DMOZ - Arts: Music: Competitions: Classical

Classical

This category is for sites related to competitions for classical musicians.

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World Federation of International Music Competitions

Organization founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1951 offers worldwide database of classical performance competitions searchable by city, sponsoring organization, and name of winner. With downloadable yearbook [PDF].

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

Competition for young opera singers established in 1983 and held every other year in Wales, with scheduled performer, past winners, and ticket information.

BBC Young Musician of the Year

Biennial competition, with link to applications and results of previous events.

Chopin Society of Houston

Sponsoring the International Chopin Youth Competition and the Adult Amateur Competition, with links to past and future events.

IBLA Grand Prize

Annual competition for pianists, vocalists, instrumentalists and composers with no age limit, held at Ragusa-Ibla, Sicily. [English and Italian]

International Music Competitions of the Val Tidone

Annual event judging piano, accordion, chamber music and composition at the Val Tidone castles outside Milan, Italy.

International Paulo Cello Competition

Helsinki, Finland event offers rules, schedule, participants, tickets, application form, cash prizes, history, archives, and contact information. [English and Finnish]

Kathleen Ferrier Singing Awards

Held each April at Wigmore Hall in London, to benefit memorial scholarship fund named for the British lyric contralto.

Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium

Competitions for violinists, pianists, composers and singers held in Brussels.

Tansman Competition

International competition held in Lodz, Poland, named for 19th century Polish composer Alexsander Tansman. Categories for clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and guitar. [English and Polish]

William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition

Annual competition in Flint, Michigan, rotating through categories for piano, strings, voice, and winds and brass.