Competitions
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Emanuil Ivanov wins 2019 Busoni Competition
20-year-old Bulgarian pianist Emanuil Ivanov was awarded first prize at the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, ItalyRead More -
Mikhail Timoshenko wins Wigmore Hall International Song Competition
Russian bass-baritone Mikhail Timoshenko has won first prize at this year’s Wigmore Hall / Independent Opera International Song Competition AfterRead More -
Applications open for 2020 Gina Bachauer Competition in Utah, US
Applications are now open for the 2020 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. The competition isRead More -
First Yamaha Disklavier composition contest unveiled
Yamaha Music Europe (Italy branch) and Cremona Musica, the annual musical instruments exhibition, have announced the first edition of theRead More -
Alexandre Kantorow wins Tchaikovsky Competition piano category
Report by Gramophone The 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition concluded last night, naming the winners across its six categories. In theRead More -
Tchaikovsky Competition 2019 piano finalists announced
Report from Gramophone The finalists of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition have been revealed. The mostly hotly viewed category, theRead More -
Hastings piano competition to become biennial event
Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition is to become a biennial event after its next instalment in 2019. Formerly part ofRead More -
American pianist Eric Lu wins 2018 Leeds Competition
American pianist Eric Lu, 20, has been awarded first place and the Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal at the LeedsRead More -
Leading the way
Adam Gatehouse, co-director of the Leeds International Piano Competition, introduces an ambitious series of initiatives to redefine the nature andRead More -
Basel Composition Competition announces second edition for 2019
The Basel Composition Competition (BCC) has announced its second instalment will be held from 20 to 24 February 2019 underRead More -
Paloma O’ Shea Santander competition shortlist announced
Madrid-based Paloma O’ Shea Santander International Piano Competition has named the 20 pianists who have been selected to participate in theRead More -
Ycat finalists prepare for public auditions
The Young Classical Artists Trust (Ycat) has named the eight artists who will appear in this year’s public final auditions. TheRead More -
President and co-founder of the Montreal International Music Competition dies
André Bourbeau, president and co-founder of the Montreal International Music Competition (Concours musical international de Montréal, CMIM) has died. BourbeauRead More -
Samantha Hankey wins inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup
The opera world has a dubious track record with televised competitions: Popstar to Opera star, for example, tracked singers suchRead More -
Glyndebourne Opera Cup finalists announced
The ten finalists for the inaugural Glyndebourne Opera Cup have been announced, following the competition’s semi-final on 22 March. TheRead More -
BCMG launches call for scores
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has launched a composition competition to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx. Composers areRead More -
Entries open for Caritas Chamber Choir’s young composer competition
Caritas Chamber Choir has announced its second Young Composer Competition. This year, Ragnar Bohlin, director of the San Francisco SymphonyRead More -
Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies – new organ competition
10am-4pm, Friday 9 March, Jesus College, Cambridge (please note change of venue) The inaugural CAOS Competition for Young Organists onRead More -
New choral conducting competition to launch in October
The inaugural London International Choral Conducting Competition (LIACCC) will take place 20-21 October 2018 at the Royal Academy of Music.Read More -
Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition announced
The inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition will take place 15-20 July 2019 at the Royal Northern College ofRead More
