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

May 2023

May 21 - Jun 4

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 31 - Jun 9

Piano

València - International Piano Competition "Iturbi Prize"

Spain

June 2023

Jun 2 - 10

Violin

Auckland - Michael Hill International Violin Competition

New Zealand

Jun 6 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Yerevan - Aram Khachaturian International Competition

Armenia

Jun 20 - 24

Organ

Kennett Square - Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition

USA

July 2023

Jul 3 - 9

Chamber music

String quartet

Piano Trio

Melbourne - Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

Australia

Postponed from 2022!

Jul 5 - 22

Piano

Sydney - Sydney International Piano Competition

Australia

Jul 7 - 15

Conducting

Bamberg - The Mahler Competition

Germany

Jul 8 - 15

Voice

Saint-Petersburg - Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Opera Singers

Russia

Jul 20 - 21

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

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

Chile

Jul 24 - 30

Piano

Porto - Santa Cecilia International Competition

Portugal

August 2023

Aug 7 - 13

Organ

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

Switzerland

Aug 8 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Brass

Percussion

Jeju - Jeju International Brass Competition

South Korea

Aug 23 - Sep 3

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Aug 25 - Sep 2

Violin

Sion - Tibor Varga International Violin Competition

Switzerland

Aug 28 - Sep 15

Pluridisciplinary

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

September 2023

Sep 1 - 10

Piano

Glasgow - Scottish International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 2 - 10

Violin

Budapest - Bartók World Competition

Hungary

Sep 5 - 9

Pluridisciplinary

Trombone

Trumpet

Tuba

Düsseldorf - Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

Germany

Sep 5 - 18

Violin

Cello

Chamber music

Harbin - Schoenfeld International String Competition

China

Sep 6 - 20

Organ

Tokyo - International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo

Japan

Sep 13 - 24

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Organ

Vilnius - International M.K. Ciurlionis Piano and Organ Competition

Lithuania

Sep 18 - 23

Conducting

Besançon - International Competition for Young Conductors

France

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 - 9

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

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Tongyeong - ISANGYUN Competition

South Korea

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

February 2024

Feb 18 - 25

Trumpet

Roma - Girolamo Fantini International Trumpet Competition

Italy

March 2024

Mar 30 - Apr 5

Piano

Istanbul - International Piano Competition Istanbul Orchestra’ Sion

Turkey

April 2024

Apr 2 - Sep 21

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Apr 20

Harp

Utrecht - World Harp Competition

The Netherlands

May 2024

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 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

July 2024

Jul 16 - 27

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Harpsychord

Violin

Leipzig - International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition

Germany

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 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 16 - 28

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover

Germany

Sep 26 - Oct 5

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

October 2024

Oct 21 - Nov 1

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

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

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