Bach International Music Competition (Free entry)
25 Jan - 09 Feb, 2026
⭐ FREE ADMISSION until 25 January 2026 The BACH International Music Competition, now in its 6th edition, invites: ⭐ Composers…
Closing date: 25 Jan 2026
Conductor Competitions
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Online, PolandPosted: 20 Dec 2025
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London / Online, United KingdomPosted: 19 Dec 2025
UK International Music Competition (Online)19 Dec 2025 - 30 Jan 2026UK International Music Competition Online is calling all talented musicians around the world. The competition welcomes all…Closing date: n/a -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 19 Dec 2025
Erik Satie International Music Competition19 Dec 2025 - 21 Jan 2026Erik Satie International Music Competition is an online global stage dedicated to celebrating creativity, individuality, and…Closing date: 21 Jan 2026 -
CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI (33043) UD, ItalyPosted: 16 Dec 2025
mittelyoung 202616 Dec 2025 - 10 Feb 2026Send your artistic project for a paid opportunity on the international stage of Mittelfest, the festival of Central Europe. The…Closing date: 10 Feb 2026 -
Sofia, BulgariaPosted: 15 Dec 2025
International Conducting Competition – Sofia 202622 Feb - 01 Mar, 2026The International Conducting Competition – Sofia invites emerging conductors from across the globe to step onto one of…Closing date: 18 Jan 2026 -
Online/Warsaw, PolandPosted: 12 Dec 2025
Classical Music Stars (Free entry)10 - 26 Jan, 2026⭐ Free Application until 10 January 2026 AWARDS: ⭐ Absolute Winners ⭐ First Prizes with Special Mention ⭐ 1st, 2nd, and…Closing date: 10 Jan 2026 -
Bruxelles, BelgiumPosted: 10 Dec 2025
VI Fanny Mendelssohn International Online Competition 202628 Feb - 30 Mar, 2026VI Fanny Mendelssohn International Online Competition 2026 28 February - 30 March 2026 The only online competition that offers…Closing date: 30 Jan 2026 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 09 Dec 2025
World Exceptional Musicians Competition09 Dec 2025 - 20 Jan 2026World Exceptional Musicians Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition, music videos, writings…Closing date: n/a -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 09 Dec 2025
Debussy International Music Competition09 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 20262026 Debussy International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music…Closing date: n/a -
Online, PolandPosted: 08 Dec 2025
2nd Beethoven Award (free preliminaries)17 - 31 Jan, 2026Beethoven Award – International Online Music Competition Applications are now open for the Beethoven Award, Winter 2026…Closing date: 17 Jan 2026 -
Budapest, Pecs, HungaryPosted: 04 Dec 2025
Solti International Conducting Competition 202601 - 10 Oct, 2026From 1-10 October 2026, the Solti International Conducting Competition will take place, thanks to collaboration between Müpa…Closing date: 20 Mar 2026 -
Online - London, United KingdomPosted: 02 Dec 2025
Best Classical Musicians Awards02 Dec 2025 - 15 Jan 2026Best Classical Musicians Awards Open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all…Closing date: n/a -
Vaduz, LiechtensteinPosted: 01 Dec 2025
International Conducting Competition Liechtenstein25 - 29 Jun, 2026The First International Conducting Competition Liechtenstein invites young conductors from around the world (up to age 32, all…Closing date: 31 Dec 2025 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 01 Dec 2025
10th Georges Bizet International Music Competition01 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026Georges Bizet International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…Closing date: n/a -
London / Online, United KingdomPosted: 26 Nov 2025
Global Genius Music Competition26 Nov 2025 - 03 Jan 2026*The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of all nationalities Global…Closing date: 03 Jan 2026 -
Birmingham, United KingdomPosted: 26 Nov 2025
6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 202603 - 06 Sep, 2026The 6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition will take place from 3 to 6 September 2026 in Birmingham (UK), in…Closing date: 15 Apr 2026 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 25 Nov 2025
Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition25 Nov - 26 Dec, 2025Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments…Closing date: 26 Dec 2025 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 25 Nov 2025
Beethoven International Music Competition UK25 Nov 2025 - 01 Jan 2026The Beethoven International Music Competition UK is now accepting applications online! The competition welcomes all instruments…Closing date: 01 Jan 2026 -
Bled, SloveniaPosted: 23 Nov 2025
Pehlivanian International Conducting Competition (PICC 2026)07 - 14 Nov, 2026The competition is open to conductors of all nationalities, with no upper age limit and no requirement for a formal conducting…Closing date: 15 Feb 2026 -
Paris, FrancePosted: 11 Nov 2025
Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Compétition01 Dec 2025 - 15 Feb 2026Nouvelles Étoiles is an international competition based in Paris, open to all instruments (classical, baroque, jazz, and folk)…Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 -
Hiroshima City, JapanPosted: 11 Nov 2025
The Third Hiroshima International Conductors Competition Applicat04 - 12 Aug, 2026The Third Hiroshima International Conductors Competition is the main project of the third Hiroshima Festival’s Music Division…Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 -
Alassio, ItalyPosted: 16 Oct 2025
Italian Conducting Competition 202618 Oct 2025 - 26 Apr 2026The Municipality of Alassio in cooperation with “Orchestra Sinfonica del Ponente Ligure” and IberClassica, announces the…Closing date: 20 Feb 2026 -
Vratsa, BulgariaPosted: 01 Oct 2025
Orchestra's Conductor - democratic competition24 - 30 Apr, 2026In cooperation with the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra, we present the 5th edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, which…Closing date: 19 Jan 2026 -
Online, SpainPosted: 08 Jun 2025
NextGen Music Competition08 Jun - 28 Dec, 2025“International Online Music Competition – Winners promoted on over 45 social media accounts!” NextGen Music Competition is…Closing date: 28 Dec 2025 -
Online, GreecePosted: 02 Jun 2025
3rd International Online Music Competition02 Jun 2025 - 15 Feb 2026Calling all musicians, singers, and conductors – of all ages and nationalities! Take part in an inspiring international…Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 -
Trondheim, NorwayPosted: 26 May 2025
Princess Astrid International Music Competition24 - 27 Aug, 2026Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera invites CONDUCTORS BELOW 35 YEARS of age to apply to enter the Princess Astrid IMC 2026…Closing date: 10 Apr 2026
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