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Silverstein Clarinet Contest

Online, United States

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

Free international online contest for clarinetists in Junior and Senior divisions, judged from video recordings in two rounds.

Organiser
Silverstein Works
Instruments
Clarinet, Bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet
Category
Solo clarinet
Age limits
Senior: 19 or older; Junior: under 19 (as of 1 March 2024 edition)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Official application form (Google form linked from the contest page), video upload; no fee stated.

Rounds & time limits

  • Round 1: video, under 20 min
  • Round 2: video of set repertoire

Repertoire

Round 1: free programme under 20 minutes (solo, with piano or electronics); Round 2: one work from a set list per instrument and division.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

  • Senior Grand Prize: airfare to ICA ClarinetFest 2025 or USD 1,000, Silverstein concert slot, RZ Allegro Bb clarinet, USD 500 merchandise, ICA membership
  • Junior Grand Prize: USD 1,000 scholarship, Royal Global Genesis Bb clarinet, USD 500 merchandise, ICA membership
  • 2nd/3rd/honorable mention: merchandise credit USD 1,000/750/500

Past editions

Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source