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

March 2024

Mar 16 - May 12

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

April 2024

Apr 23 - 26

String quartet

Lyon - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

France

May 2024

May 2 - 11

Pluridisciplinary

Oboe

Trombone

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

May 5 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

PIano 2024

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

May 6 - Jun 1

Pluridisciplinary

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 6 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

French Horn

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 30 - Jun 8

Piano

Zürich - Concours Géza Anda

Switzerland

June 2024

Jun 3 - 12

Voice

Helsinki - Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

Finland

Jun 6 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Voice

Zwickau - "Robert Schumann" International Competition

Germany

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 16 - 22

Viola

Los Angeles - Primrose International Viola Competition

USA

Jun 17 - 19

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

Jun 22 - 28

Piano

Porto - Santa Cecilia International Competition

Portugal

July 2024

Jul 11 - 12

Pluridisciplinary

Guitar

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

Chile

Jul 16 - 27

Pluridisciplinary

Organ

Voice

Violoncello

Leipzig - International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition

Germany

Jul 28 - Aug 10

Piano

Cleveland - Cleveland International Piano Competition

USA

August 2024

Aug 9 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Brass

Percussion

Jeju - Jeju International Brass Competition

South Korea

Aug 31 - Sep 22

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Violin

Piano

Composition

Bucharest - George Enescu International Competition

Romania

September 2024

Sep 1 - 8

Voice

Budapest - Eva Marton International Singing Competition

Hungary

Sep 3 - 20

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Voice

Oboe

Wind Quintet

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

Sep 8 - 15

Piano

Bratislava - International Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Competition

Slovakia

Sep 9 - 12

Violin

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Sep 10 - 15

Pluridisciplinary

Bassoon

Flute

Clarinet

Düsseldorf - Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

Germany

Sep 11 - 21

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 16 - 28

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim Violin Competition

Germany

Sep 22 - 28

Voice

Igersheim - Classical Singing Competition DEBUT

Germany

Sep 23 - 28

Guitar

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

Italy

Sep 26 - Oct 5

Opera | Oratorio

Lied Duo

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

Sep 29 - Oct 5

Piano

Monza - Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition

Italy

October 2024

Oct 7 - 11

Pluridisciplinary

Guitar

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

Chile

Oct 7 - 13

Conducting

Tokyo - Tokyo International Conducting Competition

Japan

Oct 10 - 19

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Piano

Vercelli - Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Italy

Oct 13 - 27

Organ

Montréal - Canadian International Organ Competition

Canada

Oct 14 - 22

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Composition

Geneva - Geneva International Music Competition

Switzerland

Oct 19 - 25

Violin

Viola

Berlin - International Max Rostal Competition for violin and viola

Germany

Oct 21 - Nov 1

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Chamber music

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

Oct 26 - Nov 2

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

November 2024

Nov 2 - 10

Multi discipline

Tongyeong - ISANGYUN Competition

South Korea

Nov 4 - 9

Brass

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Tuba

Porcia - International Competition "Città di Porcia"

Italy

Nov 5 - 17

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Seoul - Seoul International Music Competition

South Korea

Nov 7 - 17

Percussion

Eindhoven - TROMP International Percussion Competition Eindhoven

Netherlands

Nov 8 - 25

Piano

Hamamatsu - Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

Japan

Nov 11 - 16

Piano

Las Rozas de Madrid - International Piano Competition Spanish Composers

Spain

Nov 20 - 30

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Nov 23

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

String quartet

Composition

Budapest - Bartók World Competition

Hungary

February 2025

Feb 4 - Oct 16

Composition

Toronto - The Azrieli Music Prizes

Canada

Feb 7 - 17

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 23 - Apr 2

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 25 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Piano

Paris - Concours Long-Thibaud

France

May 2025

May 5 - 31

Pluridisciplinary

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 12 - 17

Voice

Warsaw - International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition

Poland

May 16 - 24

Piano

Vienna -International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna

Austria

May 18 - 29

Violin

Helsinki - International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

Finland

May 21 - 30

Piano

Épinal - Concours International de Piano d'Épinal

France

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

PIano 2024

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

June 2025

Jun 1 - 13

Conducting

Rotterdam- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam

Netherlands

Jun 4 - 14

Piano

València - International Piano Competition "Iturbi Prize"

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 25 - 31

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

Aug 27 - Sep 7

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

September 2025

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 13 - 27

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 5 - 13

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

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