Washington International Competition (FMMC)

ワシントンD.C., アメリカ

次回の開催

ワシントンD.C.のフライデー・モーニング・ミュージック・クラブ財団によるコンクールで、ピアノ、弦楽器、声楽が持ち回りで対象となります（2025年は弦楽器、2026年は声楽、2027年はピアノ）。応募者はプロのマネジメントに所属していないこと。

主催者: Friday Morning Music Club Foundation
楽器: ピアノ, ヴァイオリン, ヴィオラ, チェロ, 声楽
部門: ピアノ独奏, ヴァイオリン独奏, ヴィオラ独奏, チェロ独奏, オペラ・声楽全般
部門持ち回り: Rotates piano / strings / voice; 2027: piano
次回の開催：ピアノ
年齢制限: 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

公式情報をもとに要約（最終確認：2026年11月14日）。主な出典