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.

Contents 1 Choral/voice competitions 2 Piano/keyboard competitions 3 String instrument competitions 4 Woodwind instrument competitions 5 Other competitions / competitions for different instruments 6 See also 7 External links

[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)