List of classical music competitions
Appearance
European Classical music has long relied on music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of current competitions in classical music, with each competition and reference link given only once. Many offer competitions across a range of categories and in these cases they are listed under "General/mixed". Competitions with age restrictions are listed under "Young musicians".
Chamber music
[edit]- Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition, for piano trios and string quartets, in Melbourne, Australia, every four years[1][2]
- International Chamber Music Competition Hamburg for piano trios and string quartets (Hamburg, Germany)[3]
- International Shostakovich Chamber Music Competition (Moscow, Russia)[4]
- Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, held in Melbourne, Australia, every four years[2][5]
Choral/voice
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Young Boy Singing (1650)
- Australian Singing Competition (Sydney, Australia)[6]
- Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition (UK)[7]
- BBC Singer of the World competition (Cardiff, Wales)[8]
- Boris Christoff International Competition for Young Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria)[9]
- Concurs Internacional de Cant Francesc Viñas (Barcelona, Spain)
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (Leipzig, Germany)
- Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition (Gütersloh, Germany)[10]
- International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (Warsaw, Poland)
- International Stasys Šimkus choir competition (Klaipėda, Lithuania)[11]
- International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, Russia)
- International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
- Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award[12]
- The Klaudia Taev Competition for Young Opera Singers (Pärnu, Estonia).
- Marilyn Horne Song Competition, competition for classical singers and piano accompanists since 1997.
- Operalia, The World Opera Competition (Paris, France)
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
- Queen Sonja International Music Competition (Oslo, Norway)
Composition
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Allegorical Figure of Music
- Gaudeamus International Composers Award (Netherlands)[13]
- George Enescu International Competition (Composition section) (Bucharest, Romania)[14]
- International Composers Festival, Hastings and Bexhill, East Sussex, United Kingdom[15]
- International Uuno Klami Composition Competition (Kotka/Kouvola, Finland)[16]
- Masterprize International Composing Competition[17][18]
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)[19]
- 60x60 – International (New York, US)
- Tōru Takemitsu Composition Award (Tokyo, Japan)[20]
Conducting
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- Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition (Spain)[21]
- Donatella Flick Conducting Competition (UK)
- Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition (Germany)
- International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors (France)
- Jorma Panula Conducting Competition (Finland)
- Leeds Conductors Competition (UK)
- Nicolai Malko Competition For Young Conductors (Denmark)[22]
- Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition (Germany)[23]
- The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors (Poland)[24]
- Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting (Japan)
General/ mixed
[edit]- EUROPAfest (Bucharest, Romania)
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (previously International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition; Paris, France)
- Nishinihon International Music Competition (Fukuoka, Japan)
- Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Windsor Festival International String Competition (Windsor, UK)[25]
Instrumental
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- ARD International Music Competition (Munich, Germany)
- Gaudeamus Competition (Netherlands)[26]
- International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hanover
- International Performers Competition Brno (Brno, Czech Republic)[27]
- Leos Janacek International Competition (Brno, Czech Republic)[28]
- Montreal International Music Competition (Montreal, Canada)
- Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)[29]
- TROMP international music competition & Festival (Eindhoven, Netherlands)[30]
Large Ensembles
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Musicology
[edit]Piano/keyboard
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- Anton Rubinstein Competition (Dresden, Germany)[31]
- Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (Tel Aviv, Israel)[32]
- Ciutat de Carlet International Piano Competition (Valencia, Spain)[33]
- Clara Haskil International Piano Competition (Vevey, Switzerland)[34]
- Cleveland International Piano Competition (Cleveland, US)[35]
- Concours Géza Anda (Zurich, Switzerland)[36]
- Dallas Chamber Symphony International Piano Competition (Dallas, US)[37]
- The Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation (Dallas, US)[38]
- Epinal International Piano Competition (Epinal, France)[39]
- EPTA - International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić (Zagreb, Croatia)[40]
- Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (Bolzano, Italy)[41]
- George Enescu International Competition (Piano section) (Bucharest, Romania)[14]
- Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition (Salt Lake City, US)[42]
- Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Hamamatsu, JP)[43]
- Hilton Head International Piano Competition (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US)[44]
- Honens International Piano Competition (Calgary, Canada)[45]
- International Chopin Piano Competition (Poland)[46]
- International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition (Seregno, Italy)[47]
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (Utrecht, Netherlands)[48]
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (organ; Leipzig, Germany)[49]
- International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs (Paris, France)[50]
- International Tchaikovsky Competition (Russia)[51]
- ISANGYUN Competition (Tongyeong, South Korea)[52]
- José Iturbi International Piano Competition (Los Angeles, US)[53]
- Kissingen Piano Olympics (Kissinger Klavierolymp, Bad Kissingen, Germany)[54]
- Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition (Lagny, France)[55]
- Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (Leeds, UK)[56]
- Maria Canals International Music Competition (Barcelona, Spain)[57]
- Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition (Santander, Spain)[58]
- Panama International Piano Competition (Panama City, Panama)[59]
- Peabody Mason International Piano Competition (Boston, US)[60]
- Petr Eben International Organ Competition (Opava, Czech Republic)[61]
- Pilar Bayona Piano Competition (Spain)[62]
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Belgium)[63]
- Ricard Viñes International Piano Competition (Lleida, Spain)[64]
- Sendai International Music Competition (Sendai, Japan)[65]
- St Albans International Organ Competition (St Albans, UK)[66]
- Sussex International Piano Competition (Worthing, UK)[67]
- Sydney International Piano Competition (Sydney, Australia)[68]
- Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi (Valencia, Spain)[69]
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (Fort Worth, US)[70]
- World International Piano Competition (Santa Fe, US)[71]
String instruments
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- Carl Flesch International Violin Competition (London, UK; 1945–1992)[72]
- Carl Nielsen International Music Competition (Odense, Denmark)
- Città di Brescia International Violin Competition (Brescia, Italy)
- George Enescu International Competition (Violin, Cello section) (Bucharest, Romania)[14]
- Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (Poznań, Poland)
- International Arthur Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists (Brussels, Belgium)[73]
- International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria)[74]
- International Fritz Kreisler Competition (Vienna, Austria)
- The International Harp Contest in Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
- International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (Helsinki, Finland)
- International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, Russia)
- International Violin Competition Henri Marteau (Lichtenberg and Hof, Germany)[75]
- International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, US)
- International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg (Augsburg, Germany)
- ISANGYUN Competition (Tongyeong, South Korea)[52]
- Klein Competition (San Francisco, US)[76]
- Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition (Isle of Man, UK)
- Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition (France)
- Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand)
- Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition (Moscow, Russia)
- Mstislav Rostropovich International Cello Competition (Paris, France)[77]
- Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
- Paganini International Competition (Genoa, Italy)
- Primrose International Viola Competition (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Belgium)
- Sendai International Music Competition (Sendai, Japan)
- Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (Shanghai, China)
- Singapore International Violin Competition (Singapore)
- USA International Harp Competition (Bloomington, Indiana, US)
- Windsor Festival International String Competition (Windsor, UK)[78]
- Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists (Richmond, VA, US in 2021)[79]
Woodwind instruments
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- BBC Young Musician of the Year (UK)
- Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Indiana, US)
- Gregynog Young Musicians Competition (Wales, UK)[80]
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (Leipzig, Germany)
- International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition (Russia)[81]
- International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (Moscow, Russia)[82]
- Jeunesses Musicales International (Various)[83]
- New York International Piano Competition (New York, US)[84]
- Prague Spring International Music Competition (Prague, Czech Republic)[85]
- Sydney Eisteddfod (Sydney, Australia)
Young musicians
[edit]- ABC Young Performers Awards (Sydney, Australia)[86]
- International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (Russia)
- Eurovision Young Musicians (Europe)
See also
[edit]- European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
- List of Recipients of the Terence Judd Award
- World Federation of International Music Competitions
- Category:Classical music awards
References
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- ^ "BBC Cardiff Singer of the World". BBC.
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- ^ "International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen". Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "International Stasys Šimkus Choir Competition". Facebook.
- ^ "Bel Canto Award". Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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It is a composers' competition, established in 1947 as a local event and turned into an international festival in 1959.
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- ^ Home | Composers Festival, accessdate: 4 June 2020
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In Belgium, for example, the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition is included in the list of major events.
- ^ Siddons, James (2001). Tōru Takemitsu : a bio-bibliography. London: Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780313272370. LCCN 01023183.
After his death, the Tôru Takemitsu Composition Award was established in 1997...
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- ^ "Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "The 10th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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- ^ "ENH do telefonu – Mezinárodní hudební festival Brno". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Hudební fakulta JAMU – HF".
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- ^ "TROMP Percussion Eindhoven – TROMP International Percussion Competition Eindhoven".
- ^ "Anton Rubinstein Competition". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Ciutat de Carlet International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Concours Clara Haskil – Vevey (Suisse)". Archived from the original on 5 October 1999.
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- ^ "Dallas International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "The Dranoff International 2 Piano Foundation | Official Website". dranoff2piano.org.
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- ^ "Official Website". Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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- ^ "Home". www.concorsopozzoli.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "International Franz Liszt Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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- ^ a b "ISANGYUN COMPETITION". www.isangyuncompetition.org.
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External links
[edit]- List of Classical Music Competitions at MusicaNeo
- Directory of International Piano Competitions
- Musicalchairs.info List of Competitions
- ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
- Classical music competitions at Curlie
- World Federation of International Music Competitions
- List of all flute laureates