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.

• Concours Géza Anda for Pianists, Zurich [1]
• Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofieff Piano Competition
• BBC Singer of the World competition, [2]
• Cleveland International Piano Competition, summer of each odd numbered year, $50,000 1st prize. [3]
• Classical Marimba League Composition Competition, Prizes include Sheet Music Publication and International Performances. [4]
• Concert Artist's Guild, a series of competitions for younger, up-and-coming musicians, [5]
• Concurso Internacional de Piano Paloma O'shea (also known as Concurso de Piano de Santander)[6]
• CyberSing 2004, an international web-based art song competition, [7]
• European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
• Ferruccio Busoni International Competition
• 5 Town Music Piano Competition, [8]
• Gaudeamus Competition
• Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition, one winner was Eliahu Inbal.
• Glenn Gould Prize.
• Kingsville International Piano Concerto Competition
• Leeds International Pianoforte Competition [9]
• Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition Paris
• Montreal International Music Competition Montreal, Canada
• Naumburg International Piano Competition
• The Queen Elisabeth Concours, located in Brussels, Belgium, it is a competition for performers.
• International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition - The most prestigious competition of its kind in the world.
• 11th International Flute Competition - Promoting international musical culture in Romania and in the world - [10]
• International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, [11]
• Sydney International Piano Competition, June 2004 marks the 8th annum
• Terence Judd Award
• International Tchaikovsky Competition
• The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held by the Van Cliburn Foundation. Van Cliburn himself was a winner of the Tchaikovsky. [12]
• Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań, Poland
• International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Finland
• International Paganini Competition
• Leos Janacek International Competition in Brno, Czech Republic [13]

[edit] See also

International classical guitar competitions

[edit] External links

• ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
• Classical music competitions at the Open Directory Project