List of classical music competitions

European Classical music has long relied on music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of current competitions in classical music, with each competition and reference link given only once. Many offer competitions across a range of categories and in these cases they are listed under "General/mixed". Competitions with age restrictions are listed under "Young musicians".

Chamber music

• Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition, for piano trios and string quartets, in Melbourne, Australia, every four years
• Bucharest International Music Competition – Wind Quintet & Brass Quintet, Bucharest, Romania
• Central European String Quartet International Composition Competition (Budapest, Hungary)
• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs Annual Competition, Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.
• Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Competition, comprising Young Soloist Prize, Chamber Music Prize, Young Pianist Prize, and Composition Prize (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• International Chamber Music Competition Hamburg for piano trios and string quartets (Hamburg, Germany)
• International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition of New England (Boston, Massachusetts, US)
• International Contest–Festival of Chamber Ensemble Performance (Magnitogorsk, Russia)
• International Maria Yudina Competition of Young Pianists, Duo Pianists and Chamber Ensembles (St. Petersburg, Russia)
• International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga (Prague, Czech Republic)
• International Shostakovich Chamber Music Competition (Moscow, Russia)
• International String Quartet Competition Radom Chamber Orchestra (Radom, Poland)
• Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, held in Melbourne, Australia, every four years
• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala, Carnegie Hall, New York City, U.S.
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• St Martin's Chamber Music Competition (London, UK)
• Salieri – Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition (Verona/ Mantova, Italy)
• Sydney Eisteddfod: Chamber Music (18 Years & Under), and Chamber Music (18-26 Years) (Sydney, Australia)
• Terem Crossover International Music Competition instrumental ensembles (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
• Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (Trondheim, Norway)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)

Choral/voice

• Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition (Townsville, Australia)
• Australian Singing Competition (Sydney, Australia)
• Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition (US)
• Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers' Competition (UK)
• BBC Singer of the World competition (Cardiff, Wales)
• Boris Christoff International Competition for Young Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria)
• Concours international de chant de Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
• Concours International Nei Stemmen (Luxemburg City, Luxemburg)
• Concurs Internacional de Cant Francesc Viñas (Barcelona, Spain)
• Concurs Internacional de cant Jaume Aragall (Barcelona, Spain)
• Elena Obraztsova International Competition for young opera singers (St. Petersburg, Russia)
• Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition for Sopranos
• International Early Music Vocal Competition "Canticum Gaudium", Poznan, Poland
• International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• International Hilde Zadek Voice Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (Leipzig, Germany)
• International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen (Gütersloh, Germany)
• International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (Warsaw, Poland)
• International Stasys Šimkus choir competition (Klaipėda, Lithuania)
• International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, Russia)
• International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
• International Voice Competition – Gerda Lissner Foundation (New York, US)
• International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in interpretation of melodrama
• The Featured NY. International Singing Competition (New York, US)
• Jan, Edward, Józefina Reszke Vocal Competition
• Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award
• The Klaudia Taev Competition for Young Opera Singers (Pärnu, Estonia).
• Lotte Lehman League Art Song Contest
• Marilyn Horne Song Competition, competition for classical singers and piano accompanists since 1997.
• Monte-Carlo Music Masters
• Montserrat Caballe International Singing Competition (Zaragoza, Spain)
• National Anthem Bicentennial (Fort McHenry, US)
• Nuovo Canto Opera Competition in Milano
• NTD International Chinese Vocal Competition (New York)
• Operalia, The World Opera Competition (Paris, France)
• Prague Christmas (Prague, Czech Republic)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• Queen Sonja International Music Competition (Oslo, Norway)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
• Youth Zeal Music Competition (Helsinki, Finland) "Youth Zeal Music Competition".

Composition

• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Competition " International Young Musician Composition Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• Alba Rosa Viëtor Composition Competition (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
• Alexander Zemlinsky Prize for Composition (Cincinnati, US)
• ARBORETUM Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers' Competition (Radom, Poland)
• Bucharest International Music Competition | Composition for Wind Quintet & Brass Quintet
• Classic Pure Vienna International Composition Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• Competition for Young Composers dedicated to Maestro Gian Carlo Menotti (Spoleto, Italy)
• Cum Laude Music Awards. International Consonant Chamber Music Composition Contest
• Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame (New York City, US)
• Gardner Composition Competition (American Viola Society, US)
• Gaudeamus International Composers Award (Netherlands)
• George Enescu International Competition (Composition section) (Bucharest, Romania)
• Henryk Mikołaj Górecki International Composers Competition (Cracow, Poland)
• International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition (Prague, Czech Republic)
• I International Composition Competition of Vienna Classical Music Academy (Vienna, Austria)
• International Composers Festival, Hastings and Bexhill, East Sussex, United Kingdom
• International Composition Prize (Sacile PN, Italy)
• International Uuno Klami Composition Competition (Kotka/Kouvola, Finland)
• Isla Verde Bronces International Brass Composition Contest (Córdoba, Argentina)
• Kazimierz Serocki International Composers' Competition (Warsaw, Poland)
• Lake George Music Festival Composition Competition (New York, US)
• Masterprize International Composing Competition
• Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• Midi & MP3 Composition Music Contest for Composers
• Northwest Indiana Symphony Composition Competition (Indiana, US)
• PARMA Student Composer Competition (North Hampton, US)
• Project Trio Composition Competition (Brooklyn, US)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• 60x60 – International (New York, US)
• RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition (Illinois, US)
• Reveille Trumpet Collective Composition Prize
• Royal Northern Sinfonia Young Composers' Competition (Newcastle, UK)
• Tōru Takemitsu Composition Award (Tokyo, Japan)
• Zvi Zeitlin Memorial International Composer's Competition

Conducting

• Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition (Spain)
• Donatella Flick Conducting Competition (UK)
• Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition (Italy)
• Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition (Germany)
• International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors (France)
• International Conducting Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest (Romania)
• Jorma Panula Conducting Competition (Finland)
• Khachaturian International Competition (Armenia)
• International Sergei Kussewitzky Conducting Competition (Italy)
• Leeds Conductors Competition (UK)
• Nicolai Malko Competition For Young Conductors (Denmark)
• Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition (Germany)
• The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors (Poland)
• Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting (Japan)

General/ mixed

• American MSFC Young Artist Competition Archived 2 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine (Online)
• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Competition " International Young Musician Chamber Music Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• American Virtuoso International Music Competition (Washington D.C., US)
• Appassionato International Youth Music Festival (Quebec, Canada)
• Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition
• Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
• The American Prize (Connecticut, US)
• American Protege Gala Concert at Stern Auditorium (New York, US)
• Balys Dvarionas International Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists (Lithuania)
• Classic Pure Vienna International Music Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• Cleveland Aradhana – South Indian Classical Music Competition (Cleveland, US)
• E-Gré National Music Competition (Brandon, Canada)
• EUROPAfest (Bucharest, Romania)
• France Music Competition (Landes le Gaulois, France)
• Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz
• International Music Competition of Vienna Classical Music Academy (Vienna, Austria)
• International Crescendo Music Awards Competition (Tulsa, US)
• King's Peak International Music Competition (California, US)
• Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (previously International Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition; Paris, France)
• Nishinihon International Music Competition (Fukuoka, Japan)
• Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• On Stage International Classical Music Competition (Online Competition)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Rising Stars Grand Prix – International Music Competition (Berlin, Germany)
• Naumburg Competition (New York, US)
• Washington International Competition (Washington, US)
• Windsor Festival International String Competition (Windsor, UK)
• Vienna New Year’s Concert International Music Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• The World Competition (entirely online; New York & Bologna)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• MAP International Music Competition (USA)

Instrumental

• Tartini International Music Competition (Piran, Slovenia)
• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• American MSFC Young Artist Competition Archived 2 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine (Online)
• “Vienna New Year’s Concert” International Music Competition
• " International Piano Competition - Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize " International Piano Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Competition" International Young Musician Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• Calabria International Piano Competition (Calabria, Italy)
• American Protege International Concerto Competition (New York, US) Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Viseu International Guitar Competition (Viseu, Portugal)
• Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
• "Arrasate Hiria" International Accordion Competition (Arrasate, Spain)
• ARD International Music Competition (Munich, Germany)
• Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition (Townsville, Australia)
• Budapest International Guitar Competition (BIGC; Budapest, Hungary)
• Berlin Prize for Young Artists (BPFYA; Berlin, Germany)
• Canadian International Music Competition (Montreal, Canada)
• Classica Nova International Music Competition (Hannover, Germany)
• Euro Elite International Music Competition (Toronto, Canada)
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition (Berlin, Germany)
• The 1st International IMMA Records Classical Music Competition
• Gaudeamus Competition (Netherlands)
• Grand Maestro International Music Competition - Online (Canada)
• Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition - Online (Canada)
• International Guitar Competition & Festival (Berlin, Germany)
• International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition Hanover
• International Performers Competition Brno (Brno, Czech Republic)
• International US New Star Strings Competition - Online (USA)
• International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Kronberg (Germany)
• International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga (Prague, Czech Republic)
• Italy Percussion Competition (Montesilvano Pescara)
• Leos Janacek International Competition (Brno, Czech Republic)
• Monte-Carlo Music Masters
• Montreal International Music Competition (Montreal, Canada)
• Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• Matosinhos International Competition (Online)
• North American Virtuoso International Music Competition (Online)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• Ronald Sachs International Music Competition – Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Piano (North Carolina, US)
• Trinity International Music Competition - Online (Toronto, Canada)
• TROMP international music competition & Festival (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
• TONALi Music Competition (Hamburg, Germany)
• SVIRÉL International Music Competition and Festival for Soloists and Chamber Groups (Slovenia)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• Furioso Violin Competition (online)
• Youth Zeal Music Competition (Helsinki, Finland) "Youth Zeal Music Competition".
• Zodiac International Music Competition (online)

Large Ensembles

• Ictus International Music Competition. (online international competition for bands, orchestras and jazz ensembles)

Musicology

• Annual Musicology Competition (Worldwide)

Piano/keyboard

International Music Competition

• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• " International Piano Competition - Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize" International Piano Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Piano Competition" International Young Musician Piano Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• Vienna Youth International Piano Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• Aarhus International Piano Competition (Aarhus, Denmark)
• Ambitus Orgelconcours (The Netherlands)
• American Paderewski Piano Competition (Los Angeles, US)
• http://www.americanprotege.com/ps American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition (US)
• Anton Rubinstein Competition (Dresden, Germany)
• Artciál International Piano Competition (San Francisco, US)
• Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (Tel Aviv, Israel)
• Astral National Auditions (Philadelphia, US)
• Beethoven National Piano Competition (Chantilly, US)
• BNDES International Piano Competition (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (New York, US)
• César Franck International Piano Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• Ciutat de Carlet International Piano Competition (Valencia, Spain)
• Clara Haskil International Piano Competition (Vevey, Switzerland)
• Cleveland International Piano Competition (Cleveland, US)
• Concours Géza Anda (Zurich, Switzerland)
• Dallas Chamber Symphony International Piano Competition (Dallas, US)
• The Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation (Dallas, US)
• Dublin International Piano Competition (Dublin, Ireland)
• Epinal International Piano Competition (Epinal, France)
• EPTA - International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić (Zagreb, Croatia)
• Eugen d'Albert International Music Competition (Giubiasco, Switzerland)
• Euro Elite International Music Competition (Toronto, Canada)
• Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (Bolzano, Italy)
• Malta International Piano Competition, Valletta/Mdina, Malta
• Festival for Creative Pianists (US)
• George Enescu International Competition (Piano section) (Bucharest, Romania)
• Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition (Salt Lake City, US)
• Grand Maestro International Music Competition - Online (Canada)
• Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition - Online (Canada)
• Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Hamamatsu, JP)
• Hilton Head International Piano Competition (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US)
• Globe International Piano Competition (Hilversum, Netherlands)
• Honens International Piano Competition (Calgary, Canada)
• International Carl Bechstein Piano Competition (various, Europe)
• International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Kronberg (Germany)
• International Piano Competition "Johann Sebastian Bach" (Würzburg, Germany)
• International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna (Internationaler Beethoven Klavierwettbewerb Wien; Vienna, Austria)
• International Chopin Piano Competition (Poland)
• International Cochran Piano Competition (Poland/Australia)
• International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition (Bergen, Norway)
• International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition (Seregno, Italy)
• International Franz Liszt Piano Competition (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth (Szafarnia, Poland)
• International Geelvinck Fortepiano Concours (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
• International Goedicke Organ Competition (Moscow, Russia)
• International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (organ; Leipzig, Germany)
• International Mozart Piano Competition (Frascati (Rome), Italy)
• International Mozart Piano Competition (Salzburg, Austria)
• International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs (Paris, France)
• International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga (Prague, Czech Republic)
• International New Star Piano Competition-Online (USA)
• International Tchaikovsky Competition (Russia)
• International Telekom Beethoven Competition (Bonn, Germany)
• ISANGYUN Competition (Tongyeong, South Korea)
• JMIPC – James Mottram International Piano Competition at the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England)
• José Iturbi International Piano Competition (Los Angeles, US)
• Khachaturian International Competition (Yerevan, Armenia)
• Karlovac International Piano Competition (Karlovac, Croatia)
• Kerikeri National Piano Competition (Kerikeri, New Zealand)
• Kissingen Piano Olympics (Kissinger Klavierolymp, Bad Kissingen, Germany)
• Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition (Lagny, France)
• Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (Leeds, UK)
• Les Etoiles du Piano (Roubaix, France)
• Maria Canals International Music Competition (Barcelona, Spain)
• Monte-Carlo Music Masters
• Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• North American Virtuoso International Music Competition (Online)
• ON STAGE International Classical Music Competition (Online Competition)
• Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition (Santander, Spain)
• Panama International Piano Competition (Panama City, Panama)
• Peabody Mason International Piano Competition (Boston, US)
• Petr Eben International Organ Competition (Opava, Czech Republic)
• Pilar Bayona Piano Competition (Spain)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Belgium)
• Ricard Viñes International Piano Competition (Lleida, Spain)
• Ronald Sachs International Music Competition
• Rubato International Piano Competition (Oxford, Alabama, USA)
• The Gurwitz International Piano Competition, (San Antonio, Texas, US)
• San Diego International Piano Competition and Festival for Outstanding Amateurs (San Diego, California, US)
• Scottish International Piano Competition (Glasgow, UK)
• Seattle Symphony Piano Competition (Seattle, Washington, US)
• Sendai International Music Competition (Sendai, Japan)
• The Shean Piano Competition (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• St Albans International Organ Competition (St Albans, UK)
• Sussex International Piano Competition (Worthing, UK)
• Sydney International Piano Competition (Sydney, Australia)
• Thailand International Chopin Piano Competition (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Trinity International Music Competition - Online (Toronto, Canada)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• US New Star Piano Competition (San Jose, US)
• US New Star Etude Competition( Up to age 19) - Online (USA)
• US New Star Competition by Composer(Up to age 19) - Online (USA)
• US New Star Two Pianist (Duet and Duo) Competition(Up to age19) - Online (USA)
• Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi (Valencia, Spain)
• Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (Fort Worth, US)
• Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
• Vienna New Year’s Concert International Piano Competition
• Vigo International Piano Competition (Vigo, Spain)
• World International Piano Competition (Santa Fe, US)
• Youth Zeal Music Competition (Helsinki, Finland) "Youth Zeal Music Competition".
• Young Pianist of the North International competition (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

String instruments

• American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition (US)
• Animato International Violin Competition (Brisbane, Australia)
• Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition (Croatia)
• Appassionato International Youth Music Festival (Quebec, Canada)
• Bach-Abel Viola da Gamba Competition (Köthen, Germany; 1997–)
• Carl Flesch International Violin Competition (London, UK; 1945–1992)
• Carl Nielsen International Music Competition (Odense, Denmark)
• Città di Brescia International Violin Competition (Brescia, Italy)
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician String Competition" International Young Musician String Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• Furioso violin Competition (online)
• George Enescu International Competition (Violin, Cello section) (Bucharest, Romania)
• Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (Poznań, Poland)
• International Arthur Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists (Brussels, Belgium)
• International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria)
• International Fritz Kreisler Competition (Vienna, Austria)
• The International Harp Contest in Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
• International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (Helsinki, Finland)
• International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga (Prague, Czech Republic)
• International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, Russia)
• International Violin Competition Henri Marteau (Lichtenberg and Hof, Germany)
• International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, US)
• International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg (Augsburg, Germany)
• ISANGYUN Competition (Tongyeong, South Korea)
• Johansen International Competition for Young String Players (Washington DC, US)
• Klaipeda International Cello Competition (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
• Klein Competition (San Francisco, US)
• Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition (Isle of Man, UK)
• Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition (France)
• Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand)
• Monte-Carlo Music Masters
• Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition (Moscow, Russia)
• Mstislav Rostropovich International Cello Competition (Paris, France)
• Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
• National Chamber Ensemble Outstanding Young Artist Achievement Award Competition (Arlington, VA, US)
• Nippon International Harp Competition (Soka City, Japan)
• Paganini International Competition (Genoa, Italy)
• Primrose International Viola Competition (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
• Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Belgium)
• Ronald Sachs International Music Competition
• Sendai International Music Competition (Sendai, Japan)
• Schoenfeld International String Competition (Harbin, China)
• The Shean Strings Competition (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (Shanghai, China)
• Singapore International Violin Competition (Singapore)
• Streichwerk International String Competition (Berlin, Germany)
• Stulberg International String Competition (US)
• Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
• USA International Harp Competition (Bloomington, Indiana, US)
• Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
• Washington International Competition for Strings (Washington, D.C., US)
• Windsor Festival International String Competition (Windsor, UK)
• Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists (Richmond, VA, US in 2021)
• Young Talents with Orchestra, competition for violin and piano with orchestra (Milan, Italy)
• Youth Zeal Music Competition (Helsinki, Finland) "Youth Zeal Music Competition".

Woodwind instruments

• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• "Città di Barletta - International Young Musician Wind Competition" International Young Musician Wind Competition (Barletta/Apulia, Italy)
• American Protege International Woodwinds and Brass Competition (US)
• American Protege International Music Talent Competition (US)
• Appassionato International Youth Music Festival (Quebec, Canada)
• Australian Youth Classical Music Competition (Geelong, Australia)
• Austral National Auditions (Philadelphia, US)
• BBC Young Musician of the Year (UK)
• Chetham's Flute Competition (Manchester, UK)
• Città di Barletta Young Musician International Competition (Barletta, Italy)
• Concours de Genève Prix international d'interprétation & de composition (Geneva, Switzerland)
• Concours de Musique et des Beaux Arts – Quebec Music Competition|Concours International de Musique et des Beaux Arts (Quebec, Canada)
• Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (Indiana, US)
• Forte International Music Competition and Festivals
• Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition – Bassoon and Oboe competition (US)
• Malta International Woondwinds Competition, Valletta/Mdina, Malta
• Gregynog Young Musicians Competition (Wales, UK)
• Henri Tomasi International Woodwind Quintet Competition (Marseille, France)
• Hugo Kauder Society-International Music Competition (New Haven, US)
• International Clarinet Celebration Young Artists Competition (Portland, OR)
• International Chamber Music Competition for ensembles 20-30yrs (Wollongong, Australia)
• International Competition for Young Classical Guitarists (Siracusa, Italy)
• International Crescendo Music Awards Competition (Tulsa US)
• International Flute Competition Camerata Strumentale (Timişoara, Romania)
• International Independent Music Competition "Individualis" (Ukraine)
• International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (Leipzig, Germany)
• International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga (Prague, Czech Republic)
• International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition (Russia)
• International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (Moscow, Russia)
• Jeunesses Musicales International (Various)
• Midwest Young Artists Discover National Chamber Music Competition (Illinois, US)
• National Young Artist Competition (Charleston, US)
• National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition (Ottawa, Canada)
• New York International Piano Competition (New York, US)
• Olympic Challenge Competition (children; Montclair, US)
• PianoArts North American Piano Competition for High School and College Students (US)
• Prague Spring International Music Competition (Prague, Czech Republic)
• Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
• RESEO Award (Brussels, Belgium)
• The Respighi Prize Music Competition for Young Composers & Soloists (New York, US)
• Ronald Sachs International Music Competition
• Russian Music Competition (US)
• Saint Paul String Quartet Competition (US)
• Sydney Eisteddfod (Sydney, Australia)
• Tartini Music Competition for violin (Piran, Slovenia)
• Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition – Saxophone and Clarinet (US)
• VSA International Young Soloists Competition (Washington, DC, US)
• Wideman Piano Competition (Shreveport, US)
• William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition (Flint, US)

Young musicians

• ABC Young Performers Awards (Sydney, Australia)
• International New Star Piano Competition(Up to 26) - Online (USA)
• International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Kronberg (Germany)
• International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (Russia)
• Progressive Musicians Carnegie Hall Laureate Gala
• US New Star Competition by Composer(Up to age 19) - Online (USA)
• US New Star Etude Competition( Up to age 19) - Online (USA)
• US New Star Strings Competition(Up to age 19) - Online (USA)
• US New Star Two Pianist (Duet and Duo) Competition(Up to age19) - Online (USA)
• Young Musician International Competition 'Città di Barletta' (Barletta - Italy) sections : Strings, Winds, Guitar, Piano, Chamber Music and Composition

See also

• European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
• List of Recipients of the Terence Judd Award
• World Federation of International Music Competitions
• Category:Classical music awards

References

External links

• List of Classical Music Competitions at MusicaNeo
• Directory of International Piano Competitions
• Musicalchairs.info List of Competitions
• ClassicalNet: Festivals, Competitions, Concerts & Concert Venues
• Classical music competitions at Curlie
• World Federation of International Music Competitions
• List of all flute laureates

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