Alcune informazioni di questa pagina non sono ancora tradotte e compaiono in inglese. Fa sempre fede la fonte ufficiale.

Concorsi › Washington International Competition (FMMC)

Washington International Competition (FMMC)

Washington, D.C., Stati Uniti

Prossima edizione

Edizione
2027
Date
22–23 maggio 2027
Luogo
Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland
Scadenza delle iscrizioni
15 February 2027, 23:59 ET
Quota d'iscrizione
USD 50

Fonte: fmmcfoundation.org

Panoramica

Concorso della Friday Morning Music Club Foundation di Washington, D.C., che si alterna tra pianoforte, archi e canto (archi 2025, canto 2026, pianoforte 2027). Chi si candida non deve avere un'agenzia di management professionale.

Ente organizzatore
Friday Morning Music Club Foundation
Strumenti
Pianoforte, Violino, Viola, Violoncello, Canto
Categoria
Pianoforte solista, Violino solista, Viola solista, Violoncello solista, Canto lirico
Strumenti a rotazione
Rotates piano / strings / voice; 2027: piano
Prossima edizione: Pianoforte
Limiti di età
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

Regolamento & repertorio

Iscrizione & quota

  • 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.

Prove & durate

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.

Repertorio

  • 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.

Fonte: Official 2027 rules · Acceptd application

Giuria & premi

Giuria

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

Premi

  • 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

Edizioni precedenti

  • 2026 — Voice · Washington, D.C. (semifinals) and Fairfax, Virginia (finals) fonte
    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) fonte
    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)

Sintesi delle fonti ufficiali, ultima verifica: 14 nov 2026. Fonte principale