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

April 2021

Apr 26 - May 14

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

May 2021

May 3 - 29

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 6 - 15

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

String quartet

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 13 - 23

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Violin

Piano

Bucharest - George Enescu International Competition

Romania

May 16 - 24

Piano Trio

Piano quartet

String quartet

Osaka - Osaka International Chamber Music Competition

Japan

May 27 - Jun 5

Piano

Zürich - "Géza Anda" International Piano Competition

Switzerland

June 2021

Jun 3 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Voice

Zwickau - "Robert Schumann" International Competition

Germany

Jun 5 - 13

String quartet

Reggio Emilia - International String Quartet Competition "Premio Paolo Borciani"

Italy

Jun 6 - 12

Pluridisciplinary

Conducting

Yerevan - Aram Khachaturian International Competition

Armenia

Jun 10 - 18

Voice

Norrköping - Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition

Sweden

Jun 23 - Jul 2

Piano

València - International Piano Competition "Iturbi Prize"

Spain

July 2021

Jul 2 - 18

Piano

Sydney - Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia

Australia

Jul 3 - 15

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Jul 15 - 30

Violin

Cello

Chamber music

Harbin - Schoenfeld International String Competition

China

Jul 18 - 28

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Organ

Voice

Leipzig - International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition

Germany

Jul 25 - Aug 8

Piano

Cleveland - Cleveland International Piano Competition

USA

August 2021

Aug 8 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Brass

Jeju - Jeju International Brass Competition

South Korea

Aug 10 - 29

Violin

Shanghai - Isaac Stern International Violin Competition

China

Aug 10 - 15

Organ

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

Switzerland

Aug 14 - 21

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Viña del Mar - International Musical Competition "Dr. Luis Sigall"

Chile

Aug 14 - 21

Voice

Saint-Petersburg - Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Opera Singers

Russia

Aug 25 - Sep 4

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Aug 26 - Sep 5

Flute

Kobe - Kobe International Flute Competition

Japan

Aug 28 - Sep 4

Violin

Sion - Tibor Varga International Violin Competition

Switzerland

Aug 29 - Sep 5

Voice

Budapest - International Eva Marton Singing Competition

Hungary

Aug 30 - Sep 17

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Violin

Piano Duo

Horn

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

September 2021

Sep 8 - 18

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 12 - 19

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Budapest - Budapest International Music Competitions

Hungary

Sep 13 - 19

Piano

Bratislava - International Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Competition

Slovakia

Sep 13 - 18

Voice

Cologne - International Music Competition Cologne

Germany

Sep 13 - 18

Conducting

Besançon - International Competition for Young Conductors

France

Sep 13 - 19

Pluridisciplinary

Bassoon

Flute

Oboe

Düsseldorf - Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

Germany

Sep 14 - 26

Piano

Zhuhai - International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians

China

Sep 17 - 25

Piano

Bergen - International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition

Norway

Sep 20 - 25

Guitar

Alessandria - Michele Pittaluga International Guitar and Composition Competitions "Premio Citta di Alessandria"

Italy

Sep 21 - 25

Chamber music

String quartet

Trondheim - Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy

Norway

Sep 24 - Oct 3

Piano

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

Sep 26 - Oct 9

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover

Germany

Sep 27 - Oct 3

Conducting

Tokyo - Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting

Japan

October 2021

Oct 2 - 23

Piano

Warsaw - The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition

Poland

Oct 7 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Vercelli - Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Italy

Oct 11 - 25

Organ

Montréal - Canadian International Organ Competition

Canada

Oct 14 - 22

Piano

Calgary - Honens Piano Competition

Canada

Oct 15 - 24

Violin

Genova - International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini"

Italy

Oct 18 - 21

Piano

Vienna -International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna

Austria

Oct 19 - 23

Conducting

Parma - Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition

Italy

Oct 23 - 29

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Oboe

Geneva - Geneva International Music Competition

Switzerland

Oct 26 - Nov 7

Piano

Shenzhen - China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition

China

Oct 27 - Nov 7

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

Oct 30 - Nov 7

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Tongyeong - ISANGYUN Competition

South Korea

November 2021

Nov 12 - 29

Piano

Hamamatsu - Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

Japan

Nov 15 - 18

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Nov 16 - 21

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

Nov 29 - Dec 4

Piano

Manchester - James Mottram International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

December 2021

Dec 2 - 11

Piano

Bonn - International Telekom Beethoven Competition

Germany

Dec 12 - 18

Viola

Los Angeles - Primrose International Viola Competition

USA

January 2022

Jan 16 - 28

Violin

Singapore - International Violin Competition

Singapore

Jan 24 - Feb 5

Jazz

Strings

Pretoria - Unisa International Music Competition

South Africa

February 2022

Feb 5 - 14

Lied Duo

Piano Trio

Chamber music

Graz - International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music"

Austria

Feb 12 - 20

Percussion

Luxembourg - International Percussion Competition Luxembourg

Luxembourg

March 2022

Mar 6 - 13

Piano

Épinal - Concours International de Piano d'Épinal

France

Mar 30 - Apr 10

Violin

Clarinet

Flute

Odense - Carl Nielsen International Music Competition

Denmark

May 2022

May 7 - 15

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

String quartet

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 13 - 24

Piano

Dublin - Dublin International Piano Competition

Ireland

May 18 - 29

Violin

Helsinki - International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

Finland

May 21 - Jun 26

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Sendai - Sendai International Music Competition

Japan

June 2022

Jun 2 - 18

Piano

Fort Worth - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

USA

Jun 6 - 11

Voice

Warsaw - International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition

Poland

Jun 9 - 17

Voice

Norrköping - Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition

Sweden

Jun 22 - Jul 1

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

August 2022

Aug 29 - Sep 4

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

September 2022

Sep 9 - 25

Violin

Indianapolis - International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

USA

Sep 22 - 29

Piano

Utrecht - International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

The Netherlands

October 2022

Oct 1 - 11

Piano

Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Piano Competition

Georgia

Oct 14 - 27

Piano

Helsinki - International Maj Lind Piano Competition

Finland

November 2022

Nov 12 - 19

Piano

Istanbul - International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’ Sion

Turkey

March 2023

Mar 6 - 12

Chamber music

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

Italy

April 2023

Apr 23 - May 6

Violin

Lichtenberg/Hof - International Violin Competition Henri Marteau

Germany

May 2023

May 4 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Horn

Tuba

Violin

Double-Bass

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

October 2023

Oct 28 - Nov 5

Voice

Hamamatsu - Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka

Japan

November 2023

Nov 10 - 24

Conducting

Katowice - Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors

Poland