Classical Competitions Resources
Classical Competitions Resources
This category is for sites related to competitions for classical musicians.
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World Federation of International Music Competitions - Organization founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1951 offers worldwide database of classical performance competitions searchable by city, sponsoring organization, and name of winner. With downloadable yearbook [PDF].
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Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium - Competitions for violinists, pianists, composers and singers held in Brussels.
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International Music Competitions of the Val Tidone - Annual event judging piano, accordion, chamber music and composition at the Val Tidone castles outside Milan, Italy.
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IBLA Grand Prize - Annual competition for pianists, vocalists, instrumentalists and composers with no age limit, held at Ragusa-Ibla, Sicily. [English and Italian]
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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Competition for young opera singers established in 1983 and held every other year in Wales, with scheduled performer, past winners, and ticket information.
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BBC Young Musician of the Year - Biennial competition, with link to applications and results of previous events.
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Tansman Competition - International competition held in Lodz, Poland, named for 19th century Polish composer Alexsander Tansman. Categories for clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and guitar. [English and Polish]
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International Paulo Cello Competition - Helsinki, Finland event offers rules, schedule, participants, tickets, application form, cash prizes, history, archives, and contact information. [English and Finnish]
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Sendai International Music Competition - Triennial violin and piano competition held at the Sendai City Youth Cultural Center in Japan. Includes audition guidelines/venues and application information.
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International Young Musician Competition - Event in Barletta, Italy offers divisions for piano, other solo instruments, chamber music and composition. With links to auditions, schedule, rules, entry fees, prizes, and application form.
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Tibor Varga International Violin Competition - Held each summer in Switzerland. History of the competition, program information, rules and regulations.
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International Concert Alliance - Hosting mid-year music competitions in New York City in several categories, for cash prizes and Manhattan concert appearances. Dates, applications, and news, with judge profiles and donation information.
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International Singing Contest Francisco Viñas - Opera competition held in Barcelona, Spain. Site includes rules, official prize listing, and an online registration form.
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Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition and Festival - Page from Radford University in Virginia documents current and past competitions, sponsored by the IBLA Foundation in New York.
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William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition - Annual competition in Flint, Michigan, rotating through categories for piano, strings, voice, and winds and brass.
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Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - Event held annually at fifteen locations in the US and Canada, followed by finals in New York for cash prizes. Eligibility requirements, judges, and applications.
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Zinetti Competition - International chamber music event held in Sanguinetto, near Verona, Italy.
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Kathleen Ferrier Singing Awards - Held each April at Wigmore Hall in London, to benefit memorial scholarship fund named for the British lyric contralto.
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Chopin Society of Houston - Sponsoring the International Chopin Youth Competition and the Adult Amateur Competition, with links to past and future events.
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