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Aims to promote and encourage the creation of new music by young professional comps of all nationalities. Eligibility: Open to comps of any nationality, born after 1 Jan 1973. Unperformed and unpublished works of all styles. Requirements: Works for solo voice, instrument or ens (up to 15 players; see website for available instruments). One score per comp; works must be unpublished and must not have been publicly performed or broadcast before announcement of the prize. Application form required, available from website. Prizes: 1st prize $2500. Entry fees: None.
Alea III, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Eligibility: The Competition is open to pianists of any nationality born after May 26, 1985. Requirements: will be preceded by a pre-selection based on the material sent by the contestants (video and curriculum vitae), 3 preliminary rounds plus final round (orchestra concerto performances). Prizes: 1st prize € 20.000 plus concert performances; 2nd prize € 7.000 plus concerts; 3rd prize € 4.000. Also special prizes. Entry fees: EUR 50. Location: Terni. Frequency: Biennial.
Palazzo Carrara - Vico Sant'Agape, 1, 05100, Italy
Eligibility: Open to guitarists aged under 35. Prizes: 1st prize EUR 14,000, CD recording by Naxos and a concert; 2nd prize: EUR 5000, an Alhambra gui worth EUR 3000 and a concert; 3rd prize: EUR 2500; audience prize: EUR 1000; Alhambras's prize to the new Spanish Music Composition EUR 3000; Entry fees: EUR 40. Location: Valencia. Dates: 2-6 Jun 2020.
POBox 63, Duquesa de Almodóvar 17, Muro de Alcoy (Alicante), Spain
Prizes: First prize £4000. Location: Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering. Dates: May. Frequency: Annual.
2 The Coppice, Impington, Cambridge, CB4 9PP, United Kingdom
Annual international guitar competition. Inc new music, and a new work each year for solo gui and strings. Inc exhibition of early and new guis in Museo de la Ciuda de Madrid.
C/ Fuerte de Navidad 2-6d, Madrid, 28004, Spain
Eligibility: Age groups: 13 and under; 14-16; 17-20 (age on 2 Apr 2013). Prizes: Total prize money c EUR 10,000. Entry fees: EUR 20. Location: Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere, Weimar. Frequency: Biennial.
Weimarer Gitarre-Verein e V, Mozartstr 24, D-99424 Weimar, Germany
Three stages. 1st and 2nd stages classical and romantic pieces of competitor's choice; 3rd stage chmbr music, concerti and grand concerti. Eligibility: All nationalities; ages 18-32. Prizes: 1st: $40,000; 2nd: $20,000; 3rd: $15,000. Entry fees: $150 non refundable. Dates: May 5 - 21, 2020.
Secretariat, 12 Huberman St, Tel Aviv 6407510, Israel
Eligibility: Participants must be maximum 35 years of age on 1 Jan 2013. Prizes: 1st prize: EUR 20,000; 2nd prize: EUR 10,000; 3rd & 4th prize: EUR 5,000. Frequency: Triennial. Dates: 29 June - 5 July 2020
Stiftung Bamberger Symfoniker, Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie, Mussstr 1, Bamberg, 96047, Germany
Participant eligibility: Open to student and professional singers aged 21 to 30. Prizes: 1st prize £1,500, 2nd prize £500. The next competition is planned for autumn 2021.
Holcot House, Market Square, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2JJ, United Kingdom
The 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition, which occurs triennially in Banff, Alberta, Canada, will take place Aug. 29-Sept.4, 2022. Submissions open Oct. 2021. Open to string quartets whose members are under the age of 35. 1st Place: $25,000 CAD, Winner’s Concert Tours in Europe & NA, Banff Centre residency, CD recording, Southern Methodist University residency valued at over $200,000 CAD, Esterházy Foundation Residency. 2nd Place: $12,000 Banff Centre residency. 3rd Place: $8,000 Banff Centre residency. 7 quartets not advancing to the finals will receive a $5,000 CAD prize.
Banff Centre, PO Box 1020, Station 23, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, T1L 1H5, Canada
Eligibility: Open to all oboe players 30 yrs of age or younger. Frequency:Triennial. Next Competition will be in 2020.
The Secretariat, Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 6LD, United Kingdom
Eligibility: No restrictions with regard to musical style, nationality, age, gender, race, religion, or political persuasion. Requirements: Full details on website. Prizes: The winning composer will receive a $15,000 commission from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University to compose a major new work for solo guitar (nylon strings) to be premiered in 2025 or later. Details and parameters for this commission will be available soon on our website and Facebook pages.
Closing date to receive applications: 1 Jun Frequency: Annual.
Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, 701 E University Parkway, 189 WCO, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Eligibility: 5 age group categories. Requirements: Any work or combination of works (solo, concerto, ens) by Bartok, Kabalevsky or Prokofiev. Entry fees: Individuals EUR 100/$120; duos EUR 130/$160; ens members EUR 60/$80 per member. Location: Ragusa. Frequency: Annual.
IBLA International Music Foundation, 568 Grand Street, Penthouse 2001, NY 10002, United States
Eligibility: Open to singers aged 18-32. Prizes: First prize £20,000. Entry fees: None. Location: Cardiff. Frequency: Biennial.
BBC Wales, Broadcasting House, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ, United Kingdom
Eligibility: open to UK residents aged 18 and under with grade 8 (or equivalent). Prizes: Category winners: £1,000 plus a place in the semi-final. Winner of BBC Young Musician: £3,000 plus a specially-commissioned trophy. The Walter Todds Bursary (totalling £1000) is also awarded to the performer or performers who show great promise but do not reach the final. Entry fees: free. Application forms for 2020 competition will be available in the spring of 2019. Frequency: biennial.
BBC Wales, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ, United Kingdom
The BPSE constitutes a forum for pianists, teachers, musicologists and music lovers for the greater appreciation of Beethoven’s piano music in all its aspects. Our activities include concert series which offer a special platform to young artists and established professionals, as well as competitions and publications.The Society was launched in 1993, with an initial steering committee of distinguished pianists and scholars, including the late Kendall Taylor CBE. DATES:12 Jan 2024 , 19 Jan 2024 , 9 Feb 2024, 02 March 2024
Flat K001, Du Cane Court, Balham High Road, London, SW17 7JY, United Kingdom
Categories rotate each year. 2020: cl. Eligibility: Open to cltists of all nationalities whose members are under 32 (born on or after 8 May, 1981). Prizes: 1st prize $25,000; 2nd prize $16,000; 3rd prize $7000. Entry fees: $100 for accepted candidates. Location: Beijing. Frequency: Annual.
Suite 1804, Tower 5, SOHO New Town, 88 JianGuo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022, China
Location: Debrecen, Hungary. Frequency: Biennial. Date: 08 July – 12 July 2020
FONIX Events Organizing NPO, Hunyadi u 1-3, Debrecen, 4026, Hungary
Eligibility: Open to singers from all over the world; no age limit. Requirements: 30-minute program of free choice. Prizes: New York Carnegie debut concert and worldwide representation in concerts, seminars, workshops and masterclasses. Entry fees: $120. Location: Ragusa, Sicily. Frequency: Annual.
IBLA International Music Foundation, 568 Grand Street, Penthouse 2001, New York, NY 10002, United States
2025. Registration: 16>23 January. Preliminaries (Seoul, Montreal, Berlin, Paris, Besançon): Spring. Final rounds: 22>27 September.
Established in 1951 by the Besançon Festival, the Besançon Conducting Competition is the most complete in the world with a repertoire which spans classical, Romantic, 20th century, and contemporary music, as well as symphony, opera and concerto.
The Competition is open to all artists under 35 who wish to become professional conductors, whatever their training or their experience. It is the only Competition where all candidates are selected during live auditions.
9 rue du Palais de Justice, Besancon, F-25000, France
