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

September 2023

Sep 8 - 28

Piano

Zhuhai - International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians

China

Sep 22 - Oct 1

Lied Duo

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

Sep 25 - 30

Guitar

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

Italy

Sep 26 - 30

Chamber music

Piano Trio

Trondheim - Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy

Norway

Sep 26 - Oct 3

Piano

Seregno - International Piano Competition Ettore Pozzoli

Italy

Sep 28 - Oct 6

Percussion

Shanghai - IPEA International Percussion Competition Shanghai

China

October 2023

Oct 3 - 8

Oboe

Tokyo - International Oboe Competition of Japan

Japan

Oct 3 - 7

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

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

Chile

Oct 5 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Piano

Vercelli - Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Italy

Oct 10 - 15

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

Oct 16 - 27

Violin

Genova - International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini"

Italy

Oct 23 - Nov 4

Pluridisciplinary

Flute

String quartet

Geneva - Geneva International Music Competition

Switzerland

Oct 28 - Nov 5

Voice

Hamamatsu - Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka

Japan

Oct 28 - Nov 5

Multi discipline

Tongyeong - ISANGYUN Competition

South Korea

Oct 30 - Nov 4

Brass

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Tuba

Porcia - International Competition "Città di Porcia"

Italy

November 2023

Nov 2

Composition

Toronto - The Azrieli Music Prizes

Canada

Nov 12 - 24

Piano

Shenzhen - China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition

China

Nov 13 - 18

Piano

Las Rozas de Madrid - International Piano Competition Spanish Composers

Spain

Nov 17 - 27

Conducting

Katowice - Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors

Poland

Nov 22 - 28

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Seoul - Seoul International Music Competition

South Korea

Nov 22 - 26

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Paris - Concours Long-Thibaud

France

Nov 27 - Dec 2

Piano

Manchester - James Mottram International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Nov 30 - Dec 9

Piano

Bonn - International Telekom Beethoven Competition

Germany

December 2023

Dec 2 - 11

Voice

Ningbo - Ningbo International Vocal Competition

China

January 2024

Jan 22 - Feb 3

Jazz

Strings

Pretoria - Unisa International Music Competition

South Africa

Jan 26 - Feb 4

Piano

San Antonio - The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

USA

February 2024

Feb 18 - 25

Trumpet

Roma - Girolamo Fantini International Trumpet Competition

Italy

Feb 22 - Mar 2

Piano

Hastings International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

March 2024

Mar 10 - 21

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

Mar 30 - Apr 5

Piano

Istanbul - International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’ Sion

Turkey

Mar 30 - Apr 5

Saxophone

Andorra - Andorra International Saxophone Competition

Andorra

April 2024

Apr 2 - Sep 21

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Apr 20

Harp

Utrecht - World Harp Competition

The Netherlands

Apr 23 - 26

Piano

Violin and Cello Trio

Lyon - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

France

May 2024

May 2 - 11

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Double-Bass

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

May 5 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

PIano 2024

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

May 6 - Jun 1

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 7 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Bassoon

Clarinet

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 10 - Dec 10

Piano

Monza - Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition

Italy

May 29 - Jun 8

Piano

Zürich - Concours Géza Anda

Switzerland

June 2024

Jun 3 - 12

Voice

Helsinki - Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

Finland

Jun 6 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Yerevan - Aram Khachaturian International Competition

Armenia

Jun 7 - 13

Voice

Norrköping - Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition

Sweden

Jun 8 - 16

String quartet

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

Italy

Jun 15 - 23

Conducting

Parma - Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition

Italy

Jun 16 - 24

Viola

Los Angeles - Primrose International Viola Competition

USA

Jun 17 - 19

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

July 2024

Jul 16 - 27

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Harpsychord

Violin

Leipzig - International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition

Germany

Jul 28 - Aug 10

Piano

Cleveland - Cleveland International Piano Competition

USA

September 2024

Sep 1 - 29

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Violin

Piano

Composition

Bucharest - George Enescu International Competition

Romania

Sep 8 - 15

Voice

Budapest - International Eva Marton Singing Competition

Hungary

Sep 9 - 15

Piano

Bratislava - International Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Competition

Slovakia

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 16 - 28

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover

Germany

Sep 23 - 28

Voice

Igersheim - Classical Singing Competition DEBUT

Germany

Sep 26 - Oct 5

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

October 2024

Oct 17 - 25

Organ

Montréal - Canadian International Organ Competition

Canada

Oct 19 - 25

Violin

Viola

Berlin - International Max Rostal Competition for violin and viola

Germany

Oct 21 - Nov 1

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

Oct 26 - Nov 2

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

November 2024

Nov 7 - 17

Percussion

Eindhoven - TROMP International Percussion Competition Eindhoven

Netherlands

February 2025

Feb 7 - 17

Lied Duo

Piano Trio

Chamber music

Graz - International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music"

Austria

May 2025

May 12 - 17

Voice

Warsaw - International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition

Poland

May 21 - Jun 7

Piano

Fort Worth - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

USA

May 26 - Jun 6

Pluridisciplinary

PIano 2024

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

June 2025

Jun 1 - 13

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

August 2025

Aug 25 - 31

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

September 2025

Sep 29

Piano

Hong Kong - Hong Kong International Piano Competition

China

November 2025

Nov 9 - 23

Piano

Bydgoszcz - Paderewski International Piano Competition

Poland