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Daegu International Vocal Music Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 10 March - 20 August 2027
- Location
- Daegu, South Korea
- Registration deadline
- 11 April 2027
Source: wfimc.org
Overview
Korean vocal competition founded in 1983 as the National Vocal Competition and now a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. Video preliminaries are followed by semifinals in New York, Milan or Daegu and a public final at the Daegu Concert House.
- Organiser
- Daegu International Vocal Music Competition organizing committee
- Instruments
- Voice (Opera, Oratorio)
- Category
- Oratorio & sacred
- Age limits
- Born between 22 August 1990 and 21 August 2008 (2026 edition); vocal music majors of any nationality
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application; preliminary video fee KRW 60,000 or EUR 35, semifinal fee KRW 120,000 or EUR 70.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary video review (applications 11 Mar-12 Apr 2026)
- Semifinals: New York 22 May, Milan 18-19 June, Daegu 14-15 Aug 2026
- Final, 21 Aug 2026, Daegu Concert House Grand Hall
Repertoire
Preliminary: one Italian opera aria. Semifinal: two oratorio or opera arias not sharing language or composer. Final: one Korean art song and two oratorio/opera arias, one of them Italian opera or oratorio. Languages: Italian, German, French, English or Russian; from memory in the original language.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Francisco Araiza (Chair)
- Christina Scheppelmann
- Francesca Pivetta
- J'Nai Bridges
- Massimiliano Baggio
- Mi Ja Park
- Ying Huang
Prizes
- 1st KRW 25,000,000
- 2nd KRW 10,000,000
- 3rd KRW 7,000,000
- Special prizes KRW 1-3 million
- Ten corporate awards KRW 1,000,000 each
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source