List of classical music competitions

The European Classical art music idiom has long relied on the institution of music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest young players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of classical music competitions.

Choral/voice

• BBC Singer of the World competition, [1]
• CyberSing 2004, an international web-based art song competition, [2]
• European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition

Piano/keyboard

• Concours Géza Anda for Pianists - Zurich [3]
• Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofieff Piano Competition
• Cleveland International Piano Competition, summer of each odd numbered year, $50,000 1st prize. [4]
• Concurso Internacional de Piano Paloma O'shea (also known as Concurso de Piano de Santander)[5]
• Concurso Internacional de piano José Iturbi - Valencia.
• EPTA - International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić - Zagreb [6]
• Ferruccio Busoni International Competition
• 5 Town Music Piano Competition [7]
• Kingsville International Piano Concerto Competition
• Leeds International Pianoforte Competition [8]
• Naumburg International Piano Competition
• International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition
• International Franz Liszt Piano Competition
• Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
• Anton Rubinstein Competition
• Artur Rubinstein International Piano Competition - Tel-Aviv, [9]
• Lee University Piano Competition, for high school students, grades 9-12, $3000 first prize. [10]
• Sydney International Piano Competition
• Honens International Piano Competition
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition

String instrument

• Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition - Zagreb, Croatia [11]
• Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition - Odence, Denmark.
• The Canetti International Violin Competition
• Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition - Poznań, Poland
• International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition - Finland
• International Paganini Competition
• TROMP international music competition & Festival - The Netherlands
• Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition

Woodwind instrument

• International Flute Competition, Camerata Strumentale - Timişoara, Romania [12]
• Prize for Most Creative Interpretation 2007 - Clarinet competition o[13]

Other instruments

• ARD International Music Competition - Munich, Germany
• Classical Marimba League Composition Competition [14]
• Canetti International Violin Competition]
• Gaudeamus Competition
• Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition
• Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition - Paris
• Montreal International Music Competition - Montreal, Canada
• The Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, located - Brussels, Belgium
• Terence Judd Award
• International Tchaikovsky Competition
• Leos Janacek International Competition - Brno, Czech Republic [15]
• TROMP international music competition & Festival - The Netherlands

Young Musicians

• Adriatic Music Competition - Ancona, Italy. International competition for young musicians under the age of 18. [16]
• Concert Artist's Guild, a series of competitions for younger, up-and-coming musicians, [17]
• International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition, Moscow, piano,string instrument, wind instrument/ [18]
• West Suffolk Young Musician Competition - West Suffolk, England. A regional competition for under-18 year olds.

See also

• International classical guitar competitions

External links

• Online and Off line Competition
• ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
• Classical music competitions at Curlie