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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 16 Dec 2024
World Exceptional Musicians Competition
16 Dec 2024 - 20 Jan 2025
World Exceptional Musicians Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition, music videos, writings…
Closing date:
20 Jan 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 14 Dec 2024
Classical Music Stars Competition (Free Applications)
10 - 25 Jan, 2025
Free Application until 10 JANUARY 2025 AWARDS: ⭐1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in each category and age group. All Prizewinners: ⭐will…
Closing date:
10 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 13 Dec 2024
Erik Satie International Music Competition
13 Dec 2024 - 21 Jan 2025
Erik Satie International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
21 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 07 Dec 2024
World Master Open Music Competition
07 Dec 2024 - 16 Jan 2025
World Master Open Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity and…
Closing date:
16 Jan 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
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 06 Dec 2024
Debussy International Music Competition Online
06 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025
Debussy International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The…
Closing date:
10 Jan 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
Udine, Italy
Posted: 04 Dec 2024
8th Antonio Smareglia International Composition Competition
04 - 20 Dec, 2024
The Accademia di Studi Pianistici «Antonio Ricci» of Udine, in collaboration with the Casa Musicale Sonzogno of Milan, the…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 03 Dec 2024
Best Classical Musicians Awards
03 Dec 2024 - 15 Jan 2025
Best Classical Musicians Awards Open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all…
Closing date:
15 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Georges Bizet International Music Competition
02 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025
Georges Bizet International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
10 Jan 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
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 29 Nov 2024
Global Genius Music Competition
29 Nov 2024 - 03 Jan 2025
*The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of all nationalities Global…
Closing date:
03 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 27 Nov 2024
Beethoven International Music Competition Online
27 Nov 2024 - 01 Jan 2025
The Beethoven International Music Competition Online is now accepting applications! The competition welcomes all instruments…
Closing date:
01 Jan 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
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 19 Nov 2024
Schubert International Music Competition Online
19 Nov - 23 Dec, 2024
Schubert International Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments, conducting…
Closing date:
23 Dec 2024
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 18 Nov 2024
World Artistry Music Award
18 Nov - 20 Dec, 2024
World Artistry Music Award opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The application…
Closing date:
20 Dec 2024
Paris, France
Posted: 18 Nov 2024
Ensemble Écoute Composition Competition - VII Edition
18 Nov - 31 Dec, 2024
VII Ensemble Écoute Composition Competition With the aim of encouraging contemporary music, discovering young composers from all…
Closing date:
31 Dec 2024
Budapest, Hungary
Posted: 17 Nov 2024
3rd Zsófia Tallér Contemporary International Composer Competition
18 Nov 2024 - 10 Feb 2025
The Tallér Zsófia International Composer Competition returns in 2025, honoring the legacy of Zsófia Tallér, an Erkel…
Closing date:
10 Feb 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 16 Nov 2024
Vivaldi International Music Competition
16 Nov - 19 Dec, 2024
Vivaldi International Music Competition - 2024 Season 4 is now open for applications (12th Edition). Categories are available for…
Closing date:
19 Dec 2024
Valga, Spain
Posted: 15 Nov 2024
Promotion Program - CSM Galicia
22 Sep 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
Centro Superior de Música de Galicia invites aspiring instrumentalists, singers, conductors, and composers to embark on an…
Closing date:
10 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 13 Nov 2024
2nd International Music Leadership Award
11 Nov - 19 Dec, 2024
Are you ready to take your musical talent to the next level? Join us for the International Music Leadership Award, a prestigious…
Closing date:
19 Dec 2024
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
Verona, Italy
Posted: 11 Nov 2024
International Competition "Terenzio Zardini"
22 - 25 Apr, 2025
Location: Verona When: April 2025 Eligibility: Born on or after January 1, 1989 Prize Fund: - Organ: € 8.000,00 - Composition…
Closing date:
15 Jan 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
Helsinki, Finland
Posted: 05 Nov 2024
YL Male Voice Choir International Choral Composition Competition
05 Nov 2024 - 17 Jan 2025
READ MORE FROM PDF! The category of the competition is TTBB + divisions, a cappella. The duration of the works must be between 3…
Closing date:
17 Jan 2025
Jackson, MS, United States
Posted: 30 Oct 2024
POI International Composition Competition
09 - 14 Jun, 2025
The POI International Composition Competition will be held June 9th - 14th 2025. Its objective is to open more opportunities for…
Closing date:
05 Feb 2025
Seattle, United States
Posted: 21 Oct 2024
The Sound Ensemble International Composition Competition
21 Oct 2024 - 01 Feb 2025
The Sound Ensemble 1st Annual INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION DEADLINE for scores: February 1, 2025 The Sound Ensemble is…
Closing date:
01 Feb 2025
Online/
Castelnuovo di Farfa, Italy
Posted: 12 Oct 2024
2nd International ArtePiano Composers’ Competition 2025
12 Oct 2024 - 09 Feb 2025
Applications for the 2nd INTERNATIONAL ARTEPIANO COMPOSERS’ COMPETITION 2025 are now open! We are inviting composers of all…
Closing date:
09 Feb 2025
Lymington, United Kingdom
Posted: 09 Oct 2024
The 2025 Lawson-May Award for Composition
29 Aug 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
This prestigious award of £3000, generously sponsored by Neil Lawson-May (left), is now in its fifth year and has already…
Closing date:
31 Jan 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
LVIV, Ukraine
Posted: 07 Oct 2024
Musica per archi competition Composers 2025
14 - 17 Mar, 2025
Each composer must submit – deadline: 21 February 2025 – a music score chosen in the following categories: a) strings…
Closing date:
21 Feb 2025
Lowell, MA, United States
Posted: 06 Oct 2024
2025 Call-for-Scores
06 Oct - 31 Dec, 2024
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces its fourth annual international call-for-scores. The contest is designed to give composers…
Closing date:
31 Dec 2024
Vienna, Austria
Posted: 06 Oct 2024
1st International Erwin Schulhoff Composition Competition
07 Oct 2024 - 01 Jan 2025
The International Erwin Schulhoff Composition Competition is a competition that aims to discover and promote composers from all…
Closing date:
01 Jan 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 30 Sep 2024
4th Annual International Petrichor Music Competition
30 Sep - 23 Dec, 2024
$60,000 in Prizes 36 Winners | 36 Finalists | 120 Semi-Finalists We are excited to announce that the 4th Annual International…
Closing date:
23 Dec 2024
Taipei, Taiwan
Posted: 19 Sep 2024
2024 Sounds Good Rising Star New Composition from International
19 Sep - 31 Dec, 2024
The "Sounds Good Chamber Orchestra" aims to discover young composers and give stage to the new generation of composers through…
Closing date:
31 Dec 2024
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 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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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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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
Wien, Austria
Posted: 02 Sep 2024
3rd Arnold Rosé International Violin Competition & Festival
02 Sep 2024 - 20 Jan 2025
3rd Arnold Rosé International Violin Competition & Festival (Violin - Strings Chamber Music - Composition) Grand Prix Prize…
Closing date:
20 Jan 2025
Online, Belgium
Posted: 24 Aug 2024
IV Fanny Mendelssohn International Online Competition 2025
10 Jan - 10 Feb, 2025
THE ONLY COMPETITION WITH REAL CONCERTS OPPORTUNITIES: STAR GRAND PRIZE 4.000 EUROS, CONCERTS AND MONEY PRIZES! INTERNATIONAL…
Closing date:
10 Jan 2025
Ingolstadt, Germany
Posted: 23 Aug 2024
Composers Competition for Choir and Saxophone Quartet by AUDI
23 Aug - 21 Dec, 2024
Composers Competition for Mixed Choir and Saxophone Quartet Audi Sommerkonzerte in cooperation with Arcis Saxophon Quartett and…
Closing date:
21 Dec 2024
Paris, France
Posted: 16 Jul 2024
Lontano Quartet call for scores
16 Jul 2024 - 01 May 2025
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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
Graz, Austria
Posted: 12 Jun 2024
Piano Trio - 2nd STB Composition Competition 2025
06 Jan - 30 Jun, 2025
„Styrian Tone Arts Association“ (STB) 2nd International Composition Competition 2025 for piano trio - Instrumentation: two…
Closing date:
01 Mar 2025
Lviv, Ukraine
Posted: 07 May 2024
Orient Occident Competition Composers 2025 10th Edition
06 - 09 Feb, 2025
The organization will select composers who will have the opportunity to participate in the “ORIENT/
OCCIDENT COMPOSERS’ MUSIC…
Closing date:
09 Jan 2025
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