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Trumpet Talents Tallinn International Competition

Tallinn, Estonia

Official website Rules & repertoire

Next edition

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

Overview

International trumpet competition linked to the Tallinn International Trumpet Days, held at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet (MUBA). Five youth age groups plus a professional division up to age 40; participants from many countries.

Organiser
MTU Aavo Otsa Muusikastuudio
Instruments
Trumpet
Category
Trumpet & cornet
Age limits
Age groups I up to 9, II 10-11, III 12-13, IV 14-15, V 16-19; Professional Division up to 40

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online registration and fee payment by 15 March 2026; fees EUR 50 (I-III), EUR 70 (IV-V), EUR 100 (professional).

Rounds & time limits

  • Youth groups I-V: one performance
  • Professional: Round I
  • Professional: Round II (3-8 participants)
  • Professional: special prize round

Repertoire

2026 Professional: Round I Haydn Concerto mvt 1 and Charlier Etude No. 2; Round II Tomasi Concerto (I. Fantasque; Vif) and Haydn mvts 2-3; special prize pieces Kareva 'Lamento' and Porter Etude No. 18. Youth groups: free programme (3-4 min for group I up to 12-15 min for group V).

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • Slawomir Cichor
  • Mart Kivi
  • Aki Valimaki
  • Priit Sonn
  • Zigmas Draksas
  • Xiao Kaiwen
  • Jose Chafer Mompo
  • Hans Peter Stangnes
  • Ivar Tillemann
  • Adomas Kontautas
  • Tomislav Spoljar

Prizes

  • Professional: 1st EUR 1,000, 2nd EUR 800, 3rd EUR 500; Grand Prix STOMVI Titan trumpet and orchestral engagements
  • Groups IV-V: 1st EUR 400, 2nd EUR 300, 3rd EUR 200; instrument Grand Prix
  • Groups I-III: cash prizes and Schagerl trumpet Grand Prix

Past editions

To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s, or of winners whose category the official source does not state (this competition also has under-18 categories). Category, age range and prize are always shown.

  • 2026 — Tallinn, MUBA, 11-12 April 2026 source
    Professional Division · up to 40
    • 1st prize — Xunji Yang (China)
    • 2nd prize — Francisco Gaspar Tomas Lopez (Spain)
    • 3rd prize — Justas Draksas (Lithuania)
    Category not stated by the source
    • Grand Prix — name not shown (category not stated) — age groups I–V are for under-20s

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