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Ankara, Turkey
Posted: 19 Jan 2025
2nd Ankara International Piano Competition & Festival
19 Jan - 23 Feb, 2025
The Ankara International Piano Competition and Festival is a distinguished online classical music event, open to talented…
Closing date:
23 Feb 2025
Online (Vienna), Austria
Posted: 19 Jan 2025
Vienna International Music Competition, Musikverein Debut
19 Jan - 10 Feb, 2025
ONLINE COMPETITION (Video Selection) Gala Concerts at MUSIKVEREIN in Vienna Over 50.000€ in prizes All Music Disciplines - All…
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 18 Jan 2025
World Grand Prix International Music Contest
18 Jan - 28 Feb, 2025
The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all nationalities…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 18 Jan 2025
Classical Stars International Music Competition
01 - 20 Feb, 2025
⭐CLASSICAL STARS International Music Competition invites all the talented musicians: soloists and ensembles, composers and…
Closing date:
01 Feb 2025
ONLINE/
San Francisco/
Silicon Valley, United States
Posted: 17 Jan 2025
Silicon Valley Open Doors International Piano Competition
30 Apr - 30 May, 2025
Set against the backdrop of one of the most innovative and tech-forward regions, the prestigious competition aims to blend…
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Warsaw/
Online, Poland
Posted: 17 Jan 2025
AD LIBITUM International Piano Competition
25 - 30 Jan, 2025
EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25 January 2025 The new season of the Ad Libitum Piano Competition is open. The event is for…
Closing date:
25 Jan 2025
San Bartolomeo al Mare (IM), Italy
Posted: 16 Jan 2025
Rovere d'Oro International Competition and Young Talents 2025
14 - 20 Jul, 2025
The Rovere d'Oro is a prestigious international music competition renowned for its ability to highlight artistic excellence…
Closing date:
23 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 15 Jan 2025
12th Bach International Music Competition UK
15 Jan - 26 Feb, 2025
The Bach International Music Competition UK is open online to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and…
Closing date:
26 Feb 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 14 Jan 2025
Global Young Musicians Competition (free entry)
20 Feb - 07 Mar, 2025
• The Global Young Musicians Competition (GYMC) is an innovative event established in Poland. The aim of this initiative is to…
Closing date:
20 Feb 2025
Sobrio - Il Villaggio della Musica, Switzerland
Posted: 14 Jan 2025
Premio "E. Tschaikowsky" International Piano Competition
12 Jul 2025
The sixth edition of the Premio "E. Tschaikowsky" will take place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the Hall of Casa Mahler and at…
Closing date:
02 May 2025
Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Posted: 13 Jan 2025
The Philharmonic Society of Arlington Young Artist Competition
09 Jan - 12 Apr, 2025
This year we will hold both the Leonard D. Wood competition for contestants 18 and under and the Peter E. Tannenwald competition…
Closing date:
29 Mar 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Posted: 13 Jan 2025
Tokyo "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Music Comp
13 Jan - 01 May, 2025
The winners' concerts will take place at the Tokyo Opera City Hall (main hall with 1632 seats) on: Monday, August 18 (2025)…
Closing date:
01 May 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 11 Jan 2025
World Classical Music Awards
11 Jan - 21 Feb, 2025
World Classical Music Awards (online competition) is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and…
Closing date:
21 Feb 2025
Kaunas, Lithuania
Posted: 11 Jan 2025
Vytautas Bacevičius Piano Competition
11 Jan 2025 - 14 Sep 2026
In 2025, we will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Vytautas Bacevičius (1905-1970), one of the first Lithuanian…
Closing date:
15 May 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 10 Jan 2025
Fenix Award International Music Competition (Free entry)
10 - 25 Feb, 2025
⭐FREE ADMISSION until 10 February 2025 FENIX AWARD International Music Competition invites: ⭐Soloist-performers (all…
Closing date:
10 Feb 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 08 Jan 2025
Scarlatti Sonata Journey for Pianists
21 Jan - 04 Mar, 2025
A unique online competition for pianists to document their progress in mastering a self-chosen Domenico Scarlatti Piano Sonata…
Closing date:
04 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…
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Rietavas, Lithuania
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
International Chamber Music Competition-Festival „Pearls of Mykol
11 - 13 Apr, 2025
The international contest-festival "Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis's creative pearls" is being organized for the sixth time. Piano and…
Closing date:
25 Feb 2025
Online, Netherlands
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
Royal Maas International Competition
01 - 29 Jan, 2025
Royal Maas International Competition Welcoming musicians of all nationalities in strings, piano, vocal, chamber music, woodwinds…
Closing date:
29 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
World Melody Music Competition
07 Jan - 15 Feb, 2025
World Melody Music Competition is an online competition welcoming various categories including instruments, vocals, conducting…
Closing date:
15 Feb 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
13th Universal Stars Music Competition
07 Jan - 14 Feb, 2025
Universal Stars Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity and…
Closing date:
14 Feb 2025
Almería, Spain
Posted: 07 Jan 2025
IV International Music Competition
01 - 02 Feb, 2025
Concurso de Interpretación Musical que se realizará los días 1 y 2 de febrero en Almería (España). Modalidades presencial y…
Closing date:
26 Jan 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Posted: 06 Jan 2025
North International Music Competition
06 Jan - 20 Apr, 2025
The North International Music Competition is an online music competition for musicians around the world. We want to encourage…
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Online, Poland
Posted: 06 Jan 2025
World's Best Musicians Competition (free entry)
28 Feb - 15 Mar, 2025
Applications are now open. FREE ENTRY Deadline: by 28 February 2025 World’s Best Musicians is the world’s largest competition…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2025
Paris, France
Posted: 06 Jan 2025
Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Compétition
01 Jan - 10 Feb, 2025
We are excited to announce the 11th edition of "Nouvelles Étoiles," offering performance and educational development…
Closing date:
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London, United Kingdom
Posted: 05 Jan 2025
5th Lypco London International for Piano/
Flute/
Chamber Ensemble
31 Jul - 31 Aug, 2025
5th extended edition LYPCO 2025 London Youth International Competition for Piano, Flute and Chamber Ensembles (with flute)…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 03 Jan 2025
AD LIBITUM International Piano Competition
15 - 30 Jan, 2025
✅ APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25 January 2025 The new season of the Ad Libitum Piano Competition is open. The event is for Pianists…
Closing date:
25 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 03 Jan 2025
Golden Prestige International Music Competition
03 Jan - 09 Feb, 2025
Golden Prestige International Music Competition is an online competition welcoming various categories including instruments…
Closing date:
09 Feb 2025
Lamporecchio (PT) - Tuscany, Italy
Posted: 03 Jan 2025
Piano, Chamber Music and Contemporary Music Competition
26 Mar - 04 Apr, 2025
PIANO Schumann Award 31/
03-3/
04 (2025) - Vincenzo Balzani (Chairman), ROUND ONE (15 and 20 minutes), ROUND TWO (Time Limit 30…
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Cervignano del Friuli, Italy, Italy
Posted: 02 Jan 2025
4th International Music Competition "Città di Cervignano" 2025
18 - 27 Sep, 2025
The 4th Edition of International Music Competition "Città di Cervignano" is open to young musicians of all nationalities born no…
Closing date:
02 Jun 2025
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
New York, United States
Posted: 30 Dec 2024
Musical Life Competition and Composers in Residence
30 Dec 2024 - 10 Feb 2025
Musical Life International Competition is open to serious young musicians in piano, strings (violin, viola and cello) and small…
Closing date:
25 Feb 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 30 Dec 2024
Max Bruch International Music Competition
30 Dec 2024 - 06 Feb 2025
Max Bruch International Music Competition is an online competition welcoming various categories including instruments, vocals…
Closing date:
06 Feb 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 29 Dec 2024
Bach International Music Competition (Free entry)
25 Jan - 09 Feb, 2025
⭐FREE ADMISSION until 25 January 2025 BACH IMC invites: ⭐Composers ⭐Ensembles ⭐Soloist-performers of all ages, all…
Closing date:
25 Jan 2025
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Posted: 28 Dec 2024
The Andrew Downes Performance Prize 2025
21 Sep 2025
Open to any outstanding soloist or chamber ensemble who learns and performs a work by Andrew Downes. Minimum age of entrants - 18…
Closing date:
25 Jul 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 27 Dec 2024
Couperin International Music Competition
27 Dec 2024 - 06 Feb 2025
Couperin International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity…
Closing date:
06 Feb 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 27 Dec 2024
New York Classical Music Competition 2025
30 Mar - 20 May, 2025
NEW YORK CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPETITION FREE ENTRY WE DISCOVER YOUR TALENT! International Jury Prizes and awards Concerts…
Closing date:
30 Mar 2025
Online, France
Posted: 25 Dec 2024
France Music Competition
01 May 2025
France Music Competition (cash prizes) ✅ 1st Honnor Grand Prize: 2000 € ✅ Jury Feedback ✅ Teacher's certificates…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 23 Dec 2024
International Music Competition UK (Online)
23 Dec 2024 - 30 Jan 2025
UK International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The…
Closing date:
30 Jan 2025
FILADELFIA, Italy
Posted: 23 Dec 2024
Filadelfia Competitions
03 - 11 May, 2025
The Special Prize ( Euro 2000 + Certificate ) Paolo Serrao will be awarded during the Gala concert . For the Strings section will…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
Online, Greece
Posted: 22 Dec 2024
2nd International Online Music Competition
22 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
Colibri Arts and Music announces: 2nd International Online Music Competition Aims of competition: • Creating the opportunity…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2025
東京, Japan
Posted: 22 Dec 2024
Basel International Piano Accompanist Competition 2025
22 Dec 2024 - 15 Mar 2025
Would you like to master piano accompaniment? Eligibility: No restrictions on nationality or age. Judging format: online video…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2025
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, 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
Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Posted: 12 Dec 2024
mittelyoung 2025
12 Dec 2024 - 12 Feb 2025
An under30 Open Call for Italian, Central European and Balkan music, theatre, dance and circus projects, screened by a group of…
Closing date:
12 Feb 2025
東京, Japan
Posted: 11 Dec 2024
Basel International Online Junior Music Competition 2025
05 Dec 2024 - 15 Mar 2025
Please participate to step up Entry starts: Sunday, January 5, 2025 Entry deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025 Judging results…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2025
London, UK, United Kingdom
Posted: 08 Dec 2024
London Concerto Competition 2025
08 Dec 2024 - 15 Apr 2025
Winners will perform in a concert with the London City Philharmonic. The London International Concerto Competition 2025 is a…
Closing date:
16 Apr 2025
Gdansk, Poland
Posted: 06 Dec 2024
10th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition
14 - 18 May, 2025
10th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition (ICMC) May 14-18, 2025 The event is organised by Stanisław…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2025
Online, United States
Posted: 03 Dec 2024
2025 Guastavino International Online Piano Competition
31 May - 15 Aug, 2025
The Guastavino International Online Piano Competition is an online competition judged via video submissions, open to pianists of…
Closing date:
31 May 2025
Romont, Switzerland
Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Concours de piano Hélène de Montgeroult, Romont, Suisse
15 - 16 Nov, 2025
International piano competition for young artists around the music of Hélène de Montgeroult. 15 and 16 november 2025, Romont…
Closing date:
31 May 2025
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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Vienna, Austria
Posted: 25 Nov 2024
Golden Soloist Award
25 Nov 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
The "Golden Soloist Award" is an international music competition open to musicians of all nationalities and ages across the…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2025
Madrid online, Spain
Posted: 22 Nov 2024
17th Piano Composition Competition Fidelio 2025 via The Internet
06 - 28 Feb, 2025
17th PIANO COMPOSITION COMPETITION FIDELIO 2025 VIA THE INTERNET No matter the distance, you participate from home!. Entering…
Closing date:
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Vienna, Austria
Posted: 17 Nov 2024
The 2nd Vienna International Classical Piano Competition
17 Nov 2024 - 20 Jan 2025
The 2nd Vienna International Classical Piano Competition (Piano, Piano Duo, Chamber music) This prestigious competition is open…
Closing date:
20 Jan 2025
Wien, Austria
Posted: 15 Nov 2024
The 3rd Vienna International Music Competition
02 - 08 Aug, 2025
The Vienna International Music Competition for Solo Instruments, Chamber Music and Voice invites children and adults to…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 15 Nov 2024
CAG Louis and Susan Meisel Competition
15 Nov 2024 - 30 May 2025
Concert Artists Guild (CAG), an NYC-based nonprofit with a 70+ year history of supporting emerging artists, is now accepting…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2025
Frankfurt, Germany
Posted: 13 Nov 2024
International Elite Music Competition
13 Nov 2024 - 20 Jan 2025
We aim at identifying and exposing talented musicians. Would all classical musicians of all ages, please be invited to showcase…
Closing date:
20 Jan 2025
Paris, France
Posted: 12 Nov 2024
Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Compétition
01 Dec 2024 - 20 Jan 2025
???? Dear friends! ???? The International Cultural Association Artima, Paris, invites young talented musicians (soloists, chamber…
Closing date:
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Castelnuovo di Farfa, Italy
Posted: 10 Nov 2024
5th International ArtePiano Competition 2025
10 Nov 2024 - 18 Jul 2025
Applications for the 5th International ArtePiano Competition 2025 are now open! The competition consists of 2 categories: Junior…
Closing date:
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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
Vienna, Austria
Posted: 06 Nov 2024
2nd International Vienna Piano Competition "Wiener Klassik"
12 - 14 Jul, 2025
Join the 2nd International Vienna Piano Competition "Wiener Klassik" ➤ July 12-14, 2025 ➤ Prizes worth 15.000€ ➤…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2025
Brussels, Belgium
Posted: 27 Oct 2024
Music Academy Forte
04 - 05 Jul, 2025
ONE ROUND COMPETITION WITHOUT PRE-SELECTION “MUSIC ACADEMY FORTE” is open to musicians from all around the world on Solo…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Bruxelles, Belgium
Posted: 26 Oct 2024
Merci, Maestro!
09 - 13 Apr, 2025
International Competition for Young Pianists «Merci, Maestro! » 9th edition April 9-13th 2025 in Brussels, Belgium…
Closing date:
01 Mar 2025
Bitola, Macedonia
Posted: 23 Oct 2024
Pianofest
30 May - 01 Jun, 2025
Welcome to Pianofest, where world-class pianists and rising stars come together to celebrate the artistry of the piano. Join us…
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Maruggio ( Taranto), Italy
Posted: 22 Oct 2024
Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale Città di Maruggio ( Taranto)
13 - 17 May, 2025
BANDO DI CONCORSO Il 4° Concorso Internazionale di esecuzione musicale “Città di Maruggio” è organizzato…
Closing date:
05 May 2025
Versailles, France
Posted: 10 Oct 2024
Concours Européen de Piano Master
10 - 11 May, 2025
The Competition is international and open to all candidates of any nationality and is made up of 5 categories depending on the…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2025
Napoli, Italy
Posted: 09 Oct 2024
Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Competition
21 - 24 May, 2025
Selections are open for the 14th edition of the Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Competition. The Pre-selection audition…
Closing date:
15 Mar 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 30 Sep 2024
4th Annual International Petrichor Music Competition
30 Sep 2024 - 21 Feb 2025
$60,000 in Prizes 36 Winners | 36 Finalists | 120 Semi-Finalists We are excited to announce that the 4th Annual International…
Closing date:
21 Feb 2025
Prague, Czech Republic
Posted: 30 Sep 2024
Dvorak Music Competition
16 Sep 2024 - 30 Jan 2025
The Antonín Dvořák Classical Music Competition (ADCMC) is an international online classical music competition for musicians…
Closing date:
30 Jan 2025
Dinan, France
Posted: 15 Sep 2024
Henri Kowalski piano competition-Dinan (Brittany)
10 - 11 May, 2025
The Society of Friends of the Dinan Museum and Library (SAMB) is organizing an international piano competition entitled: Henri…
Closing date:
15 Mar 2025
Crema, Italy
Posted: 04 Sep 2024
DV Young Sounds 2024
04 Sep 2024 - 10 Feb 2025
In 2024, DV YOUNG SOUNDS is set to become an international music competition, offering young musicians a rare chance to break…
Closing date:
10 Feb 2025
New York City, United States
Posted: 01 Sep 2024
Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition
21 Mar - 27 Jul, 2025
The Tureck International Bach Competition promotes the highest performance standards in pianists, and encourages to deepen their…
Closing date:
21 Mar 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! TOTAL PRIZE…
Closing date:
10 Feb 2025
Pinerolo and Torino, Italy
Posted: 24 Nov 2023
International Chamber Music Competition Pinerolo e Torino
03 - 09 Mar, 2025
Since 1994 the Accademia di Musica has organised the International Chamber Music Competition Pinerolo e Torino Città…
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