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Kevin le Pennec wins the World Harp Competition
The World Harp Competition at Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht held its 2024 edition
Grand Master of the Saxophone
Claude Delangle talks about the Andorra Sax Fest, his career as a saxophonist, and about the bright future of his instrument
High Spirits at the Andorra Sax Fest
Outstanding 11th Edition of the international Saxophone Competition
Remembering a Great Composer
Peter Eötvös, who passed away on 24 March 2024, was one of the most remarkable artists of his generation. In February 2020, WFIMC Secretary General Florian Riem spoke with him at his residence in Berlin.
Introducing: Chihiro Nishioka
New Manager at the Kobe International Flute Competition, Nishioka brings a host of experience from her work at major orchestras in Japan
Xiaolu Zang wins the 2024 Maria Canals
Great enthusiasm and high spirits at the Maria Canals international Piano Competition in Barcelona
Heart and Soul of the Fritz Kreisler Competition
Michael Frischenschlager looks back at 45 years at a great Vienna institution
Clarinet Summit in Belgrade
The 2024 Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition was held in the discipline of Clarinet
Introducing: Ruben Jais
Meet the new Sovrintendente of the Toscanini Foundation in Parma- director of the Toscanini Orchestra, the Toscanini international Conducting Competition, and host of the 2024 General Assembly
Enchanting Parma!
In the north of Italy, between Milan and Bologna, Parma, host city of the 2024 WFIMC General Assembly, is a discreet town, but one that is not lacking in charm, with its colourful houses, narrow streets, cathedral, castles and, above all, its flavours.
Outstanding piano playing in Hastings
The 2024 Hastings international Piano Competition announces its winners
Introducing: Yungyung Guo
The 20-year old Shanghai Pianist talks about her experience at The Gurwitz intl. Piano Competition in San Antonio, Texas
A Trombone Legend: Ian Bousfield
On occasion of the upcoming Aeolus international Competition for Wind Instruments in Dusseldorf, we spoke with Ian Bousfield, one of its recent jurors
Parma 2024: what to visit?
Parma, city of Verdi, Toscanini, Parmigianino,… Visit the most memorable places such as Arturo Toscanini’s birth place, the Teatro Farnese, the Palazzo della Pilotta and the Teatro Regio.
Play the Joseph Joachim, reach the world
Oliver Wille, one of the two Artistic Directors of the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition, talks about the upcoming 2024 edition
Welcome to Parma!
5-7 June 2024: Hosted by Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, WFIMC will hold its first International Marketing Conference
Classical and Jazz Piano Side by Side in Pretoria
The UNISA Competition presents its 2024 winners in the South African capital
A competition reinvents itself
Pianist Willem Latchoumia talks about the upcoming International Piano Competition of Orléans
An Artist´s Career must follow a Crescendo
Long-Thibaud Foundation President Gérard Bekerman talks about the heritage and future of the great Paris competition
The big Picture: 2023 First Prize Winners at a glance
A review of the past year shows South Korea remains number one
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