43] - South Korea
- Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition [44] - USA
- George Enescu International Piano Competition [45] - Romania
- Honens International Piano Competition [46] - Canada
- International Carl Bechstein Piano Competition [47] - Germany
- International Chopin Piano Competition [48] - Poland
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition [49] - Netherlands
- International Goedicke Organ Competition [50] - Russia
- International Mozart Piano Competition [51] - Italy
- International Tchaikovsky Competition [52] - Russia
- Jeunesses International Music Competition [53] - Romania
- José Iturbi International Piano Competition [54] - Spain
- Kerikeri National Piano Competition [55] - New Zealand
- King Award for Young Artists National Music Competition [56] - USA
- Leeds International Pianoforte Competition [57] - UK
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (previously the International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition) [58] - France
- The Marcato Flute & Piano Competition [59] - Australia
- Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition [60] - USA
- Maria Canals International Music Competition [61] - Spain
- Naumburg International Piano Competition [62] - USA
- Olympic Challenge Competition (Children) [63] - USA
- Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition [64] - Spain
- Panama International Piano Competition [65] - Panama
- Peabody Mason International Piano Competition [66] - USA
- Petr Eben International Organ Competition [67] - Czech Republic
- PianoArts North American Piano Competition for High School and College Students - USA
- Pilar Bayona Piano Competition [68] - Spain
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition [69] - Belgium
- Russian Music Competition [70] - USA
- Sendai International Music Competition [71] - Japan
- St Albans International Organ Competition [72] - UK
- Sussex International Piano Competition [73] - UK
- Sydney International Piano Competition [74] - Australia
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition [75] - USA
- Wideman Piano Competition [76] - USA
- William Kapell International Piano Competition[77] - USA
- World International Piano Competition [78] - USA
String instruments
- Animato International Violin Competition for under 18 year old Violinists [79] - Brisbane, Australia
- Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition - Croatia
- Balys Dvarionas International Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists [80] - Vilnius, Lithuania
- Città di Brescia International Violin Competition – Brescia, Italy
- Concours FLAME [81] – Paris, France
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- Jeunesses International Music Competition [82] - Bucharest, Romania
- George Enescu International Violin Competition - Bucharest, Romania
- Hugo Kauder Society-International Music Competition [83] - CT, USA
- Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition – Poznań, Poland
- International Brahms Competition [84] - Austria
- International Fritz Kreisler Competition - Vienna, Austria
- International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition - Finland
- International Tchaikovsky Competition – Moscow, Russia
- International Violin Competition Henri Marteau [85] - Germany
- ISANGYUN Competition [86] - South Korea
- Klein Competition, [87] San Francisco, USA
- Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition – Isle of Man, UK
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (previously the International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition) - Paris, France
- Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition – France
- Michael Hill International Violin Competition – New Zealand
- Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition [88] - Moscow, Russia
- National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition - Ottawa, Canada
- Paganini International Competition – Genoa
- Primrose International Viola Competition – North America
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition – Belgium
- Sendai International Music Competition - Sendai, Japan
- Stulberg International String Competition - Kalamazoo, USA
- TROMP international music competition & Festival – Netherlands
- Windsor International String Competition [89] - UK
- Violin Prize and Competition "VFIMF" [90] - Malta
- Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists [91] – London and Beijing
Woodwind instruments
- International Crescendo Music Awards Competition [92] - Tulsa USA
- Jeunesses International Music Competition [93] - Bucharest, Romania
- Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition - Bassoon and Oboe competition [94]
- International Flute Competition, Camerata Strumentale [95] - Timişoara, Romania
- Flute & Saxophone International Competition[96] - Europe
- The Marcato Flute & Piano Competition - Australia [97]
- National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition - Ottawa, Canada
- Henri Tomasi International Woodwind Quintet Competition - Marseille, France
Young Musicians
- Midwest Young Artists Discover National Chamber Music Competition: http://www.mya.org/chambercomp.php - Highwood, Illinois, USA
- Forte International Music Competition - New York, USA
- Gregynog Young Musicians Competition, Annual competition for Instrumentalists under 18 yrs. [98]
- International Competition for Young Classical Guitarists [99] - Siracusa, Italy
- BBC Young Musician of the Year - UK
- Concert Artists Guild, a series of competitions for younger musicians, [100]
- Concours De La Musique orchestral competition for young musicians, [101]
- Competition for Young [102] - Mdina, Valletta Malta
- Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
- International Competition for Young Violinists "Bravo!", [103] - Namur, Belgium
- International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition, piano,string instrument, wind instrument/ [104] - Russia
- International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians
- Jeunesses International Music Competition [105] - Bucharest, Romania
- International Independent Music Competition "Individualis" [106] - Ukraine
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition - Leipzig, Germany
- Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists [107] - London and Oslo
- Young Concert Artists International Competition
See also
- European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
- William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition of Flint, MI, USA (byrdartists.com)
- Category:Classical music awards
References
External links
- Classicaonline.com
- Piano Competitions & Music Competitions by Bakitone International
- European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
- Midi & MP3 Composition Music Contest for Composers
- List of Classical Music Competitions at MusicaNeo
- Directory of International Piano Competitions
- ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
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- World Federation of International Music Competitions