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

August 2024

Aug 31 - Sep 22

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Violin

Piano

Composition

Bucharest - George Enescu International Competition

Romania

September 2024

Sep 3 - 20

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Voice

Oboe

Wind Quintet

Munich - ARD International Music Competition

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 12 - 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 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

December 2024

Dec 1 - 13

Pluridisciplinary

Piano

Seoul - Seoul International Music Competition

South Korea

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 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Harp

Viola

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

Mar 22 - 30

Lied Duo

Dortmund - International Schubert Competition Dortmund

Germany

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 8 - 17

Pluridisciplinary

Violin

Viola

Markneukirchen - International Instrumental Competition

Germany

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 2 - 7

Voice

Warsaw - International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition

Poland

Jun 4 - 14

Piano

València - International Piano Competition "Iturbi Prize"

Spain

Jun 6 - 14

Pluridisciplinary

Cello

Oboe

Prague - Prague Spring International Music Competition

Czech Republic

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 26 - Sep 7

Flute

Kobe - Kobe International Flute Competition

Japan

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

Mar 21 - 30

Pluridisciplinary

Harp

Viola

Belgrade - International Jeunesses Musicales Competition

Serbia

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