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Washington International Competition (FMMC)

Washington (D.C.), États-Unis

Prochaine édition

Édition
2027
Dates
22 et 23 mai 2027
Lieu
Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland
Date limite d'inscription
15 February 2027, 23:59 ET
Droits d'inscription
USD 50

Source : fmmcfoundation.org

Vue d'ensemble

Concours de la Friday Morning Music Club Foundation à Washington, D.C., alternant entre piano, cordes et chant (cordes 2025, chant 2026, piano 2027). Les candidats ne doivent pas être représentés par une agence (management).

Organisateur
Friday Morning Music Club Foundation
Instruments
Piano, Violon, Alto, Violoncelle, Chant
Catégorie
Piano solo, Violon solo, Alto solo, Violoncelle solo, Opéra et chant (toutes spécialités)
Instrument en alternance
Rotates piano / strings / voice; 2027: piano
Prochaine édition : Piano
Limites d'âge
Piano: 18-30 as of 22 May 2027
Strings: 18 to 30 as of the competition date
Voice: 18-32 as of 23 May 2026

Règlement & répertoire

Inscription & droits

  • Apply on Acceptd between 15 September 2026 and 15 February 2027, 23:59 Eastern time. All nationalities, age 18–30 on 22 May 2027. Supply proof of age. Prior first-prize winners, current pupils of a judge and pianists under professional management are ineligible.
  • Fee $50. Request hardship assistance at wicpiano@fmmc.org at least 72 hours before the deadline. The public rules do not list recommendation letters.

Tours & durées

Submitted repertoire list · at least 60 minutes

  • Prepare all five components: a substantial Baroque piece composed by 1750, a complete Classical sonata composed 1750–1825, a major Romantic work, a modern or contemporary work from the 20th/21st century, and one free-choice piece up to 10 minutes. Prepare multi-movement pieces in full.
  • At least one selection must be by a living composer, a woman composer or a composer of Black, Asian, Middle Eastern, Native American or Latin American heritage. No foreign objects inside the piano mechanism.

Video preliminary · up to 35 minutes

  • Choose a representative subset from the submitted list. Record each movement with one camera in an unedited take. Remove applicant and school identifiers from recordings and filenames. Up to 4 GB per file. MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV, M4V, FLV, WEBM, MKV and M2V are accepted.

Semifinal · 22 May and final · 23 May

  • Be ready to perform the entire submitted repertoire at both live stages. The public rules give no distinct stage durations or selection sequence. Up to 16 semifinalists, notified by the end of March. The semifinal is at George Washington University and the final at the Clarice Performing Arts Center in College Park.

Répertoire

  • Play all repertoire from memory. The video section contains a stray 2026 deadline, while the opening notice and regulations give 15 February 2027. The regulations set that deadline at 23:59 ET.

Source : Official 2027 rules · Acceptd application

Jury & prix

Jury

  • Piano: Lucille Chung
  • Piano: Orli Shaham
  • Piano: Robert Weirich
  • Strings: Tai Murray (violin)
  • Strings: Yura Lee (violin and viola)
  • Strings: Matthew Zalkind (cello)

Prix

  • Piano: USD 22,000 in total prizes
  • Piano: Performance awards including an appearance with the FMMC Avanti Orchestra
  • Strings: First Prize per instrument (violin, viola, cello): USD 10,000 each
  • Strings: Second Prize: USD 5,000
  • Strings: Third Prize: USD 3,000
  • Strings: Fourth Prize: USD 1,000
  • Strings: Audience Prize: USD 1,000
  • Strings: Performance Awards incl. appearances with the FMMC Avanti Orchestra
  • Voice: 1st USD 10,000
  • Voice: 2nd USD 5,000
  • Voice: 3rd USD 3,000
  • Voice: Audience prize USD 1,000
  • Voice: Finalist prizes USD 1,000 each

Éditions précédentes

  • 2026 — Voice · Washington, D.C. (semifinals) and Fairfax, Virginia (finals) source
    1st Michelle Mariposa (mezzo-soprano, Philippines); 2nd Carolina Sullivan (soprano, USA); 3rd Minki Hong (baritone, South Korea)
  • 2025 — Strings · Washington, D.C. (semifinals 23-24 May, final 25 May 2025) source
    1st (violin): Coco Mi (USA); 1st (viola): Yizilin Liang (China); 1st (cello): Saebom Lee (South Korea); 2nd: Ayano Nakamura (USA, viola); 3rd: Daniel Rafimayeri (USA, violin); 4th: Brandon Leonard (USA, cello); Audience Prize: Daniel Rafimayeri (USA, violin)

Résumé à partir des sources officielles, vérifié le 14 nov. 2026. Source principale