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Closing date: 15 Dec 2025
Conductor Competitions
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Fort Lauderdale, United StatesPosted: 27 Nov 2025
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London / Online, United KingdomPosted: 26 Nov 2025
Global Genius Music Competition26 Nov 2025 - 03 Jan 2026*The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, composers of all nationalities Global…Closing date: 03 Jan 2026 -
Birmingham, United KingdomPosted: 26 Nov 2025
6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 202603 - 06 Sep, 2026The 6th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition will take place from 3 to 6 September 2026 in Birmingham (UK), in…Closing date: 15 Apr 2026 -
Online, PolandPosted: 25 Nov 2025![Brahms International Online Music Competition [free entry]](mast_images/m_srcset.php?img=competitions/0fc23a08e728287ac3ecd6eb554af4b0.jpg&sec=cp&cvs=list)
Brahms International Online Music Competition [free entry]23 Dec 2025 - 06 Jan 2026Applications are now open! BRAHMS International Online Music Competition • Free entry for the Preliminary Round • Prizes for…Closing date: 23 Dec 2025 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 25 Nov 2025
Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition25 Nov - 26 Dec, 2025Jean-Philippe Rameau International Music Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments…Closing date: 26 Dec 2025 -
Online / London, United KingdomPosted: 25 Nov 2025
Beethoven International Music Competition UK25 Nov 2025 - 01 Jan 2026The Beethoven International Music Competition UK is now accepting applications online! The competition welcomes all instruments…Closing date: 01 Jan 2026 -
Bled, SloveniaPosted: 23 Nov 2025
Pehlivanian International Conducting Competition (PICC 2026)07 - 14 Nov, 2026The competition is open to conductors of all nationalities, with no upper age limit and no requirement for a formal conducting…Closing date: 15 Feb 2026 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 17 Nov 2025
World Artistry Music Award17 Nov - 20 Dec, 2025World Artistry Music Award opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber Music. The application…Closing date: n/a -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 17 Nov 2025
Schubert International Music Competition UK17 Nov - 23 Dec, 2025Schubert International Competition is now accepting applications. This competition welcomes all instruments, conducting…Closing date: 23 Dec 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 17 Nov 2025
London Young Musician17 Nov - 20 Dec, 2025Join the prestigious London Young Musician (LYM) competition, where aspiring talents are evaluated by an esteemed jury of…Closing date: 20 Dec 2025 -
Hiroshima City, JapanPosted: 11 Nov 2025
The Third Hiroshima International Conductors Competition Applicat04 - 12 Aug, 2026The Third Hiroshima International Conductors Competition is the main project of the third Hiroshima Festival’s Music Division…Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 -
Paris, FrancePosted: 11 Nov 2025
Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Compétition01 Dec 2025 - 15 Feb 2026Nouvelles Étoiles is an international competition based in Paris, open to all instruments (classical, baroque, jazz, and folk)…Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 10 Nov 2025
5th Clementi International Music Competition10 Nov - 15 Dec, 2025Clementi International Music Competition is an online competition welcoming various categories including instruments, vocals…Closing date: 15 Dec 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 10 Nov 2025
International Music Leadership Award10 Nov - 19 Dec, 2025International Music Leadership Award 2025 — Where Global Talents Rise! Step into the spotlight and let your artistry be heard…Closing date: n/a -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 10 Nov 2025
Vivaldi International Music Competition (16th Edition)10 Nov - 19 Dec, 2025Vivaldi International Music Competition is now open for applications (16th Edition). Categories are available for all…Closing date: n/a -
Vienna, AustriaPosted: 10 Nov 2025
Wiener Klassik International Soloists Competition25 Oct - 07 Dec, 20253rd Wiener Klassik International Soloists Competition – Vienna Applications are now open for the 3rd WIENER KLASSIK…Closing date: n/a -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 05 Nov 2025
9th Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition05 Nov - 10 Dec, 2025Francesca Lebrun International Music Competition opens online to all Instruments, Voices, Conducting, Composition and Chamber…Closing date: n/a -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 03 Nov 2025
Music Talent Award (MTA)03 - 28 Nov, 2025Are you ready to elevate your musical journey? Step into the spotlight with the M.T.A - Music Talent Award, a prestigious online…Closing date: 28 Nov 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 03 Nov 2025
9th Berlioz International Music Competition03 Nov - 10 Dec, 2025Berlioz International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the virtuosity…Closing date: 10 Dec 2025 -
Online, PolandPosted: 01 Nov 2025
Haydn Online Music International Competition10 - 23 Dec, 2025FREE PRELIMINARY ROUND. Haydn Online Music International Competition (HOMIC) invites classical musicians of all ages and…Closing date: 10 Dec 2025 -
Online/Warsaw, PolandPosted: 30 Oct 2025
World's Best Musicians Competition (Free entry)05 - 21 Dec, 2025World’s Best Musicians, the world’s largest competition for classical musicians, invites Musicians of all the instruments and…Closing date: 05 Dec 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 29 Oct 2025
Carl Reinecke International Music Competition29 Oct - 01 Dec, 2025Carl Reinecke International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…Closing date: 01 Dec 2025 -
Online/Warsaw, PolandPosted: 29 Oct 2025
![Mozart International Music Competition [free entry]](mast_images/m_srcset.php?img=competitions/a30068dd412d3435cf6280bea98218de.jpg&sec=cp&cvs=list)
Mozart International Music Competition [free entry]30 Nov - 15 Dec, 2025MOZART INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION Open to: All instruments, voices, ensembles, composers, and conductors The Mozart…Closing date: 30 Nov 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 27 Oct 2025
Saint-Saëns International Music Competition27 Oct - 12 Dec, 2025Saint-Saëns International Music Competition is an online international music competition that aims to fully challenge the…Closing date: 12 Dec 2025 -
Online, United KingdomPosted: 27 Oct 2025
World Grand Prix International Music Contest27 Oct - 28 Nov, 2025The competition is open to all instrumentalists, singers, conductors & chamber musicians, and composers of all nationalities…Closing date: 28 Nov 2025 -
Alassio, ItalyPosted: 16 Oct 2025
Italian Conducting Competition 202618 Oct 2025 - 26 Apr 2026The Municipality of Alassio in cooperation with “Orchestra Sinfonica del Ponente Ligure” and IberClassica, announces the…Closing date: 20 Feb 2026 -
Vratsa, BulgariaPosted: 01 Oct 2025
Orchestra's Conductor - democratic competition24 - 30 Apr, 2026In cooperation with the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra, we present the 5th edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, which…Closing date: 19 Jan 2026 -
Los Angeles, United StatesPosted: 22 Aug 2025
Los Angeles International Online Music Competition18 Dec 2025 - 30 Jan 2026The Los Angeles International Online Music Competition is dedicated to creating globabl opportunities to upcoming and already…Closing date: 05 Dec 2025 -
Online, GreecePosted: 02 Jun 2025
3rd International Online Music Competition02 Jun 2025 - 15 Feb 2026Calling all musicians, singers, and conductors – of all ages and nationalities! Take part in an inspiring international…Closing date: n/a -
Trondheim, NorwayPosted: 26 May 2025
Princess Astrid International Music Competition24 - 27 Aug, 2026Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera invites CONDUCTORS BELOW 35 YEARS of age to apply to enter the Princess Astrid IMC 2026…Closing date: 10 Apr 2026
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