World Federation of International Music Competitions
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The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition. It was founded in 1957, and now 120 of the world's leading music competitions are members of the federation.
[edit] Member organizations
Members include:
- Geneva International Music Competition, Switzerland
- Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Poland
- International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition, Poland
- International Tchaikovsky Competition, Russia
- International Violin Competition "Jean Sibelius", Finland
- International Violin Competition "Fritz Kreisler", Austria
- International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini", Italy
- Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Italy
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, Belgium
- Sendai International Music Competition, Japan
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, USA
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, The Netherlands
- Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, Spain
- Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, USA