World-leading career support includes artist representation and a release with Warner Classics. The two disciplines of the Viotti Competition, voice and piano, alternating from year to year. Entry Fees for all Young Musicians Categories: $80; SYMF Trophies. Single movements from sonatas and concertos (string players only) are acceptable. 2000 Sergej Krylov, 1st prize; Sergey Khachatryan, 2nd prize. Competitive Division - Students who are in grades 10-12 may compete for scholarship awards. June 8-17, 2023 - Quadrennial international competition for 13- to 17-year-old pianists held in Dallas, Texas on the campus of SMU and at Meyerson Symphony Center. This program is open to soloists and ensembles of any instrument or genre. Subscribe to our E-Newsletter Here, -. Open to instrumental ensembles of three to six players. OR Scholarship Prize Option (Both Divisions):1st Place: $10002nd Place: $6003rd Place: $300*Winners will be selected from the overall pool of instrumentalists. Open to singers of any nationality, at the beginning of their professional careers, who will have probably studied at a conservatoire of music or equivalent. Bartk World competition rotates among disciplines every year. Classical Young Musician Award Winner List. The screening jury will admit 20 to 24 contestants to compete in the first round. Applications for the 2022-23 Studio and the 2023 Eleanor McCollum Competition are closed; applications for the 2024-25 Studio and the 2024 Eleanor McCollum Competition will be announced in summer of 2023. Competitors must be 13 to 17 years of age, June 14-15, 2023, Caruth Auditorium at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, June 17, 2023, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. Encouraging young people to pursue their dreams and goals of self-development, the competition also aims to foster a new culture of music in the local area. The Award . The Olga Kern International Piano Competition will take place in the fall of 2025. The competition began in 1922, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Schubert Club. Unplayable videos will disqualify applicant.Submit two and no more than two pieces of repertoire. Royal Maas Competition is an international online music competition open to all nationalities in strings, piano, vocal, chamber. Rules and Information:Once submitted, all application materials become the property of Lyra Music, and will not be returned.String Players, piano accompaniment is strongly recommended, but not required. Ran Dank, University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music; Kevin Kenner, Frost School of Music, University of Miami; Alexander Korsantia, New England Conservatory; Janet Landreth, Colorado State University, International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival, U.S.; Vanessa Latarche, Royal College of Music; Yong Hi Moon, Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University; Robert Shannon, Professor of Piano Director, Division of Keyboard Studies, Oberlin Conservatory, Institute Track Deadline: Participants are required to submit video recording as a part of their application materials to enter into the Audition. Any violation of this rule will disqualify the award. It is held on the beautiful campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, where Christopher Parkening is Distinguished Professor of Music. We are seeking inquisitive minds who demonstrate an impeccable command of their instrument while remaining humble servants of great composers and their scores, young artists who bravely strive for individuality, making bold musical statements with the violin: Musicians whose voice inspires deep emotions and shows an exceptional degree of versatility. Applications must be received by 1 pm GMT (UK time), March 7, 2024; please note that this date is subject to change. Posted: 12 Jul 2023. The 2024 application deadline has not been set; we are not yet accepting applications. The Competition is open to pianists and instrumental soloists under age 19. . For 80 years, it has represented a highlight of the Parisian, French and international season. All members of an ensemble must meet the age requirement in order to be eligible. See the rules on the website for more details. Judges include: Sharon Sweet, voice; Susanne Mentzer, voice; Jeffrey Biegel, piano; Lorin Hollander, piano; Judith Zaimont, composition. The combined ages of the string quartet must not exceed 120 years. The Sutton Young Musician of the Year Competition 2023 (4 pm-5.30 pm) This is for students who are at least Grade 6 standard and in Year 9 and above. Gnter Pichler, chairman, String Quartet; Bjrn Carl Nielsen, chairman, Wind Quintet, Marie Chilemme, viola, Quatuor bne; Gunvor Sihm, violin, Nightingale String Quartet and Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Sergei Bresler, violin, Jerusalem String Quartet; Marie Bitlloch, cello, Elias String Quartet; Frydis Ree Wekre, french horn, professor emeritus, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo; Ulla Miilmann, principal flute, Danish National Symphony Orchestra; associate professor, Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen; Olivier Stankiewicz, principal oboe, London Symphony Orchestra; professor, Royal College of Music, London; Ole Kristian Dahl, principal bassoon, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; professor, University of Music and Performing Arts, Mannheim, April 12-13, 2023, Koncerthuset (Danish Broadcasting Corporation's Studio 2), Copenhagen, Denmark; April 14-15, 2023, The Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 16, 2023, The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. There is no set number of winners. All genres of music are accepted, including but not limited to classical, jazz, hip-hop, rap, rock/alt rock, pop, indie, bluegrass, folk, country, R&B/blues, Latin, and world. The Young Artist Competition for 2022 is closed. Previous winners include Jamie Barton, Joyce DiDonato, Ana Mara Martnez, Ryan McKinny, and Tamara Wilson. The National Chopin Piano Competition is open to pianists holding U.S. citizenship (native born or naturalized) between the ages of 16 and 30. The only limitations are: (1) composers who have won the Barlow Prize in the previous five years will not be considered; and (2) members of the Barlow Boards are not eligible. Applications for the 2024 competition will be open in Winter 2023. Cash Award Cash Award the total sum of 3,000,000JPY each year. Eligibility:The Twelfth Annual Lyra Music Competition 2023, All Virtual Event, is open to young classical musicians who are residents of the United States. The Young Musicians Program provides an opportunity for advanced high school instrumentalists to perform on a Regional Concert professionally produced by CMS at home-region venues and at the Young Musicians Concert at Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall. AWARDS Dubbed the "Olympics of Opera," the competition encourages talent, creates artistic opportunity, and helps welcome the next generation into the professional opera community. Applications are now closed for our Twelfth Annual event, we encourage you to join us this summer at our Young Artist Performance Program and to join us for our next competition, opening for entries in the fall. Previous first place winners are ineligible. Due to COVID-19, the 10th Plowman Competition has been rescheduled to March 25-26, 2023. All Judges' decisions are final. The 2024 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition for pianists ages 19 to 32 offers opportunities to vie for a total of $105,000 in prize money, medals, and to perform in Salt Lake City, UT, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall. Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition for String Quartet & Wind Quintet is established to create more focus on the chamber music works of Carl Nielsen. Repertoire:Two contrasting solo pieces. With the largest prizes in chamber music and a dedicated audience, a once in a lifetime experience unfolds for all in attendance. Oga Kern, artistic director and president of the jury, $210 (2022); any revised fee schedule will be announced. The 2023's violin competition is open to young artists of all nationalities from 16 to 33 years old. Please note, we do not offer digital certificate. Zoe won second prize at the 2021 Hong Kong Young Organist Competition (American Guild of Organists), third prize at the 2022 Sursa Organ Competition, and was the only recipient in the U-M School of Music, Theatre . Competitors from around the world will be meeting in Montreal for the chance to win more than $125,000 CAD in cash and other prizes. 6. Late application deadline is February 17, 2023. It takes place where 1,000 years of history, world cultural heritage, enjoyment and nature form an ideal combination. Concert Artists Guild is committed to supporting musicians who are ready to launch their careers on the national and international stage. First prize includes a cash award of $25,000, two fully subsidized New York recitals and a commissioned work. The competitors may not be under the age of 18 years of age or more than 31 years of age. Established in 1951 the Besanon Competition is the most complete competition in the world with classical, Romantic, 20th-century and contemporary music, opera and concerto. The application deadline for the 2025 Competition will be mid-October 2024; the above date is subject to change. If selected as a finalist, applicants are required to provide proof of age and disability, and must be willing to publicly disclose that they have a disability for all materials and public appearances associated with the VSA International Young Musicians Competition. 1st prize: 30,000. You may not think of yourself as a composer, but if you love to create your own original music, and are bursting with. Applicants can be considered for the HGO Studio, the Competition, or both, and applicants do not need to be a prize winner to be invited to the Studio. Pietro Borgonovo, artistic director, Viotti Music Competition. Intended as a natural extension of the George Enescu Festival, the most important international cultural event organized by Romania and a true national cultural brand, George Enescu International Competition recognizes, supports and promotes young talents worldwide, endorsing in this way the future golden generations of the universal classical music. Semifinals are not open to the public in the Composers Competition. It has established a reputation as a unique competition solely dedicated to the oboe, with past winners becoming international music figures as soloists or principal oboists in the world-renowned orchestras. Pianists may not submit concertos.All pieces must be performed from memory except 21st century works.The combined time of both pieces must be a minimum of 4 minutes for junior level, and 6 minutes for senior level. The online application and repertoire will be announced in early 2023. Deadline: The application deadline is Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Established in 2003 by the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition honors classical composers of outstanding achievement. Classical repertoire (Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary periods). BEETHOVEN YOUNG MUSICIAN COMPETITION. The Sydney International Piano Competition will be held 5-22 July 2023. Notification of winners will be announced on the website and Facebook each year by September 15. Since its creation in 1937, the Queen Elisabeth Competition has been one of the most demanding and widely publicized international competitions. This competition is held every five years. The competition opens on Thursday 2 March and will close at 4pm on Monday 3 July 2023. Open to U.S. citizens who perform at a professional level and held every five years, the National Competition follows the rules of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. October 6-8, 2023, first round; October 9-10, 2023, second round; October 11, 2023, semifinal, City Theatre of Vercelli, Vercelli, Italy, October 14, 2023, final with Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, City Theatre of Vercelli, Vercelli, Italy. Rules and Regulations 1 APPICATION PROCEDURE * Accepting Online Application only * Participants must upload the Video recording on YouTube. Learn More Winds, Brass, and Percussion Competition Rosalyn Tureck. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The competition will take place at Troldhaugen, Griegs picturesque home in Bergen, Norway, in 2024 (dates to be announced). Applicants must not be under professional management. Semifinal auditions: late January to early February 2024. And by doing so it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. Anatoli Goussev; Peter Dvorsk; Larisa Gergieva; Peter Mario Katona; Miguel Lern; Andrea Melth; Szilveszter kovcs; Dmitry Vdovin. More information about audition requirements below. It is the only one where candidates are selected during live preliminary rounds (and not on their documentation). Preliminaries and finals will be at The Kosciuszko Foundation, New York, NY. Oliver Worthington, Jensen Foundation board chair, Butler University, R. Benjamin Leaptrott, Jr., Jensen Foundation vice chair, Brenau University, May 8-11, 2023, New York, NY, preliminary judging. Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner of Norway is royal patron of the competition. Violinists must be16 years at the time of submission and may not be more than 32 years of age by the conclusion of the competition. The application, including all required documents, submitted entirely via the website. The Competition is open to pianists of any nationality born between 1992-2006. Available for Young People: NYC. Gilles Ledure, instrumental sessions; Bernard Foccroulle, voice sessions, Flagey, Brussels, Belgium: Voice 2023, May 21-25, 2023; Violin 2024, May 6-18, 2024; Piano 2025, April 28 - May 17, 2025, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium: Voice 2023, June 1-3, 2023; Violin 2024, May 27 - June 1, 2024; Piano 2025, May 26-31, 2025, 2017 Victor Julien-LaFerrire, France, cello, Competition dates: March 14 - April 1, 2023. Therefore, recordings should be recent (no more than one year old). Competition INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS - SESSION 2023 - PIANO / MAY 9 - 13, 2023 - GREAT HALL OF CULTURAL CENTER / GENTHOD (GENVE, SUISSE) From 9 to 13 May 2023 the Competition will welcome young pianists from all over the world up to 18 years old. The competition is open to all composers except AGO/ECS past winners. The winner receives $100,000 and is expected to participate in two nonconsecutive weeks of residency at the Bienen School. Up to 40 violinists will be selected for the preliminary stages of the competition, 18 of whom will continue to the semi-finals, six to the Final I, and three to the Gala Final. Performance and professional development opportunities will take place virtually and/or in-person as conditions allow. Any person, regardless of nationality, who is not over 35 years old at the end of the year his/her application is submitted. Much attention is paid to 20th century and contemporary music and finals are with symphony orchestra. The Section Two will open for Piano Trio and Piano Quartet for 2023. The Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition takes place in the worlds music capital, Vienna, Austria. First-prize winners of previous Cliburn Competitions are not eligible to compete. They will perform a piece or pieces to a length of up to 10 minutes. Rounds take place internationally and in Leeds, hosted by an international performer-led jury. April 30, 2023, Opera,Southern Theatre, Columbus, OH. Candidates documents and recordings will be assessed by the screening jury. Member of the WFIMC. The 2023's violin edition is placed under Marc Laforet's artistic direction and the jury is presided by Vadim Repin. 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: October 10-15, 2023, Voice + Piano (LiedDuo division); September 26 - October 5, 2024, Voice (Opera | Oratorio division). 2023 IMAS Registration Form 9th INTERNATIONAL MUSIC & ARTS SOCIETY TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIAN OLYMPIA COMPETITION 2023 APPLICATION FORM Teacher Name * Please enter teacher name Guardian Name Please enter Guardian name (Optional) Email * [email protected] Address * Street Address Street Address 2 City State Zip Code Phone Number * The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition is a program designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers. Cash and career management prize packages are valued at over $2 million, including concert tours, publicity packages and training, websites, and individualized artistic and financial consultation. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is known throughout the classical music world as one of the premiere showcases for young professional singers at the start of their careers. It also provides the young artists with hands-on learning, development experiences, and exposure to the top musicians in the world. The Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition, held each spring, awards a total of over $70,000 annually to young musicians to be used for further musical education. 12 Jul - 03 Sep, 2023. Young Conductors not older than 35 years on November 30, 2022, Jakub Hrua, chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Marina Mahler; Thomas Hampson; Barbara Hannigan; Juanjo Mena; Miroslav Srnka; John Storgards; Deborah Borda; Martin Campbell-White; John Carewe; Ara Guzelimian; Pamela Rosenberg; Mark Stringer; Marcus Rudolf Axt; Mayra Budagjan, July 12-13, 2023, Konzerthalle, Bamberg, Germany, conducting, July 13, 2023, Konzerthalle, Bamberg, Germany, conducting. Orchestra of broadcasting station WDR). ICCR is open to professional conductors of all nationalities who are at least 23 years and maximum 30 years of age at the start of the Competition. The American Prize is administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The XI International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. The Stulberg is open to students of violin, viola, cello or double bass. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.Prizes: All entrants will receive written comments and constructive feedback from the jurors of the Twelfth Annual Lyra Music Competition 2023 Jury. To be eligible to enter the VSA International Young Musicians Competition you must meet all of the following criteria: This competition is open to Domestic Applicants (U.S. citizens and legal residents of the U.S.); and International Applicants (non-U.S. citizens, including citizens of other countries living in the U.S. such as those on student visas.). Each uploaded file should be a recording of one piece only (multiple movements of a piece can be in one file). Violin solo, dates to be announced, to take place in Vienna, Austria. Formed in 1925, the Walter W Naumburg Foundation holds competitions to advance the careers of young classical musicians. Posted: July 5, 2023. Submission of the application does not guarantee an audition or grant. Please Note: Winning String Player videos are more likely to be highlighted if they have been recorded with piano accompaniment.Once your application is submitted, no changes may be made to repertoire selections.Prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Judges. Competition is open to instrumentalists ( Piano, Strings including harp& classical guitar), woodwinds, brass, Percussion and singers including opera of all nationalities and countries. The Viotti International Music Competition, established in Vercelli in 1950 by Joseph Robbone, is one of the most prestigious Italian music competitions and its prize-winners have often reached the top of artistic career. The application accepts files in the following formats: Audio (MP3, MP4) and Video (MP4, YouTube, Vimeo). The Application deadline for the 2022-23 season has passed. Search Musical America's archiveof photos from 1900-1992. The deadlines for each competition are scheduled in July of the same year. The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities; age limit: 18 to 32 years of age. Age 18 to 30. First and second rounds with pianist and finals with two symphony orchestras; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. James Ehnes; Bella Hristova; Piers Lane; Natalia Lomeiko; Anthony Marwood; Ning Feng; Wilma Smith, June 2-5, 2023, Rounds I and IIsolo and piano accompanied work performed by 16 quarter-finalists, Queenstown Memorial Centre, Queenstown, New Zealand, June 10, 2023, Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand, concerti performed by top three finalists with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Litton. 2023 American Music Talent Competition Free Entry For First Round Audition Total Cash Award Over $5000 USD Eligibility The American Music Talent Competition is an International Music Competition and open to all school students and adult solo performers, ensembles, and small orchestras of all nationalities and countries from November 10th, 2022. Each spring the California Youth Symphony holds its Young Artist Competition to select soloists for the following season. These career development tools demonstrate the EOIVCs dedication to developing young musicians and their ongoing commitment to engaging with the communities they serve. As a member of WFIMC, the Schoenfeld aims to build a multifaceted platform for gifted violinists, cellists, and chamber music performers all over world. Please visit bbc.co.uk/youngcomposer to submit an entry, find the Rules and Terms & Conditions of the. This Virtual Competition is presented in support of young musicians, teachers, and families seeking to enhance the learning experience, deepen the commitment, and provide additional motivation in the pursuit of excellence in classical music performance. *The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of . All members of quartets wishing to apply must be under 35 at the start date of the 2025 Competition. The Competition focuses on works by Beethoven from every phase of his creative life, along with compositions by his predecessors, contemporaries and successors. There is composition competition in the even years. Winners video submissions may be highlighted on the Lyra Music Website, YouTube Channel and other social media (at the discretion of the Lyra Music marketing team). Held on February 24-25, 2023, selected high-school pianists will compete for prizes, participate in masterclasses, and gain . The 2023 competition is open to all instruments, voice, and chamber ensembles. Brass Competition, Concert at Kennedy Center, All music disciplines. Hailed by musicians, media, and critics as one of the world's most important competitions for launching a professional career in violin, The Indianapolis will celebrate its 12th Quadrennial Competition in 2026, searching the globe for the finest young talents and propelling them onto the concert scene. Applicants should submit one or two solo pieces with the following time limit. The deadline above was for the 5th Takamatsu International Piano Competition; the application deadline for the 6th edition will be announced. The decisive date for this is the date of birth specified in the terms and conditions for the respective Competition. It started modestly with three winners representing the categories of voice, violin, and piano. The Competition is held under the auspices of Wigmore Hall, the leading venue for chamber music. Applicants must be under the age of 20 on the January 1 prior to that year's competition. Final gala concert and Award Ceremony of the Composers Competition is usually the last Sunday of November. 2. Junior Level: Applicants must be ages 11-14 as of January 31, 2023. The 50th Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition takes place May 12-14, 2023 in South Bend, IN on the campus of The University of Notre Dame. The contest is open to singers from all nationalities aged minimum 18 years on the opening day of the competition and maximum 32 for female and 35 for male candidates. Judges are not required to award any or all prizes. The first edition took place in 2022 with Bertie Baigent as winner. All performances webcast live and on demand. The evaluation of each performance is based on five grounds technique, rhythm, difficulty, musicality and tone. American Youth Musician Union Participants can not be younger than 18 years. Monthly International Online Music Competitions. May 30, 2024, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI, piano solo and collaborative recitals, June 4, 2024, Bradley Symphony Center, Milwaukee, WI, piano concerto round with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Main Prize Preliminary Rounds: four concerts June 11-14, 2023, St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Song Prize Preliminary Rounds: four recitals June 10-13, 2023, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Main Prize: June 17, 2023, St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Song Prize: June 15, 2023, St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Date to be announced, Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai, China. . Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Pianists wishing to enter the Competition will have to submit the required application documents by September 15, 2022, and, if accepted, participate in the Competition held in Ljubljana from February 25 to March 4, 2023.