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Richardson, Texas, United States
Posted: 02 Jun 2025
Eisemann International Young Artist Competition for Strings
10 Jan 2026
Unleash your talent and take a thrilling step in your musical journey with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra’s prestigious…
Closing date:
01 Nov 2025
Online, Greece
Posted: 02 Jun 2025
3rd International Online Music Competition
02 Jun 2025 - 15 Feb 2026
Aims of competition: • Creating the opportunity for all age performers to present themselves on the international music scene…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 01 Jun 2025
8th Georges Bizet International Music Competition
01 Jun - 10 Jul, 2025
Georges Bizet International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
10 Jul 2025
Online/
Warsaw, Poland
Posted: 31 May 2025
Classical Music Stars (Free entry)
10 - 25 Jul, 2025
Free Application until 10 JULY 2025 AWARDS: ⭐ABSOLUTE WINNERS ⭐FIRST PRIZES with Special Mention ⭐1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in…
Closing date:
10 Jul 2025
Online, Spain
Posted: 31 May 2025
Sonikum Int. Music Competition
31 May - 15 Dec, 2025
Sonikum International Music Competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of…
Closing date:
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東京, Japan
Posted: 30 May 2025
Supraleitung Methode Japan®︎Violin Competition
30 May - 07 Aug, 2025
Supraleitung Methode Japan®️ Violin Competition 2025 Preliminary Round: Video screening (YouTube – unlisted link)…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 29 May 2025
New York Carnegie Hall debut!
29 May - 22 Jun, 2025
Winners' Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York - Online Competition (Video Selection) - Open to all…
Closing date:
22 Jun 2025
Bellagio, Italy
Posted: 28 May 2025
Cosima Wagner International Music Competition
19 Jun 2025
The Competition is open to musician from all over the world. There is no age limit. The fourth edition of Cosima Wagner…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 26 May 2025
Global Genius Music Competition
26 May - 03 Jul, 2025
*The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of all nationalities…
Closing date:
03 Jul 2025
Online, Netherlands
Posted: 26 May 2025
Gold International Classical Music Competition | GICMC
10 Apr - 05 Jun, 2025
Gold International Classical Music Competition - GICMC Musicians of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to participate in the…
Closing date:
05 Jun 2025
Manchester, United Kingdom
Posted: 23 May 2025
Auditions - Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society
23 May - 03 Aug, 2025
THE MANCHESTER MID-DAY CONCERTS SOCIETY are holding auditions for its 2026/
2027 season of lunchtime concerts at the BRIDGEWATER…
Closing date:
03 Aug 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 22 May 2025
Beethoven International Music Competition UK
22 May - 01 Jul, 2025
The Beethoven International Music Competition UK is now accepting applications online! The competition welcomes all instruments…
Closing date:
01 Jul 2025
Singapore, Singapore
Posted: 22 May 2025
Singapore International Violin Competition
24 Jan - 07 Feb, 2026
The triennial Singapore International Violin Competition was launched in June 2014 as a landmark cultural initiative for…
Closing date:
01 Aug 2025
Vienna, Austria
Posted: 21 May 2025
Antonio Vivaldi Competition Vienna
04 - 06 Aug, 2025
The Antonio Vivaldi International Competition Vienna is an international competition dedicated to music students and pupils. The…
Closing date:
10 Jul 2025
Szeged, Hungary
Posted: 20 May 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition
31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC) is a competition with no age limit, featuring a world-renowned…
Closing date:
13 Jul 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 19 May 2025
Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition
19 May - 26 Jun, 2025
Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments…
Closing date:
26 Jun 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 18 May 2025
Brahms International Online Music Competition [free entry]
20 Jun - 05 Jul, 2025
Applications are now open! BRAHMS International Online Music Competition • Free entry for the Preliminary Round • Prizes for…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 17 May 2025
World Artistry Music Award
17 May - 20 Jun, 2025
World Artistry Music Award opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The application…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
Torino, Italy
Posted: 15 May 2025
«Renzo Giubergia» Award - XII edition
14 May - 24 Nov, 2025
The «Renzo Giubergia» Award is open to violin and piano duos, viola and piano duos, cello and piano duos with no nationality…
Closing date:
22 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 11 May 2025
International Music Leadership Award
11 May - 19 Jun, 2025
Join the International Music Leadership Award, a prestigious online competition open to all musicians worldwide. This is your…
Closing date:
19 Jun 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 11 May 2025
World's Best Musicians Competition (free entry)
08 - 25 Jun, 2025
Applications are now open. FREE ENTRY Deadline: by 8 JUNE 2025 World’s Best Musicians is the world’s largest competition for…
Closing date:
08 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 11 May 2025
Schubert International Music Competition UK
11 May - 23 Jun, 2025
Schubert International Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments, conducting…
Closing date:
23 Jun 2025
Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
Posted: 09 May 2025
The VIII International Liszt Ferenc Competition(Hungary-Budapest)
02 - 03 Aug, 2025
【Free scholarships for competition: The VIII International Liszt Ferenc Competition (Hungary - Budapest)】 - Piano, strings…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 02 May 2025
London Young Musician
02 May - 15 Jun, 2025
Join the prestigious London Young Musician (LYM) competition, where aspiring talents are evaluated by an esteemed jury of…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
東京, Japan
Posted: 02 May 2025
Basel International Online Violin Competition 2025
01 Jun - 10 Jul, 2025
Basel International Online Violin Competition2025 01 Jun - 10 Jul, 2025 Global Music Education Connecting the World Entry period…
Closing date:
20 Jun 2025
Paris, France
Posted: 02 May 2025
Nouvelles Etoiles International Competition
01 May - 07 Jul, 2025
Ready to shine? Join the Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Competition 2025! Open to young talents (ages 3–26) in France…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 02 May 2025
Vivaldi International Music Competition
02 May - 19 Jun, 2025
Vivaldi International Music Competition - 2025 Season 2 is now open for applications (14th Edition). Categories are available for…
Closing date:
19 Jun 2025
Online, Poland
Posted: 30 Apr 2025
[free entry] Haydn Online Music International Competition (HOMIC)
15 - 30 Jun, 2025
FREE PRELIMINARY ROUND. Haydn Online Music International Competition (HOMIC) invites classical musicians of all ages and…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 29 Apr 2025
Saint-Saëns International Music Competition
29 Apr - 12 Jun, 2025
Saint-Saëns International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…
Closing date:
12 Jun 2025
Kalamata, Greece
Posted: 28 Apr 2025
Kalamata International Young artists Competition
27 Aug 2025
The International Kalamata Music Days are announcing their 1st INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION, which will be held during…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 24 Apr 2025
Berlioz International Music Competition
24 Apr - 10 Jun, 2025
Berlioz International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity…
Closing date:
10 Jun 2025
Porto, Portugal
Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Violin and Chamber Music International Competition CONVIMUS 2025
20 - 27 Jul, 2025
Deadline: 30th June Age Limit: 27 years old Prizes worth more than 5000€ Possibility of going to Brazil to play solo with the…
Closing date:
30 Jun 2025
Szeged, Hungary
Posted: 22 Apr 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition
31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025
The II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition is an open platform for conductors of all ages, featuring a renowned…
Closing date:
13 Jul 2025
Verona, Italy
Posted: 19 Apr 2025
Premio Amici della Musica di Verona 2025
14 Sep - 23 Nov, 2025
5th edition of the Premio Amici della Musica di Verona, a renowned international competition open to soloists and chamber music…
Closing date:
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Online, United Kingdom
Posted: 19 Apr 2025
Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition
19 Apr - 10 Jun, 2025
Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber…
Closing date:
10 Jun 2025
Druskininkai, Lithuania
Posted: 16 Apr 2025
Music Without Limits
06 - 14 Aug, 2025
Pianists, string players, and chamber music ensembles of various instruments are invited to participate in multiple age…
Closing date:
01 Jul 2025
Athens, Greece
Posted: 15 Apr 2025
1st Festival Prize Online Competition 2025
15 Apr - 10 Dec, 2025
Festival Prize is an annual Competition which starts in 2025 and organised by COLIBRI Arts and Music. The Company is no profit…
Closing date:
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NYC/
Boston, United States
Posted: 08 Apr 2025
Miclot International Music Competition
08 Apr - 07 Jun, 2025
Miclot International Music Competition 2025 www.miclotcompetition.org Solo instrumentalists worldwide, ages 6–24 Piano…
Closing date:
07 Jun 2025
Busan, Korea, Rep. of
Posted: 01 Apr 2025
2025 BMIMF Competitions(Concerto, Chamber Music, Composition)
01 May - 27 Jun, 2025
We are pleased to announce our international competition for 2025 Busan MARU International Music Festival! [Concerto Competition]…
Closing date:
27 Jun 2025
Salzburg, Austria
Posted: 31 Mar 2025
Internationaler Mozartwettbewerb Salzburg 2026 - Violine&Klavier
06 - 19 Feb, 2026
Violine: 6.–12. Februar 2026 Finalkonzert mit Akademieorchester der Universität Mozarteum: 12. Februar 2026 Jury-Vorsitz…
Closing date:
15 Sep 2025
SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. SY3 7BA., United Kingdom
Posted: 31 Mar 2025
Gregynog Young Musician
01 Nov 2025
The Gregynog Young Musician Competition has become a most prestigious annual event and this year will take place at:- THE…
Closing date:
05 Oct 2025
Newyork City, United States
Posted: 29 Mar 2025
The 2025 musicON International Composition Competition
29 Mar - 15 Aug, 2025
I. Organization Host: Mayflower Art Center Organizer: Mayflower Art Center & MusicON Festival Foundation II. Competition…
Closing date:
15 Aug 2025
Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
Posted: 25 Mar 2025
The VIII International Liszt Ferenc Competition(Hungary-Budapest)
02 - 03 Aug, 2025
【The VIII International Liszt Ferenc Competition (Hungary - Budapest)】 - Piano, strings and Flute category and from age 5 to…
Closing date:
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Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Posted: 24 Mar 2025
The 15th Michał Spisak International Music Competition
01 - 10 Oct, 2025
The call for entries to the 15th Michał Spisak International Music Competition, to be held from 1-10 October 2025 in the…
Closing date:
15 Jul 2025
PADOVA, Italy
Posted: 22 Mar 2025
22nd Padova International Music Competition
10 Sep - 10 Dec, 2025
The 22nd edition of Padova International Music Competition includes: 1) International Music Competition for Soloists and…
Closing date:
10 Sep 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 20 Mar 2025
Concert Star International Competition at New York Carnegie Hall
01 May - 05 Oct, 2025
Concert Star Classical Music Competition 2025 It will be held at Carnegie Hall’s Weil Recital Hall on Sunday, October 5th…
Closing date:
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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…
Closing date:
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Pula, Croatia
Posted: 17 Mar 2025
1st Histria Music Competition for violin 2025
22 - 28 Jul, 2025
IMPORTANT NEWS !! ☆☆THE DEADLINE IS POSTPONED TO 15TH JUNE ☆☆ 1st HISTRIA MUSIC COMPETITION VIOLIN 2025…
Closing date:
15 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
BIAŁYSTOK, Poland
Posted: 07 Mar 2025
Finalis VII International Competition for Winds, Brass and Strings
12 - 16 Nov, 2025
The 7th FINALIS - Competition for Wind, Brass, and Strings offers young musicians the chance to perform for an international jury…
Closing date:
05 Oct 2025
New York, United States
Posted: 26 Feb 2025
New York "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Music Comp
26 Feb - 22 Jun, 2025
Winners' Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York - Online Competition (Video Selection) - Open to all…
Closing date:
22 Jun 2025
Verviers, Belgium
Posted: 18 Feb 2025
Concours Henry Vieuxtemps
04 - 05 Oct, 2025
Le Concours International Henry Vieuxtemps est une compétition prestigieuse dédiée aux jeunes violonistes, en hommage au…
Closing date:
01 Aug 2025
Washington D.C., United States
Posted: 16 Feb 2025
American Virtuoso International Music Competition
16 Feb 2025 - 01 Aug 2026
The 2025 AVIMC Music Competition is open to piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar players, and chamber ensembles…
Closing date:
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Beijing /
Online, China
Posted: 09 Feb 2025
2nd Dragon Competition
06 - 30 Jul, 2025
GRAND PRIX - Ensemble: 4000 USD /
China Tour (5 concerts) - Soloist: 2000 USD /
China Tour (5 concerts) Plus: flights, visas…
Closing date:
05 Jul 2025
Budapest, Hungary
Posted: 07 Feb 2025
Premier Music International Competition Pro - PMIC Pro
07 Feb - 30 Apr, 2025
!!Application deadline for the 4th edition has been extended to 15 May 2025! PMIC Pro is a prestigious annual online music…
Closing date:
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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
Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe
Posted: 16 Jan 2025
2025 Joseph Bologne International Violin Competition
18 - 22 Nov, 2025
The Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, International Violin Competition celebrates the legacy of Joseph Bologne: a…
Closing date:
15 Aug 2025
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
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
Brno, Czech Republic
Posted: 17 Dec 2024
Leoš Janáček International Competition in Brno
15 - 21 Sep, 2025
The Leoš Janáček International Competition in Brno (Mezinárodní soutěž Leoše Janáčka v Brně, hereinafter referred to…
Closing date:
13 Jun 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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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 worldwide on Solo, ChamberMusic…
Closing date:
15 Jun 2025
Chicago, IL, United States
Posted: 28 Jul 2022
Chicago Violin Competition
20 Nov 2022
Chicago Violin Competition (Nov 20, 2022) is an international violin competition held online, providing promising young talent an…
Closing date:
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