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

February 2026

Feb 7 - Oct 29

Composition

Toronto - The Azrieli Music Prizes

Canada

July 2026

Jul 31 - Dec 31

Composition

Roma - Luciano Berio International Composition Competition

Italy

October 2026

Oct 8 - 25

Violin

Poznan - Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition

Poland

Oct 27 - Nov 2

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

Oct 30 - Nov 10

Piano

Multi discipline

Zhuhai Hengqin - International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians

China

Oct 31 - Nov 8

Multi discipline

Piano 2026

Tongyeong - ISANGYUN Competition

South Korea

November 2026

Nov 8 - 14

Piano

Las Rozas de Madrid - International Piano Competition Spanish Composers

Spain

Nov 10 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Paris - Concours Long-Thibaud

France

Nov 11 - 15

Piano

Istanbul - International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’ Sion

Turkey

Nov 13 - 18

Pluridisciplinary

Composition

Conducting

Geneva - Concours de Genève - International Music Competition

Switzerland

Nov 14 - 22

Voice

Hamamatsu - Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka

Japan

Nov 20 - 30

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Nov 29

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Quartet

Composition

Budapest - Bartók World Competition

Hungary

February 2027

Feb 6 - 14

Percussion

Luxembourg - International Percussion Competition Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Feb 18 - Mar 18

Composition

Jeju - Jeju International Composition Competition

South Korea

Feb 21 - 28

Violin

Stuttgart - Stuttgart International Violin Competition

Germany

March 2027

Mar 1 - Oct 6

Percussion

Shanghai - IPEA International Percussion Competition Shanghai

China

Mar 7 - 18

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 12 - 21

Piano

Épinal - Concours International de Piano d'Épinal

France

Mar 14 - 21

Pluridisciplinary

Voice 2027

Harpsichord 2028

Organ 2029

Leipzig - Bach Competition Leipzig

Germany

Mar 21 - 27

Saxophone

Andorra - Andorra International Saxophone Competition

Andorra

April 2027

Apr 21 - 24

Violin and Piano Duo

Lyon - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

France

Apr 24 - May 5

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

May 2027

May 3 - 9

Piano

Barletta - International Piano Competition "Premio Mauro Paolo Monopoli"

Italy

May 3 - 8

Cello

Klaipeda - International Klaipeda David Geringas Cello Competition

Lithuania

May 9 - Jun 2

Pluridisciplinary

Voice 2027

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 20 - 29

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Double-Bass

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

May 26 - Jun 5

Piano

Zürich - Concours Géza Anda

Switzerland

May 29 - Jun 6

String quartet

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

Italy

June 2027

Jun 3 - 11

Conducting

Parma - Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition

Italy

Jun 5 - 17

Voice

Helsinki - Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

Finland

Jun 6 - 13

Piano 2027

Pluridisciplinary

Yerevan - Khachaturian international Competition

Armenia

Jun 10 - 19

Piano

Fort Worth - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

USA

July 2027

Jul 2 - Sep 3

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

Jul 7 - 24

Piano

Sydney - Sydney International Piano Competition

Australia

Jul 26 - Aug 8

Piano

Cleveland - Cleveland International Piano Competition

USA

Jul 30 - Aug 8

Organ

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

Switzerland

August 2027

Aug 9 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Trumpet

Horn

Trombone

Brass

Percussion

Jeju - Jeju International Brass and Percussion Competition

South Korea

Aug 23 - 31

Violin

Sion - Tibor Varga International Violin Competition

Switzerland

Aug 25 - Sep 5

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Aug 27 - Sep 5

Aug 28 - Sep 17

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Flute

Voice

Piano Trio

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

Aug 31 - Sep 5

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Quartet

Composition

Budapest - Bartók World Competition

Hungary

September 2027

Sep 8 - 18

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 11 - 18

Piano

Bratislava - International Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Competition

Slovakia

Sep 14 - 19

Pluridisciplinary

Düsseldorf - Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

Germany

Sep 20 - Oct 2

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim Violin Competition

Germany

Sep 20 - 25

Conducting

Besançon - International Competition for Young Conductors

France

Sep 21 - 25

Chamber music

Piano Trio

String quartet

Trondheim - Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy

Norway

Sep 25 - Oct 3

Piano

Seregno - International Piano Competition Ettore Pozzoli

Italy

Sep 26 - Oct 3

Piano

Lied Duo

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

October 2027

Oct 4 - 10

Conducting

Tokyo - Tokyo International Conducting Competition

Japan

Oct 11 - 24

Violin

Genova - International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini"

Italy

Oct 15 - 28

Piano

Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition

Finland

Oct 18

Chamber music

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

Italy

Oct 25 - Nov 17

Pluridisciplinary

Composition

Conducting

Geneva - Concours de Genève - International Music Competition

Switzerland

Oct 26 - Nov 6

Piano

Xiamen - Xiamen International Piano Competition

China

Oct 28 - 31

Viola

Los Angeles - Primrose International Viola Competition

USA

November 2027

Nov 2 - 7

Brass

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Tuba

Porcia - International Competition "Città di Porcia"

Italy

Nov 13 - 29

Piano

Hamamatsu - Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

Japan

Nov 29 - Dec 4

Piano

Manchester - James Mottram International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

December 2027

Dec 2 - 12

Piano

Bonn - International Telekom Beethoven Competition

Germany

January 2028

Jan 8 - Jan 28

Piano

Utrecht - International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

The Netherlands

Jan 27 - Feb 6

Piano

San Antonio - The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

USA

March 2028

Mar 6 - 12

Chamber music

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

Italy

June 2028

Jun 8 - 18

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Voice

Zwickau - "Robert Schumann" International Competition

Germany

August 2028

Aug 26 - Sep 3

Voice

Budapest - Eva Marton International Singing Competition

Hungary

Aug 29 - Sep 4

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

October 2028

Oct 23 - Nov 3

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Chamber music

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

Oct 24 - 30

Piano

Albuquerque - Olga Kern International Piano Competition

United States

November 2028

Nov 5 - 19

Piano

Bydgoszcz - Paderewski International Piano Competition

Poland