Dates for your diary
Below are details for the major international music competitions taking place over the next 12 months; go online for further information
DECEMBER 2022 1-14 Dec SINGAPORE
Singapore International Violin Competition ● Violin
JANUARY 2023 9 Jan – 14 June LONDON UK
The Royal Over-seas League Annual Music Competition ● Soloists and chamber ensembles, including wind & brass, voice, strings & keyboard
15-16 Jan ROME ITALY
Luciano Berio International Composition Competition ● Composition
29 Jan – 5 Feb NARVA ESTONIA
International Chopin Piano Competition ● Piano
FEBRUARY 2023 3-16 Feb SALZBURG AUSTRIA
International Mozart Competition Salzburg ● String Quartet (3-9 Feb) / Voice (10-16 Feb)
8-12 Feb BASEL SWITZERLAND
Basel Composition Competition ● Composition
12-24 Feb TAKAMATSU JAPAN
Takamatsu International Piano Competition ● Piano
24-26 Feb NEUCHÂTEL SWITZERLAND
Concours International Piano Neuchâtel-val de Travers ● Piano
25 Feb – 4 Mar LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA Ljubljana Festival
International Piano Competition ● Piano
MARCH 2023 3-11 Mar AARHUS DENMARK
Aarhus International Piano Competition ● Piano
6-12 Mar PINEROLO & TURIN ITALY
International Chamber Music Competition ‘Pinerolo e Torino’ ● Chamber Music
14 Mar – 1 Apr TEL AVIV ISRAEL
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition ● Piano
17-26 Mar ÉPINAL FRANCE
Concours International de Piano d’épinal ● Piano
19-30 Mar BARCELONA SPAIN
Maria Canals International Music Competition ● Piano
22-26 Mar HONG KONG
Hong Kong International Conducting Competition ● Conducting
26 Mar – 2 Apr VILNIUS LITHUANIA
International Virgilijus Noreika Competition for Singers ● Voice
APRIL 2023 1-8 Apr ANDORRA
Andorra International Saxophone Competition ● Saxophone
4-8 Apr LONDON UK
Parkhouse Award ● Piano Duo (Viola or Cello), Trio and Quartet
12-15 Apr LYON FRANCE
Lyon International Chamber Music Competition ● Piano, Violin and Cello Trio
13-22 Apr JAÉN SPAIN
International Piano Competition Prize Jaén ● Piano, Violin and Cello Trio
14 Apr – 23 Sept BESANÇON FRANCE
International Competition for Young Conductors ● Conducting
22 Apr – 4 May MONTRÉAL CANADA
Concours Musical International de Montréal ● Violin
23 Apr – 6 May LICHTENBERG & HOF GERMANY
International Violin Competition Henri Marteau ● Violin
24-30 Apr PILSEN CZECH REPUBLIC
Smetana International Piano Competition ● Piano
MAY 2023 4-13 May MARKNEUKIRCHEN GERMANY
International Instrumental Competition ● Cello, Double Bass
6-14 May PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague Spring International Music Competition ● Bassoon, Clarinet
12-18 May OSAKA JAPAN
Osaka International Chamber Music Competition ● Piano Trio, Piano Quartet, String Quartet
21 May – 3 June BRUSSELS BELGIUM
Queen Elisabeth Competition ● Voice
31 May – 9 June VALENCIA SPAIN
Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi ● Piano
JUNE 2023 1-8 June SOFIA BULGARIA
International Competition for Young Virtuosos ‘Lidiya Kouteva’ ● Piano
2-10 June AUCKLAND NZ
Michael Hill International Violin Competition ● Violin
10-18 June CARDIFF UK
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World ● Voice
20-24 June KENNETT SQUARE USA
Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition ● Organ
27 June – 9 July MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition ● Chamber Music
JULY 2023 5-22 July SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
Sydney International Piano Competition ● Piano
7-15 July BAMBERG GERMANY
The Mahler Competition ● Conducting
AUGUST 2023 23 Aug – 3 Sept BOLZANO ITALY
Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition ● Piano
28 Aug – 15 Sept MUNICH GERMANY
ARD International Music Competition ● Harp, Double Bass, Piano Trio, Viola
SEPTEMBER 2023 5-18 Sept HARBIN CHINA
Schoenfeld International String Competition ● Violin, Cello, Chamber Music
4-23 Sept KATOWICE POLAND
Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition ● Violin, Piano, String Quartet, Voice
9-17 Sept TOKYO JAPAN
International Organ Competition Musashinotokyo ● Organ
13-24 Sept VILNIUS LITHUANIA
International M.K. Ciurlionis Piano and Organ Competition ● Piano, Organ
17-23 Sept BESANÇON FRANCE
International Competition for Young Conductors ● Conducting
25 Sept – 1 Oct DORTMUND GERMANY
International Schubert Competition Dortmund ● Lied Duo
26-30 Sept TRONDHEIM NORWAY
Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and Academy ● Chamber Music, String Quartet
28 Sept – 7 Oct SHANGHAI CHINA
IPEA International Percussion Competition Shanghai ● Percussion
OCTOBER 2023 23 Oct – 4 Nov GENEVA SWITZERLAND
Concours de Genève ● Flute, String Quartet
28 Oct – 5 Nov HAMAMATSU JAPAN
Mount Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka ● Voice
NOVEMBER 2023 10-24 Nov KATOWICE POLAND
Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors ● Conducting
27 Nov – 2 Dec MANCHESTER UK
James Mottram International Piano Competition ● Piano