Competition calendar

January

No competitions

February

No competitions

March

No competitions

April

• 9–11 Roland Zimmer CompetitionGermany · Pirna · Guitar, Recorder & lute☆

No competitions

May

• 3–9 International Lyric Competition Giuditta Pasta (Saronno)Italy · Saronno · Voice☆
• 3–10 International Music Competition 'Città di Palmanova'Italy · Palmanova (Udine) · Piano, Composition, Chamber music☆
• 7–10 International Competition for Opera Singers 'Citta di Alcamo'Italy · Alcamo · Voice☆
• 16 VIVAVOCE International Singing CompetitionBulgaria · Sofia · Voice☆
• 19–22 International Accordion Meeting PulaCroatia · Pula · Accordion, Chamber music☆
• 22 International Organ Competition "Rino Benedet"Italy · Bibione · Organ & harpsichord☆

No competitions

June

• 12–14 Concerts in America International Concert Artist CompetitionUnited States · Seattle · Guitar☆
• 12 Jun → Prémio Jovens Músicos (Young Musicians Prize)Portugal · Porto / Santa Comba Dão · Cello, Double bass, Flute, Brass, Percussion, Guitar, Chamber music · 12 Jun – 28 Jul☆
• 14–27 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano CompetitionUnited States · Salt Lake City · Piano☆
• 30 Jun → International Competition for Opera Singers 'Spazio Musica'Italy · Camogli · Voice · 30 Jun – 12 Jul☆

No competitions

July

• 16–17 Luciano Berio International Composition CompetitionItaly · Rome · Composition☆

No competitions

August

• 2 International Composition Competition "2 Agosto"Italy · Bologna · Composition☆
• 28 Aug → Forum Gitarre Wien International CompetitionAustria · Vienna · Guitar · 28 Aug – 3 Sept☆
• 30 Aug → Eva Marton International Singing CompetitionHungary · Budapest · Voice · 30 Aug – 6 Sept☆

No competitions

September

• 8 May → Renata Tebaldi International Voice CompetitionSan Marino · San Marino · Voice · 8 May – 18 Sept☆
• 3–6 Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting CompetitionUnited Kingdom · Birmingham · Conducting☆
• 7–11 International Feliks Nowowiejski Organ CompetitionPoland · Poznan · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 13 Sept → Vienna International Classic Strings Competition & FestivalAustria · Vienna · Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Chamber music · 13 Sept – 18 Oct☆
• 17–19 Andrey Petrov Open Composers CompetitionRussia · Saint Petersburg · Composition☆
• 18–20 International Lyric Competition Ottavio ZiinoItaly · Rome · Voice☆
• 19–27 TROMP International Percussion CompetitionNetherlands · Eindhoven · Percussion☆
• 21–26 DEBUT Classical Singing CompetitionGermany · Weikersheim · Voice☆
• 23–25 Casta Diva Spalato - International Competition for Young Opera SingersCroatia · Split · Voice☆

No competitions

October

• 6–11 International Conducting Competition "Antonia Brico"Italy · Lecce · Conducting☆
• 7–9 International Organ Improvisation Competition Graz (Grazer Orgelkino)Austria · Graz · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 18–25 M. E. Brune International Guitar Competition (URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival)United States · Kingston, Rhode Island · Guitar☆
• 19 Oct → Hanse Guitar CupGermany · Hamburg · Guitar · 19 Oct – 8 Nov☆
• 22–25 Premio Bonporti - International Competition for Period Instrument EnsemblesItaly · Rovereto · Voice, Oboe, Recorder & lute, Chamber music☆
• 28–30 Avantgarde PanCyprian Competition for Young PianistsCyprus · Nicosia · Piano☆
• 29 Oct → Giuditta Pasta Kumamoto International Opera Competition (Giuditta Pasta Memorial)Japan · Kumamoto · Voice · 29 Oct – 1 Nov☆
• 29 Oct → International Competition of Performers on Wind and Percussion Instruments (Moscow Conservatory)Russia · Moscow · other instruments · 29 Oct – 2 Nov☆
• 30 Oct → Reate Festival International Contemporary Music Performance CompetitionItaly · Rieti · Piano, Voice, Percussion, Accordion, Chamber music · 30 Oct☆
• 30 Oct → Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young MusiciansChina · Zhuhai · Piano, Violin · 30 Oct – 10 Nov☆
• 31 Oct → ISANGYUN Competition (Tongyeong)South Korea · Tongyeong · Solo piano · 31 Oct – 8 Nov☆
• 31 Orleans Composition Prize (Andre Chevillion - Yvonne Bonnaud Composition Prize)France · Orleans · Composition☆

No competitions

November

• 1 Jul → Pau Casals International Award for Young CellistsSpain · El Vendrell · Cello · 1 Jul – 21 Nov☆
• TBA Irino PrizeJapan · Tokyo · Composition☆
• 5–13 Antonín Dvořák International Singing CompetitionCzech Republic · Karlovy Vary · Voice☆
• 6–7 Florence Price International Piano CompetitionUnited States · Fayetteville, Arkansas · Piano☆
• 6–8 Guadamora International Chamber Music CompetitionSpain · Pozoblanco (Córdoba) · Chamber music☆
• 6–7 Leipzig Organ Improvisation CompetitionGermany · Leipzig · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 8–14 International Piano Competition "Spanish Composers" (CIPCE)Spain · Las Rozas (Madrid) · Piano☆
• 9 Miquel Llobet International Guitar CompetitionSpain · Barcelona · Guitar, Composition☆
• 9 Nov → Nikolai Myaskovsky Competition of Young ComposersRussia · Moscow · Composition · 9 Nov – 2 Dec☆
• 10–15 Istanbul Orchestra'Sion International Piano CompetitionTurkey · Istanbul · Piano☆
• 11–14 PASIC Individual & Ensemble Competition (Percussive Arts Society)United States · Indianapolis · Percussion☆
• 13 LIFEM Early Music Young Ensemble CompetitionUnited Kingdom · London · Chamber music☆
• 14–22 Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka (Shizuoka International Opera Competition)Japan · Hamamatsu · Voice☆
• 18–20 Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte International Piano CompetitionCzech Republic · Ústí nad Labem · Piano☆
• 19–20 International Wolfgang Amade Singing Competition of the Mozartgemeinde WienAustria · Vienna · Piano, Voice, Chamber music☆
• 19–22 XII International Piano Competition 'Città di Spoleto'Italy · Spoleto · Piano☆
• 21–22 International Guitar Competition of Linares "Andrés Segovia"Spain · Linares · Guitar☆
• 22 Chicago Violin CompetitionUnited States · Chicago (online) · Violin☆
• 22–28 Karol Lipinski International Violin CompetitionPoland · Wroclaw · Violin☆
• 23 Nov → Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin (National Singing Competition) - Opera/Operetta/ConcertGermany · Berlin · Voice · 23 Nov – 7 Dec☆
• 23–28 Riccardo Zandonai International Competition for Young Opera SingersItaly · Riva del Garda · Voice☆
• 24–28 International Classical Guitar Contest Andrés Segovia (La Herradura)Spain · La Herradura, Almuñécar (Granada) · Guitar☆
• 26–28 Francesco Provenzale International Baroque Singing CompetitionItaly · Naples · Voice☆
• 27 Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers' CompetitionPoland · Szczecin · Composition☆
• 27–28 Young Violists Competition (Société Française de l'Alto)France · Paris · Viola☆
• 28 Nov → International Baltic Piano CompetitionPoland · Gdańsk · Piano · 28 Nov – 5 Dec☆
• 28 Klangraum 61 International Composition Contest (Klangräume Düsseldorf)Germany · Düsseldorf · Composition☆
• 29 Bartok World Competition - CompositionHungary · Budapest · Composition☆
• 29 Brussels International Guitar Competition "Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso"Belgium · Brussels · Guitar☆

No competitions

December

• 31 Oct → Singapore International Music Competition (Piano)Singapore · Singapore · Piano, Violin · 31 Oct – 23 Dec☆
• 2 Grawemeyer Award for Music CompositionUnited States · Louisville, Kentucky · Composition☆
• 4–8 Campillos International Piano CompetitionSpain · Campillos (Málaga) · Piano☆
• 4–6 Wideman International Piano CompetitionUnited States · Shreveport, Louisiana · Piano☆
• 5 Dec → International AsLiCo Competition for Young Opera SingersItaly · Como · Voice · 5 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027☆
• 5–6 Tokyo International Guitar CompetitionJapan · Tokyo · Guitar☆
• 7–17 International Competition of Young Musicians Belgrade (International Jeunesses Musicales Competition)Serbia · Belgrade · Solo viola☆

No competitions

January

• 1 Oct → International Chopin Piano Competition in ASIAJapan · Kawasaki / Yokohama · Piano · 1 Oct 2026 – 20 Jan 2027☆
• 22 Nov → Vienna New Year's Concert International Music CompetitionAustria · Vienna · Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Voice, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Guitar, Accordion, Conducting, Composition, Chamber music · 22 Nov 2026 – 4 Jan 2027☆
• TBA Henle Piano CompetitionGermany · Munich (online competition) · Piano☆
• 3–10 Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano CompetitionsUnited States · Tempe, Arizona · Piano☆
• 5–6 Ignaz Anton Schuppanzigh CompetitionAustria · Vienna · Violin, Viola, Chamber music☆
• 11–21 International Harp Contest in IsraelIsrael · Tel Aviv (organiser office; contest venue not specified) · Harp☆
• 20–23 Sphinx CompetitionUnited States · Detroit · Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass☆
• 27–31 Hong Kong International Conducting CompetitionChina (Hong Kong SAR) · Hong Kong · Conducting☆
• 29–31 Split International Piano CompetitionCroatia · Split · Piano☆

No competitions

February

• TBA International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition ViennaAustria · Vienna · Voice☆
• TBA Vandoren Emerging Artist CompetitionUnited States · Online · Clarinet, Saxophone☆
• 5–7 International Competition Piano Val de Travers (Piano Neuchâtel - Val de Travers)Switzerland · Neuchâtel · Piano☆
• 5 Miami International Organ CompetitionUnited States · Miami · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 6–14 International Percussion Competition Luxembourg (IPCL)Luxembourg · Luxembourg · Percussion, Chamber music☆
• 12–14 Tennessee Cello Workshop CompetitionsUnited States · Knoxville · Cello☆
• 20 LASP Classical Guitar Festival and Youth CompetitionUnited States · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Guitar☆
• 21–28 Stuttgart International Violin CompetitionGermany · Stuttgart · Violin☆
• 21–26 Young Composers Meeting (YCM)Netherlands · Apeldoorn · Composition☆
• 22–27 International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music CompetitionAustria · Vienna · Piano, Chamber music☆
• 26–28 German Musical Instrument Fund CompetitionGermany · Lübeck (2027) · Violin, Viola, Cello☆
• 27–28 Piano Plus: The Richard Goula International Chamber Music CompetitionUnited States · Lafayette, Louisiana · Piano, Chamber music☆
• 27 Feb → Smetana International Piano CompetitionCzech Republic · Plzeň · Piano · 27 Feb – 5 Mar☆
• 28 JCM Chamber Music Competition (Junior Chamber Music)United States · Norwalk, California · Chamber music☆

No competitions

March

• 5–7 Concours Lyrique International Bell'ArteBelgium · Braine-l'Alleud · Voice☆
• 6–17 Cape Town International Piano CompetitionSouth Africa · Cape Town · Piano☆
• 6–7 Coltman Chamber Music CompetitionUnited States · Austin, Texas · Piano, Brass, Chamber music☆
• 6–7 Josep Palet International Singing CompetitionSpain · Martorell (near Barcelona) · Voice☆
• 6 William C. Byrd Young Artist CompetitionUnited States · Flint, Michigan · Opera & general voice☆
• 7–18 Maria Canals International Piano CompetitionSpain · Barcelona · Piano☆
• 12–21 Épinal International Piano CompetitionFrance · Épinal · Piano☆
• 13–21 International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition LeipzigGermany · Leipzig · Opera & general voice☆
• 18–21 National Trumpet CompetitionUnited States · Houston, TX · Brass☆
• 19–21 Knoxville International Piano Festival & CompetitionUnited States · Knoxville, Tennessee · Piano, Chamber music☆
• 20–27 Andorra International Saxophone Competition (Andorra Sax Fest)Andorra · Andorra la Vella · Saxophone☆
• 20 Elevato Piano Competition for International YouthAustria · Vienna · Piano☆
• 27–30 International Dimitri Mitropoulos Competition for ConductingGreece · Thessaloniki · Conducting☆

No competitions

April

• 15 Jan → Francesc Viñas International Singing CompetitionSpain · Barcelona · Voice · 15 Jan – 18 Apr☆
• 26 Feb → Swiss Youth Music Competition (Classica)Switzerland · Lucerne (final 2027, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Music) · Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Voice, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Brass, Harp, Guitar, Accordion, Organ & harpsichord, Recorder & lute · 26 Feb – 11 Apr☆
• 1–30 International Harp Competition "Glowing Harp"Ukraine · Kharkiv · Harp☆
• 2–5 International Piano Competition Jeune Chopin for Children and YouthSwitzerland · Lausanne · Piano☆
• 2–10 International Piano Competition Prize Jaén (Premio Jaén de Piano)Spain · Jaén · Piano☆
• 2–6 MTNA Chamber Music CompetitionsUnited States · St. Louis, Missouri (national finals 2027) · Saxophone, Brass, Chamber music☆
• 2–6 MTNA Senior Brass Performance CompetitionUnited States · St. Louis, Missouri (2027 national finals) · Brass☆
• 2–6 MTNA Young Artist Brass Performance CompetitionUnited States · St. Louis, MO · Brass☆
• 3 International Piano Competition for Young Pianists KronbergGermany · Kronberg im Taunus · Piano☆
• 3–4 Plowman Chamber Music CompetitionUnited States · Columbia, Missouri · Piano, Brass, Percussion☆
• 4–11 International Piano Duo Competition 'Duettissimo' KrakowPoland · Krakow · Piano, Chamber music☆
• 5–8 Elizabeth Connell PrizeUnited Kingdom · London · Voice☆
• 6–10 Michel Becquet International Trombone CompetitionLuxembourg · Luxembourg · Brass☆
• 9–17 Aarhus International Piano CompetitionDenmark · Aarhus · Piano☆
• 9–11 Béziers International Lyric Singing CompetitionFrance · Béziers · Voice☆
• 10–17 Saint Paul String Quartet CompetitionUnited States · Saint Paul, Minnesota · Chamber music☆
• 15–18 Peter Toperczer International Piano Competition KošiceSlovakia · Košice · Piano☆
• 16–18 International Competition 'Accordéons-nous.org'Belgium · Mons · Accordion, Chamber music☆
• 16–18 Marimba Festiva Competition Trossingen (German Marimba Festiva Competition)Germany · Trossingen · Percussion☆
• 20–24 Clermont-Ferrand International Singing CompetitionFrance · Clermont-Ferrand · Voice☆
• 21–24 Lyon International Chamber Music CompetitionFrance · Lyon · Duos, Piano chamber music, Violin in chamber music☆
• 22–25 Brin d'herbe International Piano Competition of Orléans for YouthFrance · Orléans · Piano☆
• 24 Apr → Montreal International Music Competition (Concours musical international de Montreal)Canada · Montreal · Solo piano · 24 Apr – 5 May☆
• 25 Chamber Music in Yellow Springs Annual Competition for Emerging Professional EnsemblesUnited States · Yellow Springs, Ohio · Chamber music☆
• 30 Apr → International Anton Rubinstein Competition - Violin JuniorGermany · Düsseldorf / Venlo · Violin · 30 Apr – 2 May☆
• 30 Apr → Musikene International Competition for Young AccordionistsSpain · Donostia / San Sebastián · Accordion · 30 Apr – 2 May☆

No competitions

May

• 6 May → Città di Cantù International Piano and Orchestra CompetitionItaly · Cantù · Piano · 6 May 2026 – 9 May 2027☆
• TBA Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - Duo Piano and StringsGermany · Bonn (federal final 2027) · Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass☆
• TBA Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - OrganGermany · Bonn (federal final 2027) · Organ & harpsichord☆
• TBA Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - Plucked InstrumentsGermany · Bonn (federal final 2027) · Guitar, Recorder & lute☆
• TBA Lazar Jovanovic International Solo Singing CompetitionSerbia · Belgrade · Voice, Chamber music☆
• 16 Feb → prima la musica - Woodwinds and Percussion (Solo)Austria · Linz (federal final) · Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Percussion, Recorder & lute · 16 Feb – 30 May☆
• 16 Feb → prima la musica PLUS - Woodwinds, Brass and PercussionAustria · Linz (federal final) · Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Brass, Percussion, Recorder & lute · 16 Feb – 30 May☆
• 23 Feb → Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition for Young Opera SingersUnited States · Los Angeles (regional auditions in New York and Los Angeles) · Voice · 23 Feb – 16 May☆
• TBA prima la musica - Chamber musicAustria · Linz (federal round 2027) · Piano, Voice, Accordion, Chamber music, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Guitar, Recorder & lute☆
• 3–9 International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello CompetitionLithuania · Klaipėda · Cello☆
• 3–9 Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize International Piano CompetitionItaly · Barletta · Piano☆
• 4–8 Kocian Violin CompetitionCzech Republic · Ústí nad Orlicí · Violin☆
• 6–14 Prague Spring International Music CompetitionCzech Republic · Prague · Clarinet, Organ & harpsichord☆
• 9 May → Queen Elisabeth CompetitionBelgium · Brussels · Opera & general voice · 9 May – 2 Jun☆
• 11–15 Leonid Kogan International Competition for Young ViolinistsBelgium · Brussels · Violin☆
• 13–15 International Johann Heinrich Schmelzer CompetitionAustria · Melk · Voice, Chamber music☆
• 13–19 Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - BrassGermany · Bonn (federal round 2027) · Brass☆
• 13–19 Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - VoiceGermany · Bonn (federal office); federal round rotates (2026 Munich and Regensburg, 2027 Bonn) · Lied duo, Lied & collaborative piano, Lied & art song☆
• 13–19 Jugend musiziert (Youth Makes Music) - WoodwindGermany · Bonn (national competition) · Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Recorder & lute☆
• 14–30 prima la musica - BrassAustria · Linz (federal round 2027) · Brass☆
• 17–21 Borderland Chopin International Piano CompetitionUnited States · El Paso, Texas · Piano☆
• 19–23 International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth (Szafarnia)Poland · Szafarnia · Piano☆
• 20–29 Markneukirchen International Instrumental CompetitionGermany · Markneukirchen · Solo double bass, Solo violin☆
• 22–23 Washington International Competition (FMMC)United States · Washington, D.C. · Solo piano☆
• 25 May → Géza Anda CompetitionSwitzerland · Zurich · Piano · 25 May – 5 Jun☆
• 28 Molinari Quartet International Composition CompetitionCanada · Montreal · Composition, Chamber music☆
• 29 May → Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet CompetitionItaly · Reggio Emilia · Chamber music · 29 May – 6 Jun☆
• 30 Toru Takemitsu Composition AwardJapan · Tokyo · Composition☆

No competitions

June

• 5 Jan → Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition (IDRS)United States · Pullman, Washington · Solo bassoon · 5 Jan – 6 Jun☆
• TBA International Schnitger Organ CompetitionNetherlands · Alkmaar · Organ & harpsichord☆
• TBA IWBC Competitions (International Women's Brass Conference)United States · Greensboro, North Carolina (2027) · Brass, Chamber music☆
• TBA Ricard Viñes International Piano CompetitionSpain · Lleida · Piano☆
• 1–22 Dallas International Violin CompetitionUnited States · Dallas · Violin☆
• 2–12 Valencia Iturbi International Piano CompetitionSpain · València · Piano☆
• 3–5 Houston Chamber Choir International Choral Conducting CompetitionUnited States · Houston · Conducting☆
• 4–13 Cascais Opera International Vocal CompetitionPortugal · Cascais · Voice☆
• 4–10 Orchestra's Conductor CompetitionRomania · Brașov · Conducting☆
• 4–12 Santa Cecilia International Competition (Porto)Portugal · Porto · Piano☆
• 5–6 Irving M. Klein International String CompetitionUnited States · San Francisco · Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass☆
• 5–17 Mirjam Helin International Singing CompetitionFinland · Turku · Voice☆
• 6–13 Khachaturian International CompetitionArmenia · Yerevan · Solo piano☆
• 7–19 Cliburn International Competition for Young PianistsUnited States · Dallas, Texas · Piano☆
• 7–8 ISB Double Bass Solo CompetitionUSA · Albuquerque · Double bass☆
• 10–13 Weimar International Composition Competitions (Weimarer Frühjahrstage)Germany · Weimar · Composition☆
• 11–20 Bogota International Violin Competition (Concurso Internacional de Violin Ciudad de Bogota)Colombia · Bogota · Violin☆
• 20–26 International Euphonium Tuba Festival CompetitionsUnited States · Atlanta, Georgia · Brass, Chamber music☆
• 24 Early Music Competition for Young Ensembles (Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci)Germany · Potsdam · Chamber music☆
• 26 Jun → Danish International Cello CompetitionDenmark · Sønderborg · Cello · 26 Jun – 3 Jul☆
• 26 Jun → Kodály Competition Debrecen (Brass)Hungary · Debrecen · other instruments · 26 Jun – 4 Jul☆

No competitions

July

• 4 Jan → Ysaÿe International Music CompetitionBelgium · Liège · Violin · 4 Jan – 2 Jul☆
• 1 Apr → ICA Young Artist Competition (International Clarinet Association)United States · Salt Lake City, Utah · Clarinet · 1 Apr – 11 Jul☆
• 15 May → ICA Orchestral Audition Competition (International Clarinet Association)United States · Salt Lake City, Utah · Clarinet · 15 May – 11 Jul☆
• 2–9 Melbourne International Chamber Music CompetitionAustralia · Melbourne · Piano, Chamber music☆
• 3–10 Liechtenstein Guitar Festival (ligita) CompetitionLiechtenstein · Eschen · Guitar☆
• 5–11 Il Piccolo Violino Magico - International Competition for Young ViolinistsItaly · San Vito al Tagliamento · Violin☆
• 5–17 St Albans International Organ CompetitionUnited Kingdom · St Albans · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 7–11 ICA Junior Young Artist Competition (International Clarinet Association)United States · Salt Lake City, Utah · Clarinet☆
• 9–24 Sydney International Piano CompetitionAustralia · Sydney · Piano☆
• 15–28 Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String CompetitionChina · Harbin · Violin, Cello, Chamber music☆
• 16 International Competition for Contemporary Sacred Music Composition (Schwäbisch Gmünd)Germany · Schwäbisch Gmünd · Composition☆
• 22–29 Lieksa Brass Week International CompetitionsFinland · Lieksa · Trumpet & cornet☆
• 23–25 AFA International Violin CompetitionUnited States · Morrow (Atlanta metro), Georgia · Violin☆
• 25–31 International Guitar Competition IserlohnGermany · Iserlohn · Guitar☆
• 29–31 Mathieu-Duguay Early Music CompetitionCanada · Lamèque, New Brunswick · Voice☆
• 30 Jul → Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors AwardAustria · Salzburg · Conducting · 30 Jul – 1 Aug☆
• 30 Jul → International Organ Competition of Saint-Maurice d'AgauneSwitzerland · Saint-Maurice · Organ & harpsichord · 30 Jul – 8 Aug☆
• 30 Jul → MA Competition (Musica Antiqua Competition, MAfestival Bruges)Belgium · Bruges · Harpsichord & fortepiano, Fortepiano · 30 Jul – 8 Aug☆

No competitions

August

• TBA Cleveland International Piano CompetitionUnited States · Cleveland, Ohio · Piano☆
• 10 Mar → Daegu International Vocal Music CompetitionSouth Korea · Daegu · Voice · 10 Mar – 20 Aug☆
• 30 Mar → Federal Youth Composition Competition 'Jugend komponiert'Germany · Weikersheim · Composition · 30 Mar – 14 Aug☆
• 3 May → Strike A Chord National Chamber Music ChampionshipsAustralia · Melbourne (National Final) · Piano, Brass, Percussion, Chamber music · 3 May – 28 Aug☆
• 1 Jun → Barlow Prize (Barlow Endowment for Music Composition)United States · Provo · Composition · 1 Jun – 31 Aug☆
• TBA Eugene Rousseau International Saxophone CompetitionUnited States · Minneapolis · Saxophone☆
• 8 NFA Young Artist CompetitionUSA · Minneapolis (2027 convention) · Flute☆
• 10–21 International Clarinet Competition GhentBelgium · Ghent · Clarinet☆
• 19–22 Ralph Votapek International Young Artist Piano CompetitionUnited States · East Lansing, Michigan · Piano☆
• 22–29 Kloster Schontal International Violin CompetitionGermany · Schöntal · Violin☆
• 26 Aug → Clara Haskil International Piano Competition (Concours Clara Haskil)Switzerland · Vevey · Piano · 26 Aug – 3 Sept☆
• 29 Aug → International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC)Hungary · Szeged · Conducting · 29 Aug – 5 Sept☆
• 31 Aug → Bartok World Competition - String QuartetHungary · Budapest · String quartet · 31 Aug – 5 Sept☆
• 31 Aug → Jorma Panula International Conducting CompetitionFinland · Vaasa · Conducting · 31 Aug – 4 Sept☆

No competitions

September

• TBA Queen Sonja Singing CompetitionNorway · Oslo · Voice☆
• TBA Kompolize International Composition CompetitionGermany · Berlin · Composition☆
• 4–19 Karol Szymanowski International Music CompetitionPoland · Katowice · Solo violin☆
• 8–20 International Organ Competition Musashino-TokyoJapan · Musashino (Tokyo) · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 11–18 Johann Nepomuk Hummel International Piano CompetitionSlovakia · Bratislava · Piano☆
• 13–19 Christian Lindberg International Solo CompetitionDenmark · Aarhus · Brass, Percussion☆
• 14–18 Coupe Mondiale (World Accordion Championships) · Accordion☆
• 20–25 Besançon International Competition for Young ConductorsFrance · Besançon · Conducting☆
• 20–25 International Flute Competition "Severino Gazzelloni"Italy · Naples · Flute☆
• 20 Sept → Joseph Joachim Violin CompetitionGermany · Hanover · Violin · 20 Sept – 2 Oct☆
• 20–24 Tenerife International Viola CompetitionSpain · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Viola☆
• 21–26 Baltimore International Guitar CompetitionUnited States · Baltimore, Maryland · Guitar☆
• 21–25 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (TICC)Norway · Trondheim · Piano trio & quartet, Piano chamber music☆
• 25 Sept → Ettore Pozzoli International Piano CompetitionItaly · Seregno · Piano · 25 Sept – 3 Oct☆
• 25 Sept → International Schubert Competition DortmundGermany · Dortmund · Lied & collaborative piano, Lied & art song · 25 Sept – 3 Oct☆

No competitions

October

• 16 Jun → WSY-Talent (Wiener Symphoniker young soloist competition)Austria · Vienna · Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Brass, Percussion · 16 Jun – 3 Oct☆
• 10–23 Canadian International Organ CompetitionCanada · Montreal · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 11–18 International Oboe Competition of JapanJapan · Tokyo · Oboe☆
• 11–24 International Violin Competition Premio PaganiniItaly · Genoa · Violin☆
• 14–17 International Piano-Song Competition Nadia and Lili BoulangerFrance · Paris · Piano, Voice, Chamber music☆
• 15–28 International Maj Lind Piano CompetitionFinland · Helsinki · Piano☆
• 20–24 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music CompetitionDenmark · Copenhagen · Chamber music☆
• 20–23 Eric Ericson AwardSweden · Stockholm · Conducting☆
• 25 Oct → Adolphe Sax International Competition (Concours International Adolphe Sax)Belgium · Dinant · Saxophone · 25 Oct – 6 Nov☆
• 25–30 German Conducting AwardGermany · Cologne · Conducting☆
• 26 Oct → Xiamen International Piano CompetitionChina · Xiamen · Piano · 26 Oct – 6 Nov☆
• 28–31 Primrose International Viola CompetitionUnited States · Los Angeles · Viola☆

No competitions

November

• 16 Apr → Paris Opera CompetitionFrance · Paris · Voice · 16 Apr – 5 Nov☆
• TBA IPV Solo Competition for Tenor and Bass TromboneGermany · Stuttgart · Brass☆
• TBA RNCM James Mottram International Piano CompetitionUnited Kingdom · Manchester · Piano☆
• 7–29 Hamamatsu International Piano CompetitionJapan · Hamamatsu · Piano☆
• 7–17 International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists WeimarGermany · Weimar · Piano☆

No competitions

December

• 2–11 Telekom Beethoven Competition BonnGermany · Bonn · Piano☆

No competitions

January

• TBA International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach PrizeGermany · Wiesbaden · Organ & harpsichord☆
• 27 Jan → The Gurwitz International Piano CompetitionUnited States · San Antonio · Piano · 27 Jan – 6 Feb☆

No competitions

February

• TBA International Composition Competition of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Franz Schubert and Modern Music)Austria · Graz · Composition☆
• 1–4 Mauricio Kagel Composition CompetitionAustria · Vienna · Composition☆
• 8–16 International Chamber Music Competition Franz Schubert and Modern MusicAustria · Graz · Duos, Lied duo, Lied & collaborative piano, Piano duo & four hands, Lied & art song☆

No competitions

March

• 2–11 Hastings International Piano CompetitionUnited Kingdom · Hastings · Piano☆
• 6–12 International Chamber Music Competition 'Pinerolo e Torino - Citta metropolitana'Italy · Pinerolo / Turin · Chamber music☆
• 6–10 International Theobald Böhm Competition for Flute and Alto FluteGermany · Munich · Flute☆

No competitions

April

No competitions

May

• TBA Dublin International Piano CompetitionIreland · Dublin · Piano☆

No competitions

June

• TBA Cliburn International Competition for ConductorsUnited States · Houston, Texas · Conducting☆
• TBA Dallas International Piano CompetitionUnited States · Dallas · Piano☆
• TBA International Saulius Sondeckis Competition for Young Violinists and CellistsLithuania · Šiauliai · Violin, Cello☆
• 5–10 International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal CompetitionPoland · Warsaw · Voice☆

No competitions

July

• 4–8 International Guitar Biennial Kutná HoraCzech Republic · Kutná Hora · Guitar☆
• 15–29 Haarlem International Improvisation CompetitionNetherlands · Haarlem · Organ & harpsichord☆

No competitions

August

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September

• 2 Jul → International Conducting Competition RotterdamNetherlands · Rotterdam · Conducting · 2 Jul 2027 – 3 Sept 2028☆
• 9 Apr → Premio Internazionale Antonio MormoneItaly · Milan · Violin · 9 Apr – 9 Sept☆
• TBA Paul Hofhaimer Prize International Organ Competition (Paul-Hofhaimer-Preis)Austria · Innsbruck · Organ & harpsichord☆
• TBA Wigmore Hall / Bollinger International Song CompetitionUnited Kingdom · London · Voice☆

No competitions

October

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November

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December

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January

• 8 Jan → International Franz Liszt Piano Competition UtrechtNetherlands · Utrecht · Piano · 8 Jan 2028 – 28 Jan 2029☆

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February

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March

• 1–8 Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music CompetitionFinland · Jyvaskyla · Piano, Violin, Chamber music☆

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April

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October

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March

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