Basel International Lieder/Art Song Vocal Competition 2026

10 Dec 2025 - 18 Apr 2026

World Art Song Competition
Basel International Lieder/Art Song Vocal Competition 2026

Purpose: Celebrating the art song tradition worldwide — for today and for generations to come

• No restrictions on nationality or educational background
• Open to both professionals and amateurs
• Age: 18 and above (no upper age limit)

Preliminary and Semi-final Rounds
Video submissions (via YouTube unlisted)
Submission deadline: January 10, 2026

Final Round
Tokyo Ongaku no Tomo Hall (live performance)
April 18, 2026

•Repertoire must be art songs with piano accompaniment

Jury
• Prof. Yijie Shi (China)
• Prof. Susanne Kelling (Germany)
• Prof. Qilian Chen (China)
• Tatsuya Higuchi (Japan)
• Noriko Kawamura (Japan)
• Megumi Tanihara (Japan)
• Shoko Fukuda (Japan)
• Miju Kim (Korea)
• Joseph Kristanto Pantioso (Indonesia)

Prizes
Total prize money: 1,200,000 JPY
Travel support provided to finalists

For more details, please visit our official website.

scadenza: 10 Jan 2026

Read advisory note

This competition appears to include an online round that charges over €35. musicalchairs is concerned that the fee for online judging must be commensurate with the value offered to applicants whether they are successful or unsuccessful. Please therefore study the guidelines for this competition carefully:

Is the Jury for the online round published and are they widely respected musicians?
Does each Jury member listen to the submissions in full?
Do applicants receive detailed and considered feedback about their complete performance/score from the Jury?

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