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La Traversiere Flute Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
First flute competition of La Traversiere for young flutists in training or starting a career, held at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. Two categories: Excellence and Concertiste (international).
- Organiser
- La Traversiere
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- No age limit; Excellence category for French conservatoire graduates/students; Concertiste category open internationally to higher-education students or graduates of the last 3 years
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Registration 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Jan 2026; fees EUR 50 (Excellence), EUR 70 (Concertiste).
Rounds & time limits
- Excellence: 7 March 2026
- Concertiste: preliminary round, 6 finalists, final 8 March 2026
Repertoire
Excellence: one of two sets (e.g. Telemann fantasy, Ibert Piece, Clarke Zoom Tube). Concertiste: Jolivet Chant de Linos or Ibert Concerto III; final: Bacri or Connesson sonata, a movement by C.P.E. Bach/Karg-Elert/Khachaturian and a contemporary solo piece up to 8 min.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Sandrine Francois (Strasbourg Philharmonic)
- Michel Moragues (Orchestre National de France)
- Patricia Nagle (Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris)
- Lucie Humbert (CRD d'Evry)
- Franck Masquelier (President, La Traversiere)
Prizes
- Excellence 1st: EUR 500
- Concertiste 1st: EUR 1,000
- Invitation to a future La Traversiere event; partner prizes
Past editions
- 2026 — Salle Cortot, Paris source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source