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International Flute Competition Guangzhou (formerly Beijing Nicolet International Flute Competition)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Founded in 2006 as the Beijing Nicolet International Flute Competition and held in Guangzhou since its third edition, this is a major international competition for young flutists. After a YouTube pre-screening of about 60 candidates, contestants play four live rounds with public performances, followed by an awards ceremony and gala concert.
- Organiser
- China Music Association; Society of Chinese-Swiss Culture Exchange Guangzhou; Schweizerische Stiftung Bildungsanker; Guangzhou China Swiss Flute Limited Company
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- Born after 1 September 1994
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application period 1 Nov 2025 to 31 May 2026; fee CHF 150; unedited unlisted YouTube video; pre-screening results 15 June 2026.
Rounds & time limits
- Round 1: 28-29 Sept 2026
- Round 2: 30 Sept-1 Oct
- Semifinal: 2-3 Oct
- Final: 5 Oct; awards 6 Oct; gala 7 Oct
Repertoire
Pre-screening: two movements of Bach Partita in A minor, C.P.E. Bach Sonata in A minor or Andersen Op. 15 No. 24. Round 1: two movements from Bach Cello Suite BWV 1007/1008 plus a solo work. Round 2: Mozart KV 315 or Anh. 184, a Romantic sonata, and a post-1950 solo work. Semifinal: Bach sonata BWV 1034/1035, virtuoso Romantic piece, 20th-century sonata and a commissioned work. Final: Beethoven serenade and a concerto (Quantz G major or Devienne No. 7).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Michel Bellavance
- Mario Caroli
- Michael Faust
- Gergely Ittzés
- Michael Kofler
- Yong Ma
- Gaby Pas-van Riet
- Qi Yan
- Sarah Louvion
- Guest judges: Ruth Wentorf, Maurice Steger, Sanqing Chen
Prizes
- 1st CHF 10,000
- 2nd CHF 8,000
- 3rd CHF 6,000
- 4th CHF 3,000
- 5th CHF 2,000
- 6th CHF 1,000
- Most Promising Young Contestant award
- Special Prize of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte
Past editions
- 2026 — Guangzhou source
2nd Prize: Yaejin Lee (South Korea); 3rd Prize: Elena Krivorotova (Russia) and Yena Lim (South Korea); Special Prize of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte: Kathi Redlich
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source