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:
- International Violin Competition "Fritz Kreisler", Austria
- Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, Belgium
- International Violin Competition "Jean Sibelius", Finland
- International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini", Italy
- Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Italy
- Sendai International Music Competition, Japan
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, The Netherlands
- Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Poland
- International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition, Poland
- International Tchaikovsky Competition, Russia
- Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, Spain
- Maria Canals International Musical Execution Competition, Spain
- Geneva International Music Competition, Switzerland
- Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, USA
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, USA
- William Kapell International Piano Competition, USA
- International String Quartet Competition "Premio Paolo Borciani" - Reggio Emilia, Italy
[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