2nd Dragon Competition
13 - 30 Jul, 2025
Deadline Extended to July 12! Don’t miss your shot at the GRAND PRIX: Ensemble: $4000 + China Tour (5 concerts) Soloist: $2000…
Closing date: 12 Jul 2025
Composer Competitions
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Beijing / Online, ChinaPosted: 05 Jul 2025
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Beaminster, United KingdomPosted: 04 Jul 2025
Tune Writing Competition for the Dorset Fiddlers04 Jul - 01 Oct, 2025The Dorset Fiddlers are delighted to announce our first annual tune writing competition. Our concerts juxtapose new music…Closing date: 01 Oct 2025 -
Bari, ItalyPosted: 04 Jul 2025
International Music Film & Video Festival URTIcanti 3^ edizione04 Jul - 17 Oct, 2025The INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL URTIcanti is a festival and a competition dedicated to short films, docufilms and…Closing date: 22 Sep 2025 -
Online/Warsaw, PolandPosted: 04 Jul 2025
Classical Music Stars (Free entry)10 - 25 Jul, 2025Free Application until 10 JULY 2025 AWARDS: ⭐ABSOLUTE WINNERS ⭐FIRST PRIZES with Special Mention ⭐1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in…Closing date: 10 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 30 Jun 2025
7th Max Bruch International Music Competition30 Jun - 06 Aug, 2025The Max Bruch International Music Competition is open to all instruments, voices, conducting, composition, and chamber music…Closing date: 06 Aug 2025 -
London, United KingdomPosted: 30 Jun 2025
London Classical Awards30 Jun - 24 Aug, 2025London Classical Awards is a prestigious international online competition celebrating excellence in classical music performance…Closing date: n/a -
Vienna, AustriaPosted: 29 Jun 2025
4Seasons Vienna International Musician Competition - Summer 202529 Jun - 24 Aug, 2025The 9th 4Seasons Vienna International Musician Competition – Summer Edition is an online competition open to musicians of all…Closing date: 24 Aug 2025 -
Gloucester, United KingdomPosted: 28 Jun 2025
The John Sanders Memorial Competition for Young Composers 202628 Jun 2025 - 27 Mar 2026The John Sanders Memorial Competition for Young Composers 2026 28 June 2025 - 27 Mar 2026 A prestigious international competition…Closing date: 27 Mar 2026 -
Online, PolandPosted: 27 Jun 2025
Bach International Music Competition (Free Entry)25 Jul - 09 Aug, 2025⭐FREE ADMISSION until 25 July 2025 BACH IMC invites: ⭐Composers ⭐Ensembles ⭐Soloist-performers of all ages, all…Closing date: 25 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 25 Jun 2025
Mozart International Music Competition UK21 Jun - 01 Aug, 2025Mozart International Music Competition UK opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The…Closing date: 01 Aug 2025 -
Bologna, ItalyPosted: 25 Jun 2025
In.Nova Fert Ensemble - Callforscores 202525 Jun - 31 Jul, 2025In collaboration with the International Museum and Library of Music in Bologna, the Aps In.Nova Fert is issuing a call for scores…Closing date: n/a -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 21 Jun 2025
UK International Music Competition Online21 Jun - 30 Jul, 2025UK International Music Competition Online is calling all talented musicians around the world. The competition welcomes all…Closing date: 30 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 21 Jun 2025
World Exceptional Musicians Competition21 Jun - 20 Jul, 2025World Exceptional Musicians Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition, music videos, writings…Closing date: n/a -
Online, CroatiaPosted: 21 Jun 2025
KNoten Int. Composition Competition21 Jun - 08 Jul, 2025KNOTEN INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION The Knoten International Composition Competition is a fully online event that…Closing date: 08 Jul 2025 -
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPosted: 21 Jun 2025
Abu Dhabi International Competition for Composition15 Jun - 15 Dec, 2025Abu Dhabi International Competition for Composition (ADICC) is a prestigious global platform for emerging and established…Closing date: 15 Sep 2025 -
Szeged, HungaryPosted: 20 Jun 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025The IFFCC brings together a distinguished international jury and offers participants valuable exposure, including prestigious…Closing date: 13 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 16 Jun 2025
World Master Open Music Competition16 Jun - 16 Jul, 2025World Master Open Music Competition is a global stage for musicians who dare to go beyond limits. Open to all instruments…Closing date: 16 Jul 2025 -
Bucharest, RomaniaPosted: 16 Jun 2025
International Competition Remember Enescu15 - 20 Sep, 2025The Remember Enescu Cultural Foundation organizes the Remember Enescu International Competition 2025, XXII Edition, paying…Closing date: 25 Aug 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 16 Jun 2025
Erik Satie International Music Competition16 Jun - 21 Jul, 2025Erik Satie International Music Competition is an online global stage dedicated to celebrating creativity, individuality, and…Closing date: 21 Jul 2025 -
Verona, ItalyPosted: 16 Jun 2025
Premio Amici della Musica di Verona 202514 Sep - 23 Nov, 20255th edition of the Premio Amici della Musica di Verona, a renowned international competition open to soloists and chamber music…Closing date: n/a -
Vienna, AustriaPosted: 14 Jun 2025
6th International Classical Music & Composition Competition14 Jun - 07 Sep, 2025Vienna Classical Music Academy (VCMA) International Classical Music & Composition Competition As a highlight of the competition…Closing date: 07 Sep 2025 -
Online (Video Selection), Carnegie Hall, New York, United StatesPosted: 14 Jun 2025
Manhattan Music Competition: Carnegie Hall (Video selection)14 Jun - 18 Oct, 2025Last days to apply! Your debut at CARNEGIE HALL MANHATTAN INT. MUSIC COMPETITION ONLINE COMPETITION (Video Selection) Over…Closing date: 05 Jul 2025 -
Rome/Rieti, ItalyPosted: 14 Jun 2025
International Contemporary Music Interpretation Competition14 Jun - 30 Sep, 2025Sixth edition of the "International Competition for the Interpretation of Contemporary Music" organized by the Flavio Vespasiano…Closing date: 30 Sep 2025 -
Brussels, BelgiumPosted: 12 Jun 2025
Composition Competition for Danish Composers12 Jun - 01 Sep, 2025Composition Competition for Danish Composers In the framework of the Danish Presidency to the EU, the Brussels Chamber Ensemble…Closing date: 01 Sep 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 08 Jun 2025
Debussy International Music Competition08 Jun - 10 Jul, 2025Debussy International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The…Closing date: 10 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 08 Jun 2025
Best Classical Musicians Awards08 Jun - 15 Jul, 2025Best Classical Musicians Awards Open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all…Closing date: 15 Jul 2025 -
Online, SpainPosted: 08 Jun 2025
NextGen Music Competition08 Jun - 28 Dec, 2025NextGen Music Competition welcomes instrumentalists, vocalists, conductors, chamber ensembles, and composers from all around the…Closing date: 28 Dec 2025 -
Vienna, AustriaPosted: 08 Jun 2025
2nd CLAVIERLAND Mozart Classical Music Competition08 Jun - 05 Oct, 20252nd CLAVIERLAND Mozart Classical Music Competition Piano - 4 Hands/Duo - Chamber Music - Composition * The competition is open to…Closing date: 05 Oct 2025 -
Szeged, HungaryPosted: 06 Jun 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition 31 August – 7 September, 2025 Szeged, Hungary Apply now via…Closing date: 13 Jul 2025 -
Torino, ItalyPosted: 06 Jun 2025
Concorso di Composizione di una Marcia per Banda "Massimo Boario"06 Jun - 10 Nov, 2025In commemorazione dei 100 anni di iscrizione a SIAE, della Casa Editrice M. Boario, al fine di favorire ed incrementare la…Closing date: 10 Nov 2025 -
Errenteria, SpainPosted: 04 Jun 2025
Txistu Composition Competition EHTE 202504 Jun - 30 Sep, 2025Euskal Herriko Txistulari Elkartea announces the Txistu Composition Competition EHTE 2025, open to composers of any age and…Closing date: 30 Sep 2025 -
Falcade (BL), ItalyPosted: 04 Jun 2025
Composition Competition Dante Moro01 Nov - 30 Dec, 20259th International Composition Competition “Dante Moro” – 2025 Edition Falcade (BL), Italy Application deadline: November 1…Closing date: 01 Nov 2025 -
Turin, ItalyPosted: 03 Jun 2025
12th Edition of the Luigi Nono Composition Prize, 202509 Jun - 09 Nov, 2025Purpose of the prize is to promote contemporary chamber music and to create opportunities for composers and performers to meet…Closing date: 31 Jul 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 01 Jun 2025
8th Georges Bizet International Music Competition01 Jun - 10 Jul, 2025Georges Bizet International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…Closing date: 10 Jul 2025 -
Online, SpainPosted: 31 May 2025
Sonikum Int. Music Competition31 May - 15 Dec, 2025Sonikum International Music Competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of…Closing date: n/a -
Online/Warsaw, PolandPosted: 31 May 2025
Classical Music Stars (Free entry)10 - 25 Jul, 2025Free Application until 10 JULY 2025 AWARDS: ⭐ABSOLUTE WINNERS ⭐FIRST PRIZES with Special Mention ⭐1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes in…Closing date: 10 Jul 2025 -
Gavi (Alessandria), ItalyPosted: 29 May 2025
International A.F. Lavagnino Festival Music & Cinema04 Sep - 07 Nov, 2025The Classical Orchestra of Alessandria, in cooperation with the Municipality of Gavi, RTI-Mediaset and Centro Sperimentale di…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025 -
Warsaw, PolandPosted: 29 May 2025
Kazimierz Serocki 19th International Composers’ Competition 202529 May - 06 Dec, 2025DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: October 1st, 2025 The competition is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. It is possible to…Closing date: 01 Oct 2025 -
Berlin, GermanyPosted: 27 May 2025
Berliner Kompositionspreis 202501 Sep - 10 Oct, 2025The Berlin Composition Prize 2025 (Piano Trio) is looking for bold voices, fresh sounds, and new musical ideas. We want to hear…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025 -
Vienna, AustriaPosted: 22 May 2025
Max Brand Composition Award21 May - 31 Aug, 2025The MAX BRAND Composition Award is being awarded for the second time as an international competition and is aimed at composers of…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025 -
Napoli, ItalyPosted: 21 May 2025
Premio Internazionale di Composizione F.M. Napolitano21 May - 19 Nov, 2025Per tramandare l’opera e la memoria del Maestro Franco Michele Napolitano, in esecuzione dell’art. I dello Statuto della…Closing date: 30 Sep 2025 -
Szeged, HungaryPosted: 20 May 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC) is a competition with no age limit, featuring a world-renowned…Closing date: 13 Jul 2025 -
Szeged, HungaryPosted: 22 Apr 2025
II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025The II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition is an open platform for conductors of all ages, featuring a renowned…Closing date: 13 Jul 2025 -
Roma, ItalyPosted: 22 Apr 2025
Concorso Internazionale "Premio Annarosa Taddei"05 Jul - 08 Oct, 2025The Cultural Association Annarosa Taddei is delighted to organize the 13th edition of the International Music Competition for…Closing date: 05 Jul 2025 -
Verona, ItalyPosted: 19 Apr 2025
Premio Amici della Musica di Verona 202514 Sep - 23 Nov, 20255th edition of the Premio Amici della Musica di Verona, a renowned international competition open to soloists and chamber music…Closing date: n/a
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Brienza (PZ), ItalyPosted: 11 Apr 2025
Concorso di Composizione F. Mario Pagno V Ed. 202511 Apr - 09 Aug, 2025Finalizzato alla valorizzazione della figura di Francesco Mario Pagano (1748 – 1799), giurista e letterato tra i maggiori…Closing date: 14 Jul 2025
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RADOM, PolandPosted: 04 Apr 2025
Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers’ Competition, Radom07 Apr - 30 Nov, 2025Radom Chamber Orchestra proudly announces Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers’ Competition ARBORETUM 2025. In the…Closing date: 10 Sep 2025 -
Zarautz, SpainPosted: 03 Apr 2025
XVIII. International Composition Competition Francisco Escudero03 Apr - 19 Oct, 2025Hauspoz, the Accordion Association of the Basque Country, announces the XVIII Francisco Escudero International Accordion…Closing date: 29 Sep 2025 -
Shanghai, ChinaPosted: 30 Mar 2025
The 14th Rivers Awards International Composition Competition30 Mar - 29 Aug, 2025The Rivers Awards Composition Competition (RACC) aims to promote extensive exchange between Chinese and Western music…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025
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Newyork City, United StatesPosted: 29 Mar 2025
The 2025 musicON International Composition Competition29 Mar - 15 Aug, 2025I. Organization Host: Mayflower Art Center Organizer: Mayflower Art Center & MusicON Festival Foundation II. Competition…Closing date: 15 Aug 2025 -
Bruxelles, BelgiumPosted: 20 Mar 2025
V Fanny Mendelssohn International Online Competition 202530 Jun - 30 Jul, 2025The only online competition that offers real concert opportunities and cash prizes: STAR GRAND PRIZE, CONCERTS AND MONEY PRIZES…Closing date: 30 Jul 2025 -
Bucuresti, RomaniaPosted: 15 Mar 2025
Remember Enescu International Comeptiton, XXII edition15 - 20 Sep, 2025REMEMBER ENESCU INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, XXII edition September 15 – 20, 2025 - Competition dates – September 15 – 20…Closing date: 25 Aug 2025 -
LVIV, UkrainePosted: 09 Mar 2025
Sacrarium Competition composers 202523 - 29 Sep, 2025The organization will select 12 composers who will have the opportunity to participate in the International Composers’…Closing date: 21 Aug 2025 -
Thessaloniki, GreecePosted: 07 Mar 2025
17th International “Dimitri Mitropoulos” Composition Competition06 Mar - 02 Nov, 2025The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra is honored to announce the 17th International “Dimitri Mitropoulos” Composition…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025 -
LVIV, UkrainePosted: 04 Mar 2025
Bruno Maderna Competition Composers 2025 9th Edition28 - 31 Aug, 2025The Competition is realized by the collaboration between KLKnewmusic and the Phoenix Ensemble. The project is open to all…Closing date: 29 Jul 2025 -
Namur, BelgiumPosted: 04 Mar 2025
International Double bass Festival Namur 202519 Aug 20251)Double bass Solo Competition(age7-18yrs) 2)Orchestra Excerpt Competition(no age limit) 3)Composition Competition for Double…Closing date: 07 Jul 2025 -
Lisboa / Montijo, PortugalPosted: 18 Feb 2025
7th International Composition Competition GMCL / Jorge Peixinho18 Feb - 19 Oct, 2025Jury: Ivan Fedele (President), Gerhard Stabler, João Madureira, Carlos Caires, Jaime Reis, Jorge Sá Machado and Nuria Nuñez…Closing date: 25 Jul 2025 -
Prato, ItalyPosted: 12 Feb 2025
Dante 700 _ International Competition of Symphonic Composition12 Feb - 10 Oct, 2025The Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato and the Florence Philharmonic Orchestra – la Filharmonie are announcing the third…Closing date: 15 Jul 2025 -
Budapest, HungaryPosted: 07 Feb 2025
Premier Music International Competition Pro - PMIC Pro07 Feb - 30 Apr, 2025!!Application deadline for the 4th edition has been extended to 15 May 2025! PMIC Pro is a prestigious annual online music…Closing date: n/a -
Vilnius, LithuaniaPosted: 04 Feb 2025
The 4th International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition04 Feb - 29 Nov, 2025The final of the 4th International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition will take place in Vilnius at the end of 2025. The final…Closing date: 19 Sep 2025 -
Gipuzkoa, SpainPosted: 16 Jan 2025
18th "Pablo Sorozabal" String Quartet Composition Competition16 Jan - 31 Aug, 2025The Gipuzkoa provincial authority together with the Basque-Navarrese composers association “Musikagileak” is organising the…Closing date: 31 Aug 2025 -
Ortona, ItalyPosted: 04 Dec 2024
Carlo Sanvitale International Composition Competition04 Dec 2024 - 30 Jul 2025The Associazione Amici Della Musica "Guido Albanese" invites composers of all ages and nationalities to participate in the 8th…Closing date: 30 Jul 2025 -
Tokyo, JapanPosted: 09 Sep 2024
5th ISAC International Popular Music Composition Competition10 Sep 2024 - 01 Aug 2025Please read the attached pdf file for the detailed rule. ELIGIBILITY • Our competition is open to all nationalities. • No age…Closing date: n/a -
Tokyo, JapanPosted: 09 Sep 2024
5th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition09 Sep 2024 - 01 Aug 2025Please read the attached PDF for the detailed rule. ELIGIBILITY • Our competition is open to all nationalities. • No age…Closing date: n/a
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