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.

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[edit] Member organizations

Members include:

[edit] See also

West Australian Pianists Competition http://www.touch88.com.au/~wapc/

[edit] Piano Competitions include:

Australia: Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia

Austria: International Piano Competition "L. van Beethoven"; "Mozart" International Competition

Belgium: "Queen Elisabeth of Belgium" International Music Competition - piano

Bulgaria: International Jeunesses Musicales Competition - Belgrade

Canada: Honens International Piano Competition; Montreal International Musical Competition (MIMC) Piano

Czechoslovakia: Prague Spring International Music Competition

England: London International Piano Competition

France: Orleans International Piano Competition - repertory from 1900 up to now; International Piano Competition; Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Contest; Martial Solal Competition - piano-jazz

Germany: "Robert-Schumann" International Competition for Pianists and Singers; ARD International Music Competition Munich; International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition; International FRANZ LISZT Piano Competition; International Schubert-Competition for Piano; International Music Competition of the ARD

Georgia: Tbilisi International Piano Competition

Greece: "Maria Callas Grand Prize" for pianists

Hungary: Liszt Bartók International Piano Competition

Ireland: AXA Dublin International Piano Competition

Israel: Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Italy: "Alessandro Casagrande" International Piano Competition; "G.B. Viotti" International Music Competition; "Ferruccio Busoni" International Piano Competition

Japan: Sendai International Music Competition; Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

Lithuania: "M.K. Ciurlionis" International Piano and Organ Competition 2007

Netherlands: International Franz Liszt Piano Competition

Poland: International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition

Portugal: City of Porto International Music Competition; Vianna da Motta International Music Competition

Romania: "George Enescu" International Competition

Russia: International Tchaikovsky Competition; International "Prokofiev" Competition; International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz

Scotland: Scottish International Piano Competition

Slovakia: "J.N. Hummel" International Piano Competition

South Africa: Unisa International Piano Competition

South Korea: Gyeongnam International Music Competition (piano)

Spain: "Paloma O'Shea" Santander International Piano Competition; INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION PRIZE "JAÉN"; "Maria Canals" Barcelona International Musical Execution Competition; "José Iturbi" International Piano Competition; "Pilar Bayona" International Piano Competition

Switzerland: Géza Anda International Piano Competition; Geneva International Music Competition; Clara Haskil International Piano Competition

USA: Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Cleveland International Piano Competition; Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition; University of Maryland - William Kapell International Piano Competition

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