List of classical music competitions
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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.
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[edit] Choral/voice competitions
- BBC Singer of the World competition, [1]
- CyberSing 2004, an international web-based art song competition, [2]
- European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
[edit] Piano/keyboard competitions
- 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.
- Ferruccio Busoni International Competition
- 5 Town Music Piano Competition, [6]
- Kingsville International Piano Concerto Competition
- Leeds International Pianoforte Competition [7]
- Naumburg International Piano Competition
- International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition - The most prestigious competition of its kind in the world.
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition
- The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held by the Van Cliburn Foundation. Van Cliburn himself was a winner of the Tchaikovsky. [8]
- Anton Rubinstein Competition
- Artur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Tel-Aviv, [9]
- Lee University Piano Compeition, for high school students, grades 9-12, $3000 first prize. [10]
- Sydney International Piano Competition
Esther Honens International Piano Competition
[edit] String instrument competitions
- Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in Odence, Denmark.
- Canetti International Violin Competition]
- Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 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
[edit] Woodwind instrument competitions
- 11th International Flute Competition - Promoting international musical culture in Romania and in the world - [11]
- Prize for Most Creative Interpretation 2007 - Clarinet competition on the Internet, open to all clarinetist - [12]
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, [13]
- Sydney International Piano Competition, June 2004 marks the 8th annum
[edit] Other competitions / competitions for different instruments
- Classical Marimba League Composition Competition, Prizes include Sheet Music Publication and International Performances. [14]
- Concert Artist's Guild, a series of competitions for younger, up-and-coming musicians, [15]
- Canetti International Violin Competition]
- Gaudeamus Competition
- Glenn Gould Prize
- Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition, one winner was Eliahu Inbal.
- Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition Paris
- Montreal International Music Competition Montreal, Canada
- The Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, located in Brussels, Belgium, it is a competition for performers.
- Terence Judd Award
- International Tchaikovsky Competition
- Leos Janacek International Competition in Brno, Czech Republic [16]
- TROMP international music competition & Festival The Netherlands
[edit] See also
International classical guitar competitions
[edit] External links
- ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
- Classical music competitions at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)