Agenda

Welcome to our comprehensive competition calendar! Use the filter to see only a certain discipline, and check every competition's competition deadline. Please note that while best efforts are made to keep this calendar up to date, dates can change frequently due to the pandemic. We apologize in advance should a date be incorrect.

Applications deadlines All members

December 2024

Dec 1 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Seoul - Seoul International Music Competition

South Korea

February 2025

Feb 8 - 15

Lied Duo

Piano Trio

Chamber music

Graz - International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music"

Austria

Feb 14 - 22

Violin

Vilnius - International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists

Lithuania

March 2025

Mar 3 - 9

Chamber music

Pinerolo/Torino - International Chamber Music Competition "Pinerolo e Torino - Città metropolitana"

Italy

Mar 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Harp

Viola

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

Mar 21 - 30

Piano

Épinal - Concours International de Piano d'Épinal

France

Mar 22 - 30

Piano

Pluridisciplinary

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

Mar 23 - Apr 2

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 25 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Paris - Concours Long-Thibaud

France

April 2025

Apr 23 - 26

Duo Piano Voice

Lyon - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

France

Apr 24 - May 3

Piano

Jaén - International Piano Competition Prize Jaén

Spain

May 2025

May 5 - 31

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 6 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Oboe

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 8 - 17

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Viola

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

May 16 - 24

Piano

Vienna -International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna

Austria

May 18 - 29

Violin

Helsinki - International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

Finland

May 21 - Jun 7

Piano

Fort Worth - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

USA

May 24 - Jun 29

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Sendai - Sendai International Music Competition

Japan

May 26 - Jun 6

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

June 2025

Jun 1 - 13

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

Jun 2 - 7

Voice

Warsaw - International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition

Poland

Jun 4 - 14

Piano

València - Valencia Iturbi International Piano Competition

Spain

July 2025

Jul 11 - 27

Violin

Cello

Chamber music

Harbin - Schoenfeld International String Competition

China

Jul 22 - 27

Conducting

Parma - Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition

Italy

August 2025

Aug 1 - 10

Organ

Saint-Maurice - International Organ Competition of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune

Switzerland

Aug 22 - 30

Violin

Sion - Tibor Varga International Violin Competition

Switzerland

Aug 25 - 31

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

Aug 26 - Sep 7

Flute

Kobe - Kobe International Flute Competition

Japan

Aug 27 - Sep 7

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

September 2025

Sep 1 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Clarinet

Trumpet

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

Sep 3 - 7

Conducting

Parma - Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition

Italy

Sep 22 - 27

Conducting

Besançon - International Competition for Young Conductors

France

Sep 23 - 27

Chamber music

Piano Trio

Trondheim - Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy

Norway

Sep 29 - Oct 16

Piano

Hong Kong - Hong Kong International Piano Competition

China

October 2025

Oct 1 - 11

Piano

Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Piano Competition

Georgia

Oct 2 - 21

Piano

Warsaw - The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition

Poland

Oct 14 - 26

Violin

Genova - International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini"

Italy

November 2025

Nov 9 - 23

Piano

Bydgoszcz - Paderewski International Piano Competition

Poland

Nov 24 - 29

Piano

Manchester - James Mottram International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

December 2025

Dec 3 - 14

Piano

Bonn - International Telekom Beethoven Competition

Germany

January 2026

Jan 16 - 24

Piano

Utrecht - International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

The Netherlands

Jan 24 - Feb 7

Violin

Singapore - International Violin Competition

Singapore

February 2026

Feb 10 - 23

Piano

Takamatsu - Takamatsu International Piano Competition

Japan

Feb 26 - Mar 5

Piano Chamber

Jyväskylä - Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition

Finland

March 2026

Mar 15 - 25

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Harp

Viola

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

April 2026

Apr 28 - May 15

Piano

Tel Aviv - The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Israel

March 2027

Mar 7 - 17

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

July 2027

Jul 7 - 24

Piano

Sydney - Sydney International Piano Competition

Australia

January 2028

Jan 21 - 30

Piano

San Antonio - The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

USA