World Federation of International Music Competitions
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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
1960s
1961
1963
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome
1965
Johann Sebastian Bach International Music Competition, Leipzig
Leeds International Piano Competition
1968
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
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
1978
Sydney International Piano Competition
Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagreb
1979
1980s
1980
Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna
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
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
2023
Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition;[41] Jyväskylä, Finland
Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition; Hastings, UK
See also
References
- ^ "World Federation of International Music Competitions – Annual Book 2018". issuu.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition". www.cmireb.be. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Lisa McCormick (2015). Performing Civility. Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-107-10086-2.
- ^ "Premio Valentino Bucchi". www.premiobucchi.it. www.premiobucchi.it. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition". www.mirjamhelin.fi. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition". schubert.kug.ac.at. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition". www.jjv-hannover.de. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition". www.michaelhillinternationalviolincompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Paderewski International Piano Competition". konkurspaderewskiego.pl. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Beijing International Music Competition". www.bjimc.cn. www.bjimc.cn. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition". www.cassado-cello.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Violin Competition Henri Marteau". www.violinwettbewerb-marteau.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass". www.spergerwettbewerb.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition". www.ticc.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Aram Khachaturian International Competition". www.akhic.am. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting". conductingtokyo.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition". www.csipcc.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Takamatsu International Piano Competition". www.tipc.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Top of the World International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Hong Kong International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Canadian International Organ Competition". www.ciocm.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers". www.obraztsova.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ ""Giorgos Thymis" International Piano Competition". www.thymiscompetition.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition". griegcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Schoenfeld International String Competition". schoenfeldcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Piano Competition – Istanbul Orchestra'Sion". www.nds.k12.tr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition". longwoodgardens.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Primrose International Viola Competition". www.primrosecompetition.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Princess Astrid International Music Competition". www.tso.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "The Mahler Competition". bamberger-symphoniker.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Zhuhai International Mozart Competition". www.zhmozart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "HISTORY". musicalbridges.org. musicalbridges.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "2020 Year Book". issuu.com. WFIMC. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "WFIMC YEARBOOK 2021". issuu.com. issuu.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "pozzoli_regulation-english_2023" (PDF). www.concorsopozzoli.it. www.concorsopozzoli.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "yearbook 2023". issuu.com. wfimc. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "The Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition". olgakerncompetition.org. olgakerncompetition.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "International Conducting Competition Rotterdam". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Bartók World Competition". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "WFIMC Yearbook 2024". issuu.com. issuu.com. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "WFIMC Yearbook 2024". issuu.com. issuu.com. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
External links
- World Federation of International Music Competitions
- Piano Competitions & Music Competitions at Bakitone International