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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 25 Mar 2025
Max Bruch International Music Competition
25 Mar - 06 May, 2025
Max Bruch International Music Competition is an online competition welcoming various categories including instruments, vocals…
Closing date:
06 May 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 24 Mar 2025
UK International Music Competition Online
24 Mar - 30 Apr, 2025
UK International Music Competition Online is calling all talented musicians around the world. The competition welcomes all…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Bruxelles, Belgium
Posted: 20 Mar 2025
V Fanny Mendelssohn International Online Competition 2025
30 Jun - 30 Jul, 2025
The only online competition that offers real concert opportunities and cash prizes: STAR GRAND PRIZE, CONCERTS AND MONEY PRIZES…
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Los Angeles, United States
Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Perform with The Grammy Nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet
21 - 23 May, 2025
Get opportunity to perform with The Grammy Nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet Applicants from Musical chairs will reimburse…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 17 Mar 2025
Erik Satie International Music Competition
17 Mar - 21 Apr, 2025
Erik Satie International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
21 Apr 2025
Sofia, Bulgaria
Posted: 16 Mar 2025
Call for Scores: Win Recording Sessions and Prizes
16 Mar - 01 Jun, 2025
Submit your original music for adjudication by a jury of over a dozen industry professionals, curated by the Film Scoring Academy…
Closing date:
01 Jun 2025
Bucuresti, Romania
Posted: 15 Mar 2025
Remember Enescu International Comeptiton, XXII edition
15 - 20 Sep, 2025
REMEMBER ENESCU INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, XXII edition September 15 – 20, 2025 - Competition dates – September 15 – 20…
Closing date:
25 Aug 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 14 Mar 2025
World Exceptional Musicians Competition
14 Mar - 20 Apr, 2025
World Exceptional Musicians Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition, music videos, writings…
Closing date:
20 Apr 2025
PARIS, France
Posted: 13 Mar 2025
Gabriel Fauré Music World Competition and Festival 2025 online
13 Mar - 25 Jun, 2025
!FREE ENTRY (Preliminary Round)! CASH PRIZES AND CONCERTS. The Gabriel Fauré MUSIC WORLD COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL 2025 (GFMC) is…
Closing date:
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Warsaw, Poland
Posted: 13 Mar 2025
Classical Music Stars (Free entry)
10 - 25 Apr, 2025
Free Application until 10 APRIL 2025 AWARDS: ⭐ABSOLUTE WINNERS ⭐FIRST PRIZES with Special Mention ⭐1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in…
Closing date:
10 Apr 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 11 Mar 2025
World Master Open Music Competition
11 Mar - 16 Apr, 2025
World Master Open Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity and…
Closing date:
16 Apr 2025
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Posted: 11 Mar 2025
Ponce International Composition Competition
22 - 23 Nov, 2025
Welcome to the Ponce International Composition Competition, a unique opportunity for composers worldwide to showcase their…
Closing date:
15 Apr 2025
Corfu, Greece
Posted: 10 Mar 2025
3rd International Composition Competition for Wind Band
10 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
3rd International Composition Competition The MANTZAROS Philharmonic Society, always in the avant-garde of the musical field in…
Closing date:
30 Jun 2025
LVIV, Ukraine
Posted: 09 Mar 2025
SACRARIUM Competition composers 2025
23 - 29 Sep, 2025
The organization will select 12 composers who will have the opportunity to participate in the International Composers’…
Closing date:
21 Aug 2025
Córdoba, Spain
Posted: 08 Mar 2025
1st International Composition Competition for Symphonic Flamenco
08 Mar - 30 Jun, 2025
NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING WORKS: 31st JULY 2025 The goal of the competition is to give visibility and relevance to a minority…
Closing date:
30 Jun 2025
Thessaloniki, Greece
Posted: 07 Mar 2025
17th International “Dimitri Mitropoulos” Composition Competition
06 Mar - 02 Nov, 2025
The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra is honored to announce the 17th International “Dimitri Mitropoulos” Composition…
Closing date:
31 Aug 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 05 Mar 2025
WCMA International Composition Competition 2025
05 Mar - 01 May, 2025
The World Classical Masters Association (WCMA) proudly presents the WCMA International Composition Competition, a prestigious…
Closing date:
01 May 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 04 Mar 2025
7th Georges Bizet International Music Competition
04 Mar - 10 Apr, 2025
Georges Bizet International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
10 Apr 2025
Namur, Belgium
Posted: 04 Mar 2025
International Double bass Festival Namur 2025
19 Aug 2025
1)Double bass Solo Competition(age7-18yrs) 2)Orchestra Excerpt Competition(no age limit) 3)Composition Competition for Double…
Closing date:
07 Jul 2025
LVIV, Ukraine
Posted: 04 Mar 2025
Bruno Maderna Competition Composers 2025 9th Edition
18 - 21 Jul, 2025
The Competition is realized by the collaboration between KLKnewmusic and the Phoenix Ensemble. The project is open to all…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 04 Mar 2025
Best Classical Musicians Awards
04 Mar - 15 Apr, 2025
Best Classical Musicians Awards Open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all…
Closing date:
15 Apr 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 03 Mar 2025
Debussy International Music Competition
03 Mar - 10 Apr, 2025
Debussy International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The…
Closing date:
10 Apr 2025
Milano, Italy
Posted: 01 Mar 2025
16th International Music Competition "Marcello Abbado Tribute"
01 Mar - 15 May, 2025
The competition is open to young musicians ages 4 to 32 and under. And it provides for the awarding of absolute category prizes…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 28 Feb 2025
Global Genius Music Competition
28 Feb - 03 Apr, 2025
The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of all nationalities Global…
Closing date:
03 Apr 2025
London, United Kingdom
Posted: 28 Feb 2025
The Alpine Fellowship Music Prize 2025
28 Feb - 01 Apr, 2025
Awarded for the best musical or compositional response on the theme of Fear. The winner and runners-up will receive financial…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 26 Feb 2025
Beethoven International Music Competition
26 Feb - 01 Apr, 2025
The Beethoven International Music Competition Online is now accepting applications! The competition welcomes all instruments…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2025
Castellina in Chianti (SI), Italy
Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Concorso Nazionale Vanna Bianciardi
24 Feb - 03 Aug, 2025
A Castellina in Chianti al via il primo Concorso Nazionale Vanna Bianciardi, scadenza iscrizioni 30 aprile 2025, concerto il 30…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Lisboa /
Montijo, Portugal
Posted: 18 Feb 2025
7th International Composition Competition GMCL /
Jorge Peixinho
18 Feb - 19 Oct, 2025
Jury: Ivan Fedele (President), Gerhard Stabler, João Madureira, Carlos Caires, Jaime Reis, Jorge Sá Machado and Nuria Nuñez…
Closing date:
25 Jul 2025
Prato, Italy
Posted: 12 Feb 2025
Dante 700 _ International Competition of Symphonic Composition
12 Feb - 10 Oct, 2025
The Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato and the Florence Philharmonic Orchestra – la Filharmonie are announcing the third…
Closing date:
15 Jul 2025
Bologna, Italy
Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Composers /
Conductors Workshop - V Edition
11 Feb - 30 Apr, 2025
FontanaMIXensemble is pleased to present its 2025's Composers/
Conductors Workshop. Four composers/
conductors will be selected to…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Budapest, Hungary
Posted: 07 Feb 2025
Premier Music International Competition Pro - PMIC Pro
07 Feb - 30 Apr, 2025
PMIC Pro is a prestigious annual online music competition dedicated to students in higher education and musicians globally…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Montréal, Canada
Posted: 07 Feb 2025
2026 Azrieli Music Prizes – Call for Submissions
07 Feb - 02 May, 2025
Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) launches its sixth and largest…
Closing date:
02 May 2025
Vilnius, Lithuania
Posted: 04 Feb 2025
The 4th International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition
04 Feb - 29 Nov, 2025
The final of the 4th International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition will take place in Vilnius at the end of 2025. The final…
Closing date:
19 Sep 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom
Posted: 29 Jan 2025
The Brusa Foundation Award
01 Feb - 15 Oct, 2025
The Brusa Foundation Award 2nd Edition (1st February to 30th May 2025) An Award of £5000 will be given for a one movement work…
Closing date:
30 May 2025
Munich, Germany
Posted: 27 Jan 2025
Call for Scores - Arcis Saxophon Quartett
27 Jan - 22 Apr, 2025
CALL FOR SCORES 2025 – Quirky Nightclub Chronicles The Arcis Saxophon Quartett invites composers worldwide to submit a vibrant…
Closing date:
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Sacile, Italy
Posted: 25 Jan 2025
10th International Composition Prize SEM 2025
25 Jan - 30 Apr, 2025
The competition is open to musicians of all nationalities and without age limits. Compositions must be for symphony orchestra…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Calabria, Italy
Posted: 20 Jan 2025
Concorso Internazionale di Composizione per Tromba e banda
20 Jan - 31 May, 2025
2ª Edizione - Concorso Internazionale di Composizione per Tromba Solista e Banda L’Associazione Armonie dello Stilaro APS, è…
Closing date:
31 May 2025
Gipuzkoa, Spain
Posted: 16 Jan 2025
18th "Pablo Sorozabal" String Quartet Composition Competition
16 Jan - 31 Aug, 2025
The Gipuzkoa provincial authority together with the Basque-Navarrese composers association “Musikagileak” is organising the…
Closing date:
31 Aug 2025
Cincinnati, United States
Posted: 13 Jan 2025
Kreitler Commission Competition
13 Jan - 31 Mar, 2025
Call for Scores: Summermusik with resident ensemble Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra in partnership with Chamber Orchestra of…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2025
Vienna, Austria
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
6th VCMA - International Classical Music & Composition Competitio
07 Jan - 01 Jun, 2025
6th Vienna Classical Music Academy (VCMA) International Classical Music & Composition Competition More than just a training…
Closing date:
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Palmanova, Italy
Posted: 02 Jan 2025
International Music Competition “Città di Palmanova” 13th edition
04 - 11 May, 2025
The 13th edition of International Music Competition “Città di Palmanova” takes place in Palmanova (UD) from 4 to 11 of May…
Closing date:
28 Mar 2025
Pordenone, Italy
Posted: 06 Dec 2024
1st International Composition Competition for Clarinet Choirs
31 Mar - 01 Jun, 2025
SiNota Cultura e Musica - Associazione Scuola di Musica Città di Pordenone APS promotes and organizes the 1st Composition…
Closing date:
30 Mar 2025
Ortona, Italy
Posted: 04 Dec 2024
Carlo Sanvitale International Composition Competition
04 Dec 2024 - 30 Jul 2025
The Associazione Amici Della Musica "Guido Albanese" invites composers of all ages and nationalities to participate in the 8th…
Closing date:
30 Jul 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2025
02 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
The International Choral Organization of Tokyo announces Japn International Choral CompositionCompetition 2025, the aim of which…
Closing date:
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Washington DC, United States
Posted: 01 Dec 2024
ColOrchestra
01 Dec 2024 - 16 Jun 2025
These uniquely designed Auditions are open to musicians of all ages who are available for soloist engagements within the 2024-25…
Closing date:
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Athens, Greece
Posted: 30 Nov 2024
1st International Music Composition Competition
30 Nov 2024 - 10 Aug 2025
Colibri Arts and Music announces: 1st International Music Composition Competition 2025 Age categories: A: 7-17 years old B: 18…
Closing date:
31 May 2025
Brussels, Belgium
Posted: 25 Nov 2024
Composition Competition for Polish Composers
25 Nov 2024 - 01 Apr 2025
In the framework of the Polish Presidency to the EU, the Brussels Chamber Ensemble, a symphonic orchestra composed of 60…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2025
paris, France
Posted: 23 Nov 2024
la harpe solaire
01 Dec 2024 - 01 Jun 2025
With the aim of promoting contemporary musical creation and its dissemination, La Harpe solaire is launching a call for chamber…
Closing date:
01 Jun 2025
Ferrara, Italy
Posted: 11 Nov 2024
1° Concorso Internazionale di Composizione "Girolamo Frescobaldi"
11 Nov 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
L’Orchestra Sinfonica d’Este indice il 1° Concorso Internazionale di Composizione "Girolamo Frescobaldi" per il 2024, aperto…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2025
Vienna, Austria
Posted: 07 Nov 2024
Classic Pure Vienna 2025 Musician Competition
07 Nov 2024 - 09 Apr 2025
The competition is open to musicians and composers of all nationalities and ages. Application deadline: April 1st, 2025…
Closing date:
02 Apr 2025
Ереван, Armenia
Posted: 08 Oct 2024
Third Mansurian International Competition
08 Oct 2024 - 01 Apr 2025
The Mansurian International Competition: 2024-2025 Composition launched on the 1st of October. It is open to academic composers…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 30 Sep 2024
4th Annual International Petrichor Music Competition
30 Sep 2024 - 28 Mar 2025
$60,000 in Prizes 36 Winners | 36 Finalists | 120 Semi-Finalists We are excited to announce that the 4th Annual International…
Closing date:
28 Mar 2025
Palo Alto, United States
Posted: 11 Sep 2024
GSYO Emerging Composers' Competition
09 Sep 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
The competition is open to all composers of any nationality under the age of 35 to have their work performed by the Golden State…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Posted: 09 Sep 2024
5th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition
09 Sep 2024 - 01 Aug 2025
Please read the attached PDF for the detailed rule. ELIGIBILITY • Our competition is open to all nationalities. • No age…
Closing date:
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Tokyo, Japan
Posted: 09 Sep 2024
5th ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition
10 Sep 2024 - 01 Aug 2025
Please read the attached pdf file for the detailed rule. ELIGIBILITY • Our competition is open to all nationalities. • No age…
Closing date:
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Corciano, Italy
Posted: 05 Sep 2024
Corciano International Original Band Composition Contest
05 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
The International Original Band Composition Contest, promoted and organized biennially by the Pro Loco Corcianese Tourist…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2025
Paris, France
Posted: 16 Jul 2024
Lontano Quartet call for scores
16 Jul 2024 - 01 May 2025
LONTANO QUARTET /
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Call for scores 2025 - Regulations With the aim of promoting contemporary musical creation, and on the…
Closing date:
01 May 2025
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