Competition deadlines by month

Composition · Ankara, Turkey

Composition · Orleans, France · Competition: 31 Oct 2026

Guitar, Recorder & lute · Pirna, Germany · Competition: 9 – 11 Apr 2026

Guitar · Seattle, United States · Competition: 12 – 14 Jun 2026

Piano · Cantù, Italy · Competition: 6 May 2026 – 9 May 2027

Composition · Rome, Italy · Competition: 16 – 17 Jul 2026

Percussion · Eindhoven, Netherlands · Competition: 19 – 27 Sept 2026

Organ & harpsichord · Segni and Rocca Massima, Italy

Piano, Composition, Chamber music · Palmanova (Udine), Italy · Competition: 3 – 10 May 2026

Organ & harpsichord · Bibione, Italy · Competition: 22 May 2026

Accordion, Chamber music · Pula, Croatia · Competition: 19 – 22 May 2026

Conducting · Birmingham, United Kingdom · Competition: 3 – 6 Sept 2026

Voice · Alcamo, Italy · Competition: 7 – 10 May 2026

Voice · Budapest, Hungary · Competition: 30 Aug – 6 Sept 2026

Conducting · Novara, Italy

Composition · Oldenburg, Germany

Voice · Saronno, Italy · Competition: 3 – 9 May 2026

Cello · El Vendrell, Spain · Competition: 1 Jul – 21 Nov 2026

Voice · Sofia, Bulgaria · Competition: 16 May 2026

Composition · Saint Petersburg, Russia · Competition: 17 – 19 Sept 2026

Composition · Bologna, Italy · Competition: 2 Aug 2026

Guitar, Composition · Barcelona, Spain · Competition: 9 Nov 2026

Conducting · Lecce, Italy · Competition: 6 – 11 Oct 2026

Composition · Besançon, France

Voice · Riva del Garda, Italy · Competition: 23 – 28 Nov 2026

Conducting · Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong SAR) · Competition: 27 – 31 Jan 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Miami, United States · Competition: 5 Feb 2027

Chamber music · Pozoblanco (Córdoba), Spain · Competition: 6 – 8 Nov 2026

Voice · Weikersheim, Germany · Competition: 21 – 26 Sept 2026

Chamber music · Potsdam, Germany · Competition: 24 Jun 2027

Guitar · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 28 Aug – 3 Sept 2026

Voice · Rome, Italy · Competition: 18 – 20 Sept 2026

Voice, Oboe, Recorder & lute, Chamber music · Rovereto, Italy · Competition: 22 – 25 Oct 2026

Voice · San Marino, San Marino · Competition: 8 May – 18 Sept 2026

Guitar · Kingston, Rhode Island, United States · Competition: 18 – 25 Oct 2026

Guitar · Hamburg, Germany · Competition: 19 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

Voice · Naples, Italy · Competition: 26 – 28 Nov 2026

Violin · Stuttgart, Germany · Competition: 21 – 28 Feb 2027

Guitar · Tokyo, Japan · Competition: 5 – 6 Dec 2026

Composition · Budapest, Hungary · Competition: 29 Nov 2026

Organ & harpsichord · Graz, Austria · Competition: 7 – 9 Oct 2026

Composition · Tokyo, Japan · Competition: November 2026

Composition · Szczecin, Poland · Competition: 27 Nov 2026

Voice · Nowy Sacz, Poland

Harp · Tel Aviv (organiser office; contest venue not specified), Israel · Competition: 11 – 21 Jan 2027

Piano, Chamber music · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 22 – 27 Feb 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Leipzig, Germany · Competition: 6 – 7 Nov 2026

Piano, Voice, Chamber music · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 19 – 20 Nov 2026

Piano · Gdańsk, Poland · Competition: 28 Nov – 5 Dec 2026

Voice · Split, Croatia · Competition: 23 – 25 Sept 2026

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Chamber music · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 13 Sept – 18 Oct 2026

Composition · Apeldoorn, Netherlands · Competition: 21 – 26 Feb 2027

Piano · Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States · Competition: 6 – 7 Nov 2026

Voice · Kumamoto, Japan · Competition: 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Composition · Düsseldorf, Germany · Competition: 28 Nov 2026

Voice · Barcelona, Spain · Competition: 15 Jan – 18 Apr 2027

Violin · Wroclaw, Poland · Competition: 22 – 28 Nov 2026

Piano · Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic · Competition: 18 – 20 Nov 2026

Piano, Chamber music · Melbourne, Australia · Competition: 2 – 9 Jul 2027

Piano, Voice, Percussion, Accordion, Chamber music · Rieti, Italy · Competition: 30 Oct 2026

Piano, Violin · Singapore, Singapore · Competition: 31 Oct – 23 Dec 2026

Composition · Tokyo, Japan · Competition: 30 May 2027

Voice · Berlin, Germany · Competition: 23 Nov – 7 Dec 2026

Percussion, Chamber music · Luxembourg, Luxembourg · Competition: 6 – 14 Feb 2027

Piano · Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain · Competition: 8 – 14 Nov 2026

Percussion · Indianapolis, United States · Competition: 11 – 14 Nov 2026

other instruments · Moscow, Russia · Competition: 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2026

Piano · Spoleto, Italy · Competition: 19 – 22 Nov 2026

Cello, Composition · Berlin, Germany

Piano · Campillos (Málaga), Spain · Competition: 4 – 8 Dec 2026

Piano · Nicosia, Cyprus · Competition: 28 – 30 Oct 2026

Saxophone · Andorra la Vella, Andorra · Competition: 20 – 27 Mar 2027

Solo viola · Belgrade, Serbia · Competition: 7 – 17 Dec 2026

Piano · Kawasaki / Yokohama, Japan · Competition: 1 Oct 2026 – 20 Jan 2027

Guitar · Brussels, Belgium · Competition: 29 Nov 2026

Cello · Sønderborg, Denmark · Competition: 26 Jun – 3 Jul 2027

Violin, Viola, Cello · Lübeck (2027), Germany · Competition: 26 – 28 Feb 2027

Violin · Bogota, Colombia · Competition: 11 – 20 Jun 2027

Composition · Berlin, Germany · Competition: September 2027

Piano, Chamber music · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · Competition: 27 – 28 Feb 2027

Piano · Tempe, Arizona, United States · Competition: 3 – 10 Jan 2027

Piano · València, Spain · Competition: 2 – 12 Jun 2027

Composition · Moscow, Russia · Competition: 9 Nov – 2 Dec 2026

Voice · Varallo, Italy

Piano · Aarhus, Denmark · Competition: 9 – 17 Apr 2027

Violin, Viola, Chamber music · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 5 – 6 Jan 2027

Brass · Bonn (federal round 2027), Germany · Competition: 13 – 19 May 2027

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass · Bonn (federal final 2027), Germany · Competition: Feb – May 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Bonn (federal final 2027), Germany · Competition: Feb – May 2027

Guitar, Recorder & lute · Bonn (federal final 2027), Germany · Competition: Feb – May 2027

Lied duo, Lied & collaborative piano, Lied & art song · Bonn (federal office); federal round rotates (2026 Munich and Regensburg, 2027 Bonn), Germany · Competition: 13 – 19 May 2027

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Recorder & lute · Bonn (national competition), Germany · Competition: 13 – 19 May 2027

Piano · Dallas, Texas, United States · Competition: 7 – 19 Jun 2027

Guitar · Linares, Spain · Competition: 21 – 22 Nov 2026

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Voice, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Guitar, Accordion, Conducting, Composition, Chamber music · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 22 Nov 2026 – 4 Jan 2027

Piano · Barcelona, Spain · Competition: 7 – 18 Mar 2027

Voice · Como, Italy · Competition: 5 Dec 2026 – 6 Jan 2027

Opera & general voice · Brussels, Belgium · Competition: 9 May – 2 Jun 2027

Piano · Épinal, France · Competition: 12 – 21 Mar 2027

Conducting · Rotterdam, Netherlands · Competition: 2 Jul 2027 – 3 Sept 2028

Brass · Luxembourg, Luxembourg · Competition: 6 – 10 Apr 2027

Voice · Turku, Finland · Competition: 5 – 17 Jun 2027

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Voice, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Brass, Harp, Guitar, Accordion, Organ & harpsichord, Recorder & lute · Lucerne (final 2027, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Music), Switzerland · Competition: 26 Feb – 11 Apr 2027

Brass, Chamber music · Arlington, Virginia (Brucker Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall), United States

Violin · Genoa, Italy · Competition: 11 – 24 Oct 2027

Clarinet, Organ & harpsichord · Prague, Czech Republic · Competition: 6 – 14 May 2027

Piano · Split, Croatia · Competition: 29 – 31 Jan 2027

Saxophone, Brass, Chamber music · St. Louis, Missouri (national finals 2027), United States · Competition: 2 – 6 Apr 2027

Brass · St. Louis, Missouri (2027 national finals), United States · Competition: 2 – 6 Apr 2027

Brass · St. Louis, MO, United States · Competition: 2 – 6 Apr 2027

Piano · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Competition: Mar – Aug 2027

Brass · Houston, TX, United States · Competition: 18 – 21 Mar 2027

Piano · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 20 Mar 2027

Piano · Neuchâtel, Switzerland · Competition: 5 – 7 Feb 2027

Brass, Chamber music · Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

Violin · Liège, Belgium · Competition: 4 Jan – 2 Jul 2027

Voice · Clermont-Ferrand, France · Competition: 20 – 24 Apr 2027

Violin · Dallas, United States · Competition: 1 – 22 Jun 2027

Brass · Linz (federal round 2027), Austria · Competition: 14 – 30 May 2027

Piano, Voice, Accordion, Chamber music, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Guitar, Recorder & lute · Linz (federal round 2027), Austria · Competition: Mar – May 2027

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Percussion, Recorder & lute · Linz (federal final), Austria · Competition: 16 Feb – 30 May 2027

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Brass, Percussion, Recorder & lute · Linz (federal final), Austria · Competition: 16 Feb – 30 May 2027

Piano · Sydney, Australia · Competition: 9 – 24 Jul 2027

Piano, Brass, Chamber music · Austin, Texas, United States · Competition: 6 – 7 Mar 2027

Duos, Piano chamber music, Violin in chamber music · Lyon, France · Competition: 21 – 24 Apr 2027

Piano · Lausanne, Switzerland · Competition: 2 – 5 Apr 2027

Piano · Plzeň, Czech Republic · Competition: 27 Feb – 5 Mar 2027

Clarinet, Saxophone · Online, United States · Competition: February 2027

Conducting · Houston, United States · Competition: 3 – 5 Jun 2027

Composition · Weikersheim, Germany · Competition: 30 Mar – 14 Aug 2027

Chamber music · Reggio Emilia, Italy · Competition: 29 May – 6 Jun 2027

Conducting · Salzburg, Austria · Competition: 30 Jul – 1 Aug 2027

Voice · Cascais, Portugal · Competition: 4 – 13 Jun 2027

Double bass · Albuquerque, USA · Competition: 7 – 8 Jun 2027

Voice · Los Angeles (regional auditions in New York and Los Angeles), United States · Competition: 23 Feb – 16 May 2027

Cello · Knoxville, United States · Competition: 12 – 14 Feb 2027

Opera & general voice · Flint, Michigan, United States · Competition: 6 Mar 2027

Voice · London, United Kingdom · Competition: 5 – 8 Apr 2027

Conducting · Thessaloniki, Greece · Competition: 27 – 30 Mar 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Musashino (Tokyo), Japan · Competition: 8 – 20 Sept 2027

Harp · France

Piano · Jaén, Spain · Competition: 2 – 10 Apr 2027

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass · San Francisco, United States · Competition: 5 – 6 Jun 2027

Composition · Weimar, Germany · Competition: 10 – 13 Jun 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Montreal, Canada · Competition: 10 – 23 Oct 2027

Chamber music · Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States · Competition: 25 Apr 2027

Flute · Naples, Italy · Competition: 20 – 25 Sept 2027

Piano, Chamber music · Krakow, Poland · Competition: 4 – 11 Apr 2027

Voice · Martorell (near Barcelona), Spain · Competition: 6 – 7 Mar 2027

Solo violin · Katowice, Poland · Competition: 4 – 19 Sept 2027

Solo double bass, Solo violin · Markneukirchen, Germany · Competition: 20 – 29 May 2027

Accordion · Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain · Competition: 30 Apr – 2 May 2027

Voice · Paris, France · Competition: 16 Apr – 5 Nov 2027

Piano · Košice, Slovakia · Competition: 15 – 18 Apr 2027

Violin, Cello, Chamber music · Harbin, China · Competition: 15 – 28 Jul 2027

Piano · El Paso, Texas, United States · Competition: 17 – 21 May 2027

Voice · Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium · Competition: 5 – 7 Mar 2027

Conducting · Stockholm, Sweden · Competition: 20 – 23 Oct 2027

Piano · Zurich, Switzerland · Competition: 25 May – 5 Jun 2027

Piano, Chamber music · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Competition: 19 – 21 Mar 2027

Guitar · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States · Competition: 20 Feb 2027

Percussion · Trossingen, Germany · Competition: 16 – 18 Apr 2027

Conducting · Brașov, Romania · Competition: 4 – 10 Jun 2027

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass · Kalamazoo, United States

Piano · Orléans, France · Competition: 22 – 25 Apr 2027

Voice · New York / Rochester, NY, United States

Violin · Brussels, Belgium · Competition: 11 – 15 May 2027

Composition · Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany · Competition: 16 Jul 2027

Composition · Brauweiler (Pulheim, near Cologne), Germany

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 NFA Convention; convention city changes yearly), United States

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 NFA Convention; convention city changes yearly), United States

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 NFA Convention; convention city changes yearly), United States

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 NFA Convention; convention city changes yearly), United States

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 NFA Convention; convention city changes yearly), United States

Flute · Minneapolis (2027 convention), USA · Competition: 8 Aug 2027

Solo piano · Washington, D.C., United States · Competition: 22 – 23 May 2027

Chamber music · Norwalk, California, United States · Competition: 28 Feb 2027

Saxophone · Dinant, Belgium · Competition: 25 Oct – 6 Nov 2027

Chamber music · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States · Competition: 10 – 17 Apr 2027

Piano · Szafarnia, Poland · Competition: 19 – 23 May 2027

Piano · Hamamatsu, Japan · Competition: 7 – 29 Nov 2027

Conducting · Vaasa, Finland · Competition: 31 Aug – 4 Sept 2027

Violin · Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic · Competition: 4 – 8 May 2027

Voice · Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada · Competition: 29 – 31 Jul 2027

Piano · Barletta, Italy · Competition: 3 – 9 May 2027

Solo bassoon · Pullman, Washington, United States · Competition: 5 Jan – 6 Jun 2027

Viola · Los Angeles, United States · Competition: 28 – 31 Oct 2027

Organ & harpsichord · St Albans, United Kingdom · Competition: 5 – 17 Jul 2027

Voice, Chamber music · Melk, Austria · Competition: 13 – 15 May 2027

Composition · Graz, Austria · Competition: February 2028

Piano · Porto, Portugal · Competition: 4 – 12 Jun 2027

Violin · Morrow (Atlanta metro), Georgia, United States · Competition: 23 – 25 Jul 2027

Brass · Miami, Florida, United States

Guitar · Iserlohn, Germany · Competition: 25 – 31 Jul 2027

Cello · Klaipėda, Lithuania · Competition: 3 – 9 May 2027

Violin · Hanover, Germany · Competition: 20 Sept – 2 Oct 2027

Trumpet & cornet · Lieksa, Finland · Competition: 22 – 29 Jul 2027

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Brass, Percussion · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 16 Jun – 3 Oct 2027

Clarinet · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Competition: 1 Apr – 11 Jul 2027

Accordion, Chamber music · Mons, Belgium · Competition: 16 – 18 Apr 2027

Harp · Kharkiv, Ukraine · Competition: 1 – 30 Apr 2027

Brass, Chamber music · Greensboro, North Carolina (2027), United States · Competition: June 2027

Composition, Chamber music · Montreal, Canada · Competition: 28 May 2027

Piano · East Lansing, Michigan, United States · Competition: 19 – 22 Aug 2027

Piano · Vevey, Switzerland · Competition: 26 Aug – 3 Sept 2027

Solo piano · Yerevan, Armenia · Competition: 6 – 13 Jun 2027

Voice · Daegu, South Korea · Competition: 10 Mar – 20 Aug 2027

Oboe · Tokyo, Japan · Competition: 11 – 18 Oct 2027

Piano trio & quartet, Piano chamber music · Trondheim, Norway · Competition: 21 – 25 Sept 2027

String quartet · Budapest, Hungary · Competition: 31 Aug – 5 Sept 2027

Brass · Stuttgart, Germany · Competition: November 2027

Viola · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain · Competition: 20 – 24 Sept 2027

Piano · Bonn, Germany · Competition: 2 – 11 Dec 2027

Organ & harpsichord · Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · Competition: 30 Jul – 8 Aug 2027

Piano · Xiamen, China · Competition: 26 Oct – 6 Nov 2027

Piano · Helsinki, Finland · Competition: 15 – 28 Oct 2027

Piano, Brass, Percussion, Chamber music · Melbourne (National Final), Australia · Competition: 3 May – 28 Aug 2027

Piano · Seregno, Italy · Competition: 25 Sept – 3 Oct 2027

Composition · Provo, United States · Competition: 1 Jun – 31 Aug 2027

Brass, Percussion · Aarhus, Denmark · Competition: 13 – 19 Sept 2027

Lied & collaborative piano, Lied & art song · Dortmund, Germany · Competition: 25 Sept – 3 Oct 2027

Brass, Chamber music · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Competition: 20 – 26 Jun 2027

Piano · Bratislava, Slovakia · Competition: 11 – 18 Sept 2027

Piano · Weimar, Germany · Competition: 7 – 17 Nov 2027

Guitar · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Competition: 21 – 26 Sept 2027

Chamber music · Pinerolo / Turin, Italy · Competition: 6 – 12 Mar 2028

Composition · Vienna, Austria · Competition: 1 – 4 Feb 2028

Duos, Lied duo, Lied & collaborative piano, Piano duo & four hands, Lied & art song · Graz, Austria · Competition: 8 – 16 Feb 2028

Piano · Utrecht, Netherlands · Competition: 8 Jan 2028 – 28 Jan 2029

Piano · Dallas, United States · Competition: June 2028

Flute · Munich, Germany · Competition: 6 – 10 Mar 2028

Piano · Seattle, United States