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Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (TICC)

Trondheim, Norway

Next edition

Edition
2027
Dates
21-25 September 2027
Location
Trondheim, Norway
Registration deadline
20 April 2027 (applications open 10 January 2027)

Source: ticc.no

Overview

An international chamber music competition held in Trondheim in parallel with the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, alternating between string quartets and piano trios. The 2027 edition is for piano trios and includes a compulsory commissioned work by a Norwegian composer.

Organiser
Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition
Instruments
String quartet (2025), Piano trio (2027)
Category
Piano chamber music, String quartet, Piano trio & quartet
Rotating
Alternates string quartet / piano trio; 2027: piano trio
Next edition: Piano, Chamber music (Piano trio & quartet)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Rounds & time limits

  • Stage I
  • Stage II
  • Final

Repertoire

2023 repertoire shown as guide (2027 may change): Stage I Mozart or Beethoven Op. 1 trio plus Ravel, Shostakovich No. 2 or Ives; Stage II commissioned Norwegian work (~10 min) plus Brahms, Dvorak, Schumann, Mendelssohn or Beethoven Ghost trio; Final Beethoven Op. 70 No. 2 or Archduke, or Schubert D 898 or D 929.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • 2025 jury: Levon Chilingirian (chair)
  • Asbjorn Nørgaard
  • Bjørg Lewis
  • Øyvor Volle
  • Minna Pensola
  • Radovan Vlatkovic
  • Tomas Djupsjöbacka

Prizes

  • 1st prize EUR 15,000 plus concert engagements
  • 2nd prize EUR 10,000
  • 3rd prize EUR 5,000
  • Commission Prize
  • Audience Prize
  • Jury Special Prize

Past editions

  • 2025 — Trondheim, Norway source

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source