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Worldwide auditions followed by a final round in Germany. Eligibility: Open to male singers under 30 years of age and female singers under 28 years who are or have been enrolled in a conservatory, or singers who have already rehearsed or performed roles with an opera company, who would like to improve their career. AGE LIMIT IS COMPULSORY. Prizes: EUR 60,000 total. Separate prizes for male and female performers. Entry fees: None. Location: Germany. Frequency: Biennial (odd years).
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str 256, Gutersloh, 33311, Germany
Eligibility: Open to singers born in N Ireland or Rep of Ireland aged 18-26, who intend to pursue an operatic/musical career. Requirements: 2 operatic arias and a song composed/arranged by an Irish comp. Location: Glenarm, Co. Antrim, N Ireland. Closing date for applications: Check website for more details. Frequency: Annual.
NI Opera, Grand Opera House, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7HR, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Pno competition on 4th & 5th July 2020 open to those aged 18-25 (inclusive), pno gr 8 with distinction; born, resident, training or working in London postal district, Kent, Sussex or Surrey. Prizes: 1st prize £2000 & recital opportunity, 2nd prize £1000, 3rd prize £500. Location: Birley Centre, Eastbourne College, BN21 4JJ. Closing date for applications: 28 Feb. Frequency: Annual.
70 Kings Ave, Eastbourne, BN21 2PD, United Kingdom
International pno recital competition open to advanced pianists aged 18-25 with cash prizes of £3000, £1000 and £500 with recital opportunities for the winner. Dates: 4th and 5th July 2015.
70 Kings Ave, Eastbourne, BN21 2PD
Eligibility: Open to those resident, working or in f/t educ in Norfolk; max age 21 (25 for singers), not engaged f/t as perf or teacher of music, and gr 8 with merit or equivalent. Prizes: Prizes of £200, £150 and £100, the Michael Badminton Prize for the most promising str player, and the Mrs E Sturgeon Prize for the most promising pianist. Entry fees: 10 Location: John Innes Centre, Norwich. Dates: Jan. Closing date for applications: Previous Dec. Frequency: Annual.
Norfolk Music Hub, Professional Development Centre, 144 Woodside Road, Norwich, NR7 9QL, United Kingdom
The Chinese International Piano Competition is one of a series of world music events sponsored by New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV). Its purpose is to provide Chinese people from around the world with a platform to exchange cultures and arts from East and West. Eligibility: Ethnic Chinese or Chinese descendents age 16 ; previous gold award winners may not reapply. Prizes: Gold prize $10,000; Silver prize $3000; Bronze prize $1000. Entry fees: $50 Location: Gerald W Lynch theatre, New York.
229 W 28th St, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10001
Finals, award ceremony and NTD Television International Vocal Competition Concert: Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Eligibility: All professional singers, inc vocal instructors, singers, and students, as well as professional-level enthusiasts, may register and participate. Requirements: Bel Canto only. For the Semi-Finals and Finals, contestants are required to perform two self-chosen songs or portions. Prizes: Gold award: $10,000; Silver award: $3,000; Bronze award: $1,000. Entry fees: $150 Location: New York; preliminary auditions also held in Tapei.
Headquarter Office in New York, 229 W. 28th Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10001, United States
Eligibility: Open to all singers who have completed or are completing a musical education for the operatic stage. Candidates must be aged 20-35 on the date of the finals, and can not have made a major-role debut with a level 1 opera company. Prizes: 1st prize $3000; 2nd prize $2500; 3rd prize $2000; 4th prize $1000; finalist prize $750. Entry fees: $50. Location: Columbus, OH. Frequency: Annual.
55 E. State Street, Columbus, OHIO 43215, United States
Eligibility: Open to all voice categories for singers aged 18-32 who are ready to perform on world opera stage. Requirements: 4 opera arias prepared in original language; applicants may choose 2 Zarzuela arias Several rounds, inc application round with recordings of 2 arias of applicant’s choice. Prizes: 1st prize $30,000, 2nd prize $20,000, 3rd prize $10,000, each for best male and best female singer. Also prizes for best Zarzuela singers, and audience prizes. Location: Different city each year. Frequency: Annual.
155 West 70th Street #5F, NY 10023, United States
The 10th Competition and Festa will be held between 15th May and 22nd May 2020. The 9th Competition comprised Section One (String Quartet) and Section Two (Wind Quintet, Saxophone Quartet and Brass Quintet). Through performing the repertoire before distinguished jury, 35 years old or younger competitors will come to know the latest interpretation. Total prizemoney is fabulous and besides all overseas competitors will be provided with subsidy of airfares and accommodation.
2-2-33, Shiromi Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8510, Japan
Competition organised as a tribute to the Pamplona-born violinist by the Government of Navarra's Dept of Culture and Tourism. One objective is to discover young talent in the violin world and help such musicians at the beginning of their careers. Jury chaired by Vladimir Spivakov. Eligibility: Open to violinists aged 15-27. Prizes: Total amount EUR 38,700 plus engagements. Entry fees: EUR 60. Location: Pamplona. Frequency: Biennial.
Departamento de Cultura y Turismo, Calle Navarreria 39, E-31001 Pamplona, Spain
The competition is divided into: 12° International Music Competition for Soloists and Orchestra, 12° International Music Competition "Premio Città di Padova", 12° International Virtuositè Prize. 20 concerts in Padova, Venice, Rome, Abano Terme.
Via G. Stampa 34, 35027 Noventa Padovana, Italy
Eligibility: Open to singers aged 18-23 (junior division) or 24-30 (advanced division) who are citizens of the US, Canada or Mexico, permanent residents and foreign students with valid US visa. Requirements: Must submit cassette tape/CD of 2 arias. Prizes: 1st prizes $5500 (junior), $8500 (advanced). Total cash prizes of ove $85,000. Entry fees: $40. Location: West Palm Beach.
415 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beech, FL 33401-5905
Eligibility: Open to ages 16-30. Prizes: 1st prize approx EUR 15,000. Frequency: Quinquennial.
PO Box 1105, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Eligibility: Instrumentalists and singers 21- 27 (on 1 April of corresponding year). Applicants must be based in the UK. If not a UK citizen, must be able to provide evidence of eligibility to live and work in the UK. Candidates should have completed f/t educ and be embarking on professional careers. Prize: Series of engagements throughout the UK with concert promoters, orchestras, choral societies, choirs and other amateur performing groups. Entry fees: None. Location: Auditions held in London. Dates: March/April. Frequency: Annual.
8 Holyrood Street, London, SE1 2EL, United Kingdom
Competition, every three years, run in partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK
The inaugural competition of July 2019 was for brass quintet (two trumpets, one horn, trombone, tuba) and was open to players aged between 16 and 30. The aim of this competition is to bring together young brass quintets and showcase excellence and enterprise in brass chamber music performance, building on the legacy of Philip Jones CBE (1928-2000).
Rose Cottage, Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire, OX15 5RT, United Kingdom
Prizes: 1st prize EUR 5000 plus concert performances; 2nd prize EUR 2000; 3rd prize EUR 1000. Location: Gorizia. Dates: Nov
17th Primrose International Viola Competition, taking place June 17-22, 2024 at Colburn School’s Zipper Hall.
Dedicated to the Memory of David Dalton, Champion of the Legacy of William Primrose
Featuring Commissioned Work by 1993 Primrose Competition Winner and Inaugural Honorary
Applications are now open for the 17th Primrose International Viola Competition, and must be received by January 15, 2024. Twenty four live round participants will compete in the Quarter-Final Round on June 17 & 18, 2024, and eight competitors will advance to the Semi-Final Round on June 19, 2024.
Colburn School, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States
Competition for baroque singers and musicologists. Eligibility: Baroque singers, instrumentalists and musicologists. Prizes: Singing: EUR 2000 for winner plus possible performances. Musicology: most interesting works published; winning authors invited to conference at Vignanello study centre. Location: Vignanello. Dates: Early Oct.
Via della Vittoria, 33, Vignanello, (VT), 01039, Italy
Prize awarded to a contemporary music work composed during the previous year. Eligibility: No applications. Award made by Foundation's Music Council. Presented in association with the Centre National de Recherche Musicale. Prizes: EUR 45,000. Frequency: Triennial.
4 BD Des Moulins, 98000, Monaco
