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

January 2026

Jan 16 - 24

Piano

Utrecht - International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

The Netherlands

Jan 20 - 31

Jazz

Voice

Pretoria - Unisa International Music Competition

South Africa

Jan 24 - Feb 7

Violin

Singapore - International Violin Competition

Singapore

February 2026

Feb 7 - Oct 29

Composition

Toronto - The Azrieli Music Prizes

Canada

Feb 10 - 23

Piano

Takamatsu - Takamatsu International Piano Competition

Japan

Feb 26 - Mar 5

Piano Chamber

Jyväskylä - Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition

Finland

Feb 26 - Mar 7

Piano

Hastings - Hastings International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

March 2026

Mar 1 - May 31

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

Mar 13 - 21

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Baroque Violin

Leipzig - Bach Competition Leipzig

Germany

Mar 15 - 26

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 20 - 28

Piano and Chamber ensembles

Vilnius - Lithuanian International Professional Music Competitions

Lithuania

Mar 21

Composition

Jeju - Jeju International Composition Competition

South Korea

Mar 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Saxophone

Viola

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

Mar 28 - Apr 4

Saxophone

Andorra - Andorra International Saxophone Competition

Andorra

April 2026

Apr 9 - 18

Piano

Jaén - International Piano Competition Prize Jaén

Spain

Apr 14 - 18

Wind Quintet

Lyon - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

France

Apr 26 - May 9

Violin

Lichtenberg/Hof - International Violin Competition Henri Marteau

Germany

Apr 28 - May 15

Piano

Tel Aviv - The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Israel

May 2026

May 4 - Jun 10

Pluridisciplinary

Cello 2026

Brussels - Queen Elisabeth Competition

Belgium

May 5 - 10

Piano

Barletta - International Piano Competition "Premio Mauro Paolo Monopoli"

Italy

May 6 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Flute

Piano

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

May 7 - 16

Pluridisciplinary

Horn

Tuba

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

May 17 - 24

String quartet

Chamber music

Osaka - Osaka International Chamber Music Competition

Japan

May 22 - Aug 21

Voice

Daegu International Vocal Music Competition

South Korea

May 27 - Jun 4

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Montréal - Concours musical international de Montréal

Canada

May 29 - Jun 7

Voice

Cascais - Cascais Opera International Vocal Competition

Portugal

May 29 - Jun 6

Violin

Auckland - Michael Hill International Violin Competition

New Zealand

June 2026

Jun 3 - 6

Viola

Los Angeles - Primrose International Viola Competition

USA

Jun 6 - 13

Cello

Pluridisciplinary

Yerevan - Khachaturian international Competition

Armenia

Jun 8 - 16

Flute 2026

Odense - Carl Nielsen International Music Competition

Denmark

Jun 14 - 27

Piano

Salt Lake City - Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition

USA

Jun 19 - 27

Piano

Porto - Santa Cecilia International Competition

Portugal

Jun 23 - Jul 3

Conducting

Bamberg - The Mahler Competition

Germany

July 2026

Jul 18 - 26

Piano

New Orleans - New Orleans International Piano Competition

USA

Jul 31 - Dec 31

Composition

Roma - Luciano Berio International Composition Competition

Italy

August 2026

Aug 9 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Trumpet

Horn

Trombone

Brass

Jeju - Jeju International Brass Competition

South Korea

Aug 21 - Nov 29

Piano

Budapest - Bartók World Competition

Hungary

Aug 23 - Sep 19

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Violin

Piano

Composition

Bucharest - George Enescu International Competition

Romania

Aug 24 - 27

Conducting

Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition

Norway

Aug 30 - Sep 6

Voice

Budapest - Eva Marton International Singing Competition

Hungary

Aug 30 - Sep 18

Pluridisciplinary

Bassoon

Percussion

String Quartet

Organ

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

Germany

September 2026

Sep 3 - 6

Conducting

Birmingham - Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 8 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Düsseldorf - Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments

Germany

Sep 12 - 20

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Budapest - Budapest International Music Competitions

Hungary

Sep 13 - 25

Multi discipline

Violin

Zhuhai - International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians

China

Sep 17 - Oct 4

Violin

Indianapolis - International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

USA

Sep 18 - 27

Violin

Vienna - "Fritz Kreisler" International Violin Competition

Austria

Sep 19 - 27

Percussion

Eindhoven - TROMP International Percussion Competition Eindhoven

Netherlands

Sep 21 - 26

Guitar

Composition

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

Italy

Sep 21 - 26

Voice

Igersheim - Classical Singing Competition DEBUT

Germany

Sep 28 - Oct 8

Flute

Guangzhou - International Flute Competition Guangzhou

China

October 2026

Oct 1 - 4

Conducting

Novara - Guido Cantelli International Conducting Award

Italy

Oct 2 - 10

Voice

Hertogenbosch - International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

Netherlands

Oct 4 - 10

Piano

Monza - Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition

Italy

Oct 4 - 9

Pluridisciplinary

Voice 2026

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

Chile

Oct 5 - 16

Piano

Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Piano Competition

Georgia

Oct 8 - 25

Violin

Poznan - International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition

Poland

Oct 9 - 17

Pluridisciplinary

Voice

Piano

Vercelli - Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition

Italy

Oct 27 - Nov 2

Piano

Orléans - Orléans International Piano Competition

France

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 9 - 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

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

February 2027

Feb 6 - 14

Percussion

Luxembourg - International Percussion Competition Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Feb 21 - 28

Violin

Stuttgart - Stuttgart International Violin Competition

Germany

March 2027

Mar 7 - 17

Piano

Barcelona - Maria Canals International Music Competition

Spain

Mar 12 - 21

Piano

Épinal - Concours International de Piano d'Épinal

France

May 2027

May 26 - Jun 4

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 10 - 19

Piano

Fort Worth - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

USA

July 2027

Jul 1 - 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 25 - Sep 5

Piano

Bolzano - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition

Italy

Aug 27 - Sep 5

Piano

Glasgow - Scottish International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

September 2027

Sep 8 - 18

Piano

Leeds - Leeds International Piano Competition

United Kingdom

Sep 12 - 18

Piano

Bratislava - International Johann Nepomuk Hummel Piano Competition

Slovakia

Sep 20 - Oct 2

Violin

Hannover - Joseph Joachim Violin Competition

Germany

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 25 - Oct 3

Piano

Lied Duo

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

October 2027

Oct 4 - 10

Conducting

Tokyo - Tokyo International Conducting Competition

Japan

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 26 - Nov 6

Piano

Xiamen - Xiamen International Piano Competition

China

November 2027

Nov 12 - 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 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 28 - Sep 3

String quartet

Chamber music

Banff - Banff International String Quartet Competition

Canada

October 2028

Oct 22 - Nov 1

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Chamber music

Weimar - Weimar International Music Competitions

Germany

Oct 24 - 30

Piano

Albuquerque - Olga Kern International Piano Competition

United States