The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition. ^[1] It was founded in 1957, and now 120 of the world's leading music competitions are members of the federation.

Member organizations by year of membership

1950s

1957 (Founding members)

• ARD International Music Competition, Munich
• Budapest International Music Competition, (Cello, Conducting & Piano) Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, Budapest
• Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano
• Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition, Warsaw
• Geneva International Music Competition, Geneva
• Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition, Vercelli
• Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Poznań
• Marguerite Long – Jacques Thibaud International Piano and Violin Competition, Paris
• Niccolò Paganini International Violin Competition, Genoa
• Prague Spring International Music Festival
• Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brussels ^[2]

1958

• Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona
• Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
• International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna
• International singing competition of Toulouse

1959

• International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch

1960s

1961

• Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers, Zwickau

1963

• Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome

1965

• Johann Sebastian Bach International Music Competition, Leipzig
• Leeds International Piano Competition

1968

• José Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition, Lisbon

1969

• Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, London ^[3] (last held in 1992)
• Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Helsinki

1970s

1971

• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, singing), Moscow (retracted in 2022)

1973

• Grand Prix de Chartres

1974

• Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition, Belgrade

1975

• Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition, Terni
• Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv
• Grand Prix Maria Callas, Athens

1976

• Alberto Curci International Violin Competition, Naples
• Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, Vevey
• Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander
• Sion International Violin Competition
• Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Martigny
• Verdian Voices International Singing Competition, Busseto

1977

• Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth

1978

• Sydney International Piano Competition
• Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagreb

1979

• Épinal International Piano Competition

1980s

1980

• Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna
• The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Katowice
• London String Quartet Competition
• Ludwig Spohr International Violin Competition, Freiburg
• William Kapell International Piano Competition, College Park

1981

• Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
• Carl Nielsen International Music Competition (violin, organ, flute, clarinet), Odense
• Cleveland International Piano Competition
• Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, guitar, singing), Viña del Mar
• Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria

1982

• Verviers International Singing Competition

1983

• Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition, Barcelona
• Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Salt Lake City

1984

• Banff International String Quartet Competition, Banff, Alberta
• International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
• Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition, Florence

1985

• Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition, Gorizia
• Premio Valentino Bucchi, ^[4] Rome

1986

• Arturo Toscanini – Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition, Parma
• Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim

1987

• Géza Anda International Piano Competition, Zürich
• Kobe International Flute Competition
• Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition ^[5] Helsinki
• Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Zaragoza (disbanded after the 2001 edition)

1988

• Bilbao International Singing Competition
• Cologne International Music Competition (violin, piano, singing)

1989

• Dublin International Piano Competition

1990s

1990

• Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz ^[6]
• Trapani International Chamber Music Competition
• USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart International Music Competition, Salzburg

1991

• Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition, Reggio Emilia
• UNISA International Music Competition, Pretoria

1992

• Cidade do Porto International Piano Competition
• International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht
• Odense International Organ Competition

1993

• Antonio Pedretti International Conducting Competition, Trento
• José Iturbi International Piano Competition, Valencia
• Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, Augsburg
• Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition
• Queen Sonja International Music Competition, Oslo

1994

• Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius
• Scottish International Piano Competition, Glasgow

1995

• Calgary International Organ Competition
• Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition
• Julián Gayarre – Pablo Sarasate International Singing and Violin Competition, Pamplona
• Provincia di Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition
• International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition, Hannover ^[7]

1996

• Città di Porcia International Music Competition (brass instruments)
• "Ciutat de Tarragona" International Award for Musical Composition
• Franz Schubert International Piano Competition, Dortmund
• Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

1997

• Jan Nepomuk Hummel International Piano Competition, Bratislava
• Marseille International Opera Competition
• Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, Miami
• Orléans International Piano Competition
• Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
• Sergei Prokofiev International Music Competition, Saint Petersburg

1998

• Honens International Piano Competition, Calgary
• Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
• Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition

2000s

2000

• Ville de Paris International Music Competition
• Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Warsaw

2001

• Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition, Coburg
• Luxembourg International Percussion Competition

2002

• George Enescu International Piano Competition, Bucharest
• London International Piano Competition
• Tbilisi International Piano Competition

2003

• Musashino- Tokyo International Organ Competition
• Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu

2004

• Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition
• International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Kyiv
• Montreal International Musical Competition (piano, violin, singing)
• Premio Jaén International Piano Competition
• Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland ^[8]

2005

• Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
• Sendai International Music Competition (violin, piano)
• Weimar International Music Competition (Franz Liszt – piano, Joseph Joachim – chamber music)

2006

• Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong
• Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
• Pablo Casals International Cello Competitionm Kronberg
• Saint-Maurice International Organ Competition

2007

• China International Piano Competition, Xiamen
• EPTA – Svetislav Stančić International Piano Competition, Zagreb
• TROMP International Music Competition, Eindhoven

2008

• Max Rostal International Viola and Violin Competition, Berlin
• Swedish International Duo Competition, Katrineholm

2009

• China International Singing Competition, Ningbo
• China International Violin Competition, Qingdao
• Jeju International Brass Competition
• Maj Lind International Piano Competition, Helsinki
• Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
• Seoul International Music Competition (piano, violin, singing), Seoul
• Telekom – Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition, Bonn
• Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (for singers), Norrköping

2010s

2010

• Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz ^[9]
• Beijing International Music Competition, Beijing ^[10]
• Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji ^[11]

2011

• Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Dublin
• The Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments, Düsseldorf
• International Oboe Competition of Japan, Karuizawa
• International Chamber Music Competition "Città di Pinerolo", Pinerolo
• BNDES International Piano Competition, Rio de Janeiro
• International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matačić, Zagreb

2012

• International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, Lichtenberg and Hof ^[12]
• International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass, Ludwigslust ^[13]
• Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Trondheim ^[14]
• RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition, Manchester

2013

• Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Yerevan ^[15]

2014

• Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, Tokyo ^[16]

2015

• International Grand Prix of Romania ”Trophaeum Artis Cantorum”, Bucharest
• China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, ^[17] Shenzhen
• Takamatsu International Piano Competition, Takamatsu ^[18]
• Top of the World International Piano Competition, Tromsø ^[19]

2016

• Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Hong Kong ^[20]
• Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal ^[21]
• Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers, St Petersburg ^[22]
• Giorgos Thymis International Piano Competition, Thessaloniki ^[23]

2017

• International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition, Bergen ^[24]
• Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin ^[25]
• International Piano Competition - Istanbul Orchestra'Sion, Istanbul ^[26]
• Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Kennett Square ^[27]
• Primrose International Viola Competition, Los Angeles ^[28]
• Princess Astrid International Music Competition, Trondheim ^[29]

2018

• Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, Bamberg ^[30]
• Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Zhuhai ^[31]
• The Gurwitz International Piano Competition, Texas ^[32]

2019

• International Luciano Berio Composition Competition, Rome
• Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, Shanghai
• Singapore International Violin Competition, ^[33] Singapore
• Éva Marton International Singing Competition, Budapest
• International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition ( Międzynarodowy Konkurs Wokalny im. Stanisława Moniuszki), Warsaw

2020s

2020

• The Girolamo Fantini Intertnational Trumpet Competition, Rome
• Debut International Classical Singing Competition, ^[34] Weikersheim

2021

• DHF World Harp Competition, Utrecht
• The Azrelli Music Prizes, Toronto
• Santa Cecilia Piano Competition, Porto

2022

• Concurso Internacional de Piano Compositores de España (CIPCE), Las Rozas de Madrid
• International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, Seregno ^[35]
• Odesa International Violin Competition, ^[36] Odesa
• Ipea International Percussion Competition, Shanghai
• Olga Kern International Piano Competition, ^[37] Albuquerque
• International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, ^[38] Rotterdam
• Bartók World Competition, ^[39] Budapest
• Lithuanian International Professional Music Competitions, ^[40] Vilnius

See also

• List of classical music competitions

References

External links

• World Federation of International Music Competitions
• Piano Competitions & Music Competitions at Bakitone International