Competitions

Date: Name: Location: Deadline:
7-16 May 2026. 61st Markneukirchen International Music Competition 2026 - Horn, Tuba Markneukirchen / Germany 2026. 01. 10.
8-13. September 2026 20th The Aeolus International Competition - Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba Düsseldorf / Germany 2026. 04. 30.
16-29 November 2026 36. International Competition "Citta di Porcia" - Tuba Porcia / Italy 2026. 10. 10.
15-21 February 2027 8th Maurice André International Trumpet Competition Paris / France 2026. 10. 30.
13-19 September 2027. Christian Lindberg International Solo Competition Aarhus / Denmark 2027. 01. 31.
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17-24 May 2026. 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition Osaka / Japan 2025. 10. 12.
14-18 April 2026. 21th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition Lyon / France 2026. 01. 05.
20-28 March 2026 X. International Stasys Vainiūnas Chamber Ensembles Competition Vilnius / Lithuania 2026. 02. 01.
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October 10-14, 2024 5th Kalamata International Choir Competition and Festival Kalamata (Greece) 2024. 05. 13.
July 2-6, 2025 13th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition Wernigerode (Germany) 2025. 02. 10.
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21 September - 13 November 2025. Winds Composition Contest Saxony (WCCS) Online 2025. 09. 21.
3-5 November 2025 FIMS International Composition Competition Online / Fribourg 2025. 10. 15.
23 November 2025 - 31 January 2026. 2nd Clarinitaly International Composition Competition Online / Rome 2025. 11. 23.
20 February - 21 March 2026 Jeju International Composition Competition Online / Jeju (South Korea) 2026. 02. 11.
7-13 november 2026. 80th Geneva International Music Competition - Composers Geneva / Switzerland 2026. 02. 12.
1 March - 11 April 2026. 4th ZSÓFIA TALLÉR CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL COMPOSER'S COMPETITION Online / Budapest 2026. 03. 01.
8-9 June 2026 9th Brandenburg Biennale - Composition Competiton Online 2026. 04. 17.
31 January 2027 8th International Nikolaus-Fheodoroff-Composition-Prize Klagenfurt / Austria 2026. 04. 30.
15 June 2026 North/South Consonance Call fro Scores - Performance Opportunity in New York City Online / New York 2026. 06. 15.
25 August - 29 November 2026. Bartók World Competition Budapest – Composition 2026 Online / Budapest 2026. 08. 25.
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23 June - 3 July 2026. The Mahler Competition Bamberg - Competition for Conductors Bamberg / Germany 2025. 10. 31.
1-10 October 2026 Solti International Conducting Competition 2026 Pécs / Budapest 2026. 03. 20.
24-27 August 2026. Trondheim - Princess Astrid International Music Competition - For conductors Trondheim / Norway 2026. 04. 10.
3-6 September 2026. 6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition Birmingham 2026. 04. 15.
1 July 2027 - 3 September 2028 Rotterdam International Conducting Competition 2027-28 Rotterdam / The Netherlands 2026. 11. 01.
3-11 June 2027. 13th Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition 2027 Parma / Italy 2027. 01. 31.
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18 June 2026 Carl Reinecke International Music Competition - 2026, Season 1 online 2026. 06. 01.
1st July 2026 Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition (2026 Season 2) online 2026. 06. 10.
1 August 2026 10th Manhattan International Music Competition New York (USA) 2026. 06. 10.
2nd July 2026 Saint-Saëns International Music Competition - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 12.
10 July 2026 Schubert International Music Competition UK - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 23.
16-17 July, 2026 7. Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition Rome (Italy) 2026. 06. 25.
21 July 2026 Beethoven International Music Competition UK - 2026. Season 3. online 2026. 07. 01.
29 July 2026 11. Online Georges Bizet International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
29 July 2026 Online Claude Debussy International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
9-17 October 2026 76th Viotti International Piano Competition Vercelli (Italy) 2026. 07. 12.
5 August 2026 Best Classical Musicians Awards - 2026, Season 3 online 2026. 07. 15.
31 July 2026 Beethoven Award, 2026, Season 3. online 2026. 07. 17.
12 August 2026 Erik Satie International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3 online 2026. 07. 21.
27 August 2026 Max Bruch International Music Competition, 2026 Season 23 online 2026. 08. 06.
5-15 November 2026 XI. Danubia Talents International Music Competition 2026 - LIVE-PRESENCE Budapest (Hungary) 2026. 10. 05.
4-8 November 2026 6th Amadeus Competition Lazise (Italy) 2026. 10. 09.
April 24-May 5, 2027 25th Concours Musical International de Montréal (CMIM) Montréal (Canada) 2026. 10. 31.
April 9-17, 2027 8th Aarhus International Piano Competition 2027 Aarhus (Denmark) 2026. 11. 15.
June 10-19, 2027 4. Cliburn International Compeititon for Young Pianists Dallas (Texas, USA) 2026. 11. 17.
12-21 March 2027 31th Epinal International Piano Competition Epinal (France) 2026. 11. 30.
April 9-17, 2027 Cleveland International Piano Competition 2027 Cleveland (USA) 2026. 12. 04.
27 February–5 March 2027 Smetana International Piano Competition Plzeň (Czech Republic) 2026. 12. 20.
April 2-5, 2027 5th International Piano Competition Jeune Chopin for Children and Youth Lausanne (Switzerland) 2026. 12. 31.
June 5-May 25, 2027 Concours Géza Anda 2027 Zürich / Winterthur (Switzerland) 2027. 02. 01.
17-21 May 2027 Borderland Chopin International Competition 2027 El Paso (Texas, USA) 2027. 02. 01.
November 2027 RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition Manchester (the United Kingdom) 2027. 09. 01.
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18 June 2026 Carl Reinecke International Music Competition - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 01.
1st July 2026 Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition (2026 Season 2) online 2026. 06. 10.
1 August 2026 10th Manhattan International Music Competition New York (USA) 2026. 06. 10.
2nd July 2026 Saint-Saëns International Music Competition - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 12.
10 July 2026 Schubert International Music Competition UK - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 23.
29 July 2026 11. Online Georges Bizet International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
29 July 2026 Online Claude Debussy International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
5 August 2026 Best Classical Musicians Awards - 2026, Season 3. online 2026. 07. 15.
31 July 2026 Beethoven Award, 2026, Season 3. online 2026. 07. 17.
12 August 2026 Erik Satie International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3 online 2026. 07. 21.
27 August 2026 Max Bruch International Music Competition, 2026 Season 3 online 2026. 08. 06.
5-15 November 2026 XI. Danubia Talents International Music Competition 2026 - LIVE-PRESENCE Budapest (Hungary) 2026. 10. 05.
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18 June 2026 Carl Reinecke International Music Competition - 2026, Season 2 online 2026. 06. 01.
12-14 November 2026 International Long-Thibaud Violon Competition Paris (France) 2026. 06. 01.
1st July 2026 Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition (2026 Season 2) online 2026. 06. 10.
2nd July 2026 Saint-Saëns International Music Competition - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 12.
30 July 2026 Lillian and Maurice Barbash J. S. Bach Competition New York (USA) 2026. 06. 14.
29 October-7 November 2026 11th International Louis Spohr Competition | Young Violinists Weimar (Germany) 2026. 06. 15.
10 July 2026 Schubert International Music Competition UK - 2026 Season 2 online 2026. 06. 23.
29 July 2026 Online Georges Bizet International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
29 July 2026 Online Claude Debussy International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3. online 2026. 07. 10.
5 August 2026 Best Classical Musicians Awards - 2026, Season 3. online 2026. 07. 15.
31 July 2026 Beethoven Award, 2026, Season 3. online 2026. 07. 17.
12 August 2026 Erik Satie International Music Competition - 2026 Season 3 online 2026. 07. 21.
21-28 February 2027 3rd Stuttgart International Violin Competition 2027 Stuttgart (Germany) 2026. 07. 31.
27 August 2026 Max Bruch International Music Competition, 2026 Season 3 online 2026. 08. 06.
October 27-November 1, 2026 2026 Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition New York (USA) 2026. 09. 07.
5-15 November 2026 XI. Danubia Talents International Music Competition 2026 - LIVE-PRESENCE Budapest (Hungary) 2026. 10. 05.
1 August 2026 10th Manhattan International Music Competition New York (USA) 2026. 10. 09.
March 2028 Johansen International Competition for Young String Players Washington (USA) 2027. 01. 01.
20 September - 2 October 2027 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hanover (Germany) 2027. 03. 31.
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11 May 2024 XI. Giovani in Cresendo 2024 - Music and Singing Competition (Digital Edition) Pesaro (Italy) 2024. 04. 10.
2-5 May 2024 Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico Giuditta Pasta - III edizione Saronno (Italy) 2024. 04. 29.
1-8 September, 2024 6th Éva Marton International Singing Competition Budapest (Hungary) 2024. 05. 13.
1 July 2024 8th Manhattan International Music Competition online 2024. 07. 01.
21-22 September 2024 Házy Erzsébet International Talent Search Competition Érsekújvár (Slovakia) 2024. 08. 15.
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