Music Competitions

CANADA

• Alberta College Conservatory of Music Fall Music Festival. November 19 - 23, 2003. Edmonton, AB. http://www.abcollege.ab.ca/music/fallmusicfest.html
• ASTA with NSOA solo string competition. Next competition for 2004.
• Banff International String Quartet Competition. August 31 - September 5, 2004. Closing date: March 1, 2004 . Banff, AB. http://www.banffcentre.ca/bisqc/
• Calgary International Organ Festival and Competition 2006. Calgary, AB. http://www.ciof.com
• "C3" Calgary Concerto Competition. Calgary, AB. February, 2004. Closing date: February 1, 2004. http://www.calgarycivicsymphony.ca/competition.htm
• Canada Council Instrument Bank. http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/instrumentbank/
• CBC National Competition for Young Composers. (Orchestra, Electroacoustic, Chamber Music). Finals: March 2003. Closing date: November 29, 2002. http://cbc.ca/2newhours/competition15.htm
• CBC Radio National Competition for Young Performers Voice, Winds & Brass (32nd). May 3 - 15, 2003. Closing date: September 30, 2002. Calgary, AB. http://radio.cbc.ca/specials/youngperformers/
• Canadian Music Competitions. March - May, 2004. Finals in Toronto June, 2004. Closing date: November 19, 2003. http://www.cmcnational.com/
• Choirs Ontario Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Composition Competition. (for SATB work). Closing date: October 1, 2003. http://www.choirsontario.org/
• Contemporary Showcase - Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects. Calgary, Edmonton, Charlottetown, Grande Prairie, Guelph, Kingston, Langley, London, Mississauga, Montreal, Niagara, North Bay, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Windsor, Yorkton. November 2004. Closing date: October 15, 2004. http://www.acnmp.ca
• Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition (Canadian Music). Brandon, MB. Piano: April 30, May 1 and 2, 2004. Closing date: October. http://www.brandonu.ca/egre/
• The Elora Festival Competition. (voice, piano, strings, brass, woodwinds). Finals July 21, 2004. Closing date: April 2, 2004. Elora, ON. http://elorafestival.com
• Honens Calgary International Competition (piano). October 23 - November 7, 2003. Calgary, AB. http://www.honens.com
• Jeunesses Musicales Montreal International Music Competitions. Piano: May 25 to June 4, 2004. Closing date: January 30, 2004. http://www.jeunessesmusicales.com/en/concours/main.asp
• Musicfest Canada. May 25 - 30, 2004. http://www.musicfest.ca/
• Music Festivals (Kiwanis, etc.)
• Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Competition (63rd). (Voice, Strings) November 10-13, 2004. Closing date: October. Montréal, Québec. http://www.osm.ca/
• Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA). http://www.ormta.org/
• Shean String Competition. Edmonton, AB. May 2005. Closing date: December. (780) 488-3498. http://www.edmontonkiwanis.com/musicfest/announce.html
• Fiddle Contests

USA

• ASTA with NSOA (biannual) solo string competition. 2004. http://www.astaweb.com/
• Gina Bachauer - Junior International Piano Competition. Salt Lake City, UT. June 2001. http://www.bachauer.com
• Gina Bachauer - International Piano Competition. Salt Lake City, UT. June 2004. Closing date: February 01, 2004. http://www.bachauer.com
• Carmel Music Society Competition. (young instrumentalists). Carmel, CA. April 2004. Closing date: January 15, 2004. http://www.carmelmusic.org
• Van Cliburn - 12th International Piano Competition. Fort Worth, TX. May 20 - June 5, 2005. Closing date: October 2004 . http://www.cliburn.org
• Chicago Viola Society Competition. Chicago, IL. March 15, 2003. Closing date: February 24, 2003.
• Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competitions. Pasadena, CA. April 24-25, 2004. http://coleman.caltech.edu
• Concert Artists Guild International Competition. (instrumental, vocal, chamber music). New York, NY. March 17-24, 2004. Closing Date: November 10, 2003. http://www.concertartists.org
• East and West Artists International Auditions. (Solo, singers, ensembles up to 5 members) (age 16 and over). October 17-19, 2003. Closing date: June 12, 2003. New York, NY. email: EWArtists@hotmail.com web: http://www.geocities.com/eastandwestartists/
• Fort Collins Symphony Association Young Artist Competition (under 16). Fort Collins, CO. April (jun) (sen - piano), 2004. Closing date: January 14, 2004. http://www.fcsymphony.org
• Grawemeyer Music Award for Composition. Louisville, KY. 2004. Closing date: January 26, 2004. http://www.louisville.edu/ur/onpi/grawemeyer/music/
• Indianapolis - International Violin Competition. Indianapolis, IN. Next competition September, 2006. Closing date: February 28, 2006. http://www.violin.org
• Houston Symphony Ima Hogg National Young Artist Competition, Houston, TX. (piano, strings, winds, percussion) (currently reside in USA). May 14-15, 2004. Closing date: February 16, 2004. http://www.houstonsymphony.org/houston_education.jsp?catid=177
• Johansen - International Competition for young singers (piano in 2005, strings in 2006). Washington, DC. March 2004. Closing date: January 8, 2004 http://fmmc.org/found.htm
• William Kapell - 26th International Piano Competition, University of Maryland. Next competition 2007. http://www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/?content=performances/specialevents/home
• Kingsville International Young Performers Competition (strings under 26). Kingsville, TX. April 1 - 3, 2004. Closing date: January 21, 2004. http://www.kingsvillemusic.com/
• Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). http://www.mtna.org/competitions.htm
• NSO Young Soloists Competition. College: (students in select NE USA areas). Finals February 6, 2004. Closing date: February 20, 2004. High School: Finals March 21. Closing Date February 20, 2004. http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed/youngsoloists.html
• Edwin H & Leigh W Schadt String Competition (cello). Allentown, Pennsylvania. March 5-7, 2004. Closing date: December 15, 2003. http://www.allentownsymphony.org
• Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. Yellow Springs, OH. March 1, 2004. Closing Date: January 15, 2004. http://www.cmys.org
• Young Concert Artists International Auditions. (solo and string quartets). New York January 13-17, 2004. Closing date October 15, 2003. http://www.yca.org
• USA International Harp Competition. Bloomington, IN. July 01 - 11, 2004. Closing Date: March 01, 2004. http://www.indiana.edu/~harpcomp
• Fiddle Contests.
• Washington International Competition. Washington, DC. March 2004 (Vocalists) (2005: piano; 2006 strings, composers) January 8, 2004. http://fmmc.org/found.htm
• World Federation of International Music Competitions. Search. http://www.wfimc.org/comp_e.html

EUROPE

• Beethoven - 11th International Piano Competition. Vienna, Austria. June, 2005. Closing date: September 30, 2004. http://www.mdw.ac.at/beethoven-competition
• Busoni - 55nd International Piano Competition. Bolzano, Italy. August - September, 2005. Closing date: May 31, 2004. http://www.concorsobusoni.it/eng/home-e.htm
• International Chamber Music Competition (string/piano ensembles) (under 24). The Netherlands. April, 2004. Closing date: January, 2004. http://www.chc.nl
• Frederick Chopin - 15th International Piano Competition. Warsaw, Poland. Next competition: October 2005. Closing Date: March 1, 2005. http://www.konkurs.chopin.pl
• Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann Cello Competition. Kronberg, Germany. November , 2006 (will be every 4 years). Closing date: July 1, 2006. http://www.gp-emanuelfeuermann.de
• Hannover International Violin Competition. Hannover, Germany. October 1 - 14, 2006. Closing date: June, 2006. http://www.violin-wettbewerb.de/index_en.html
• Clara Haskil - 20th International Piano Competition. Vevey, Switzerland. August/September, 2005. Closing date: June, 2005. http://www.regart.ch/clara-haskil
• Vaclav Huml - 8th International Violin Competition. Zagreb, Croatia. February 11 - 18, 2005. Closing date: December 31, 2004. email: huoku@huoku.hr
• Fritz Kreisler - 6th International Violin Competition. Vienna, Austria. September 22 - 30, 2004. Closing date: June, 2004. Next competition: 2004. http://www.fritz-kreisler.music.at
• Franz Liszt - 7th International Piano Competition. Utrecht, Netherlands. April 2 - 26, 2005. Closing date: December 10, 2004 . http://www.liszt.nl/
• Marguerite Long - Jacques Thibaud International Violin Competition. Paris, France. October 21 - 31, 2005. Closing date: September, 2005. http://www.concours-long-thibaud.org
• Witold Lutoslawski - International Cello Competition. February 3- 10, 2005. Closing date: October 30, 2004. Warsaw, Poland. http://www.vin.pl/home.htm
• Markneukirchen International Instrument Competition (horn, tuba). Markneukirchen, Germany. May, 2004. Closing date: January 31, 2004. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/
• Henri Marteau International Violin Competition. Lichtenberg, Germany. May - June, 2005. Closing date: January, 2005. http://www.haus-marteau.de
• Olivier Messiaen - concours piano contemporain. Paris, France. November 2 - 9, 2003. Closing date: . http://www.civp.com/messiaen/amessiaen.html
• Leopold Mozart - 5th International Violin Competition. Augsburg, Germany. November 13 - 24, 2003. Closing date: June 16, 2003. http://www.leopold-mozart-competition.de
• Mozart - 8th International Competition (Voice, Piano, Violin). Salzburg, Austria. January 11 - 26, 2002. Closing date: February 18, 2001. http://www.moz.ac.at
• Carl Nielsen - 6th International Violin Competition. Odense, Denmark. June 01 - 09, 2000. Closing date: January 15, 2000. http://www.cncomp.odensesymfoni.dk/
• Carl Nielsen - 2nd International Clarinette Competition. Odense, Denmark. June 01 - 09, 2001. Closing date: February 01, 2001. http://www.cncomp.odensesymfoni.dk/
• Carl Nielsen - 2nd International Flute Competition. Odense, Denmark. June 01 - 09, 2002. Closing date: February 01, 2002. http://www.cncomp.odensesymfoni.dk/
• Paganini - 48th International Violin Competition . Genova, Italy. September 28 - October 07, 2001. Closing date: May 31, 2001.
• Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition. Reggio Emilia, Italy. June 16 - 23, 2002. Closing date: January 31, 2002. email: premioborciani@iteatri.re.it
• Queen Elisabeth of Belgium - International Musical Competition (Violin,Composition). Brussels, Belgium. April 27 - May 26, 2001. Closing date: January 15, 2001 (Compositions: December 31, 2000). http://www.concours-reine-elisabeth.be
• Jean-Pierre Rampal - 6ème concours de flûte. Paris, France. November 8 - 18, 2001. Closing date: . http://www.civp.com/rampal/arampal.html
• Max Rostal - Competition for Violin. Berlin, Germany. October 7 - 13, 2002. Closing date: June 2002. email: pro.avantgarde@hartig.as
• Rostropovitch - 7ème concours de violoncelle. Paris, France. October 1 - 14, 2001. Closing date: . http://www.civp.com/rostro/arostro.html
• Jean Sibelius - 8th International Violin Competition. Helsinki, Finland. November 18 - December 02, 2000. Closing date: August 18, 2000. http://www.siba.fi/sibeliuscompetition
• Louis Spohr - International Violin Competition. Freiburg, Germany. August 20 -28, 2000. Closing date: July 15, 2000. Telephone: 49 761-23380
• Aleksander Tansman - International Competition of Musical Personalities. (violin, cello, piano, guitar, oboe, voice). Lódz, Poland. November 2000. Closing date: August 22, 2000. http://www.tansman.lodz.pl
• Tchaikovsky - International Competition (Piano, Violin, Cello, Voice). Moscow, Russia. June 09 - 30, 2002. Closing date: December 01, 2001.
• Tibor Varga - 35th International Violin Competition. Sion, Switzerland. August 2001. Closing date: May 2001. http://www.nouvelliste.ch/varga/tvarga.htm
• Henryk Wieniawski - 12th International Violin Competition. Poznan, Poland. October 13 - 28, 2001. Closing date: December 30, 2000. Telephone: 48 61 852 26 42

UNITED KINGDOM / GREAT BRITAIN

• Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition. London, UK. July 24 - August 3, 2004. Closing Date: May 14, 2004. open to Candidates of all nationalities born on or after 24 July 1974. http://www.britten-competition.com/
• International Early Music Network Young Artists' Competition (for instrumental ensembles, members 17-30). July 11 - 14, 2005. Closing date: December 1, 2004. email: glyn@earlymusicnet.demon.co.uk Early Music Network - http://www.earlymusic.org.uk/
• Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. Leeds, England. September 06 - 20, 2003. http://www.leedspiano.com
• Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists. London, UK. Junior: under 16 years; Senior: 16 - 21 years (15 year olds may enter). March 26 - April 4, 2004. Closing date: October 31, 2003. email: menuhincompetition@geniusoftheviolin.org Web: http://www.geniusoftheviolin.org
• Royal Overseas League Music Competition (instrumentalists, singers) (UK, current or former commonwealth countries). London, England. Auditions January - March 2004. Finals June 2004. Closing date: December 21, 2003. email: culture@rosl.org.uk
• Lionel Tertis - International Viola Competition. Port Erin, Isle of Man. Next competition 2006. http://www.erinartscentre.com/events/viola_competition.html

ISRAEL

• Arthur Rubinstein - 11th International Piano Master Competition. Tel Aviv, Israel. March 28 - April 14, 2005. Closing date: October 1, 2004. http://www.arims.org.il

NEW ZEALAND

• Adam International Cello Festival and Competition. Christchurch, NZ. July 14 - 20, 2003. Closing date: April 15, 2003. http://www.adaminternationalcellofest.com/
• Michael Hill World Violin Competition. Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand. June 2003. Closing date: August 2002. http://www.akl-phil.co.nz/michaelhill.htm

Updated March 2, 2004
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