Students should consult literature produced by the individual funding organisations for complete and up-to-date information & for relevant application forms.

ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE ARTE MUSICA STORIA
2 competitions running, one for entrants aged 5-22 covering piano, strings, wind instruments, guitar and accordion, the other for entrants aged 20-32 covering piano, violin, guitar, chamber music with piano and chamber music without piano. Closing date Feb.
Contact: Associazione Culturale Arte Musica Storia, via G. Saragat 26, 00045 Genzano di Roma, Italy.

COMPETITION MUSICA ANTIQUA
Open to Singing, Strings & Woodwind.
Application form & further information: Festival Office, C. Mansionstraat 30 B-8000 Bruges .
Tel: +32 50 332283 Fax: +32 30 345204 Email: musica-antiqua@unicall.be Website: www.musica-antiqua.com

CONCERTS ARTISTS GUILD COMPETITION
Open to artists under 35. 1st prize includes management, performances and recording.
Contact: Amy Frawley, 850 7th Avenue, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10019, USA.
Tel: +1 212 333 5200 Fax: - 977 7149
Email: competition@concertartists.org

EAST AND WEST ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL AUDITIONS
Open to instrumentalists, singers, and ensembles (up to 5 members only) of any nationality regardless of age but not younger than 16). 1st prize: fully sponsored solo debut at Weill Recital Hall. Deadline June - including CD and cassette tape of live performance.
Contact: Adolovni Acosta, Executive Director, 310 Riverside Drive, Suite 313, New York, NY 10025, USA.
Tel./Fax: +1 212 222 2433 Email: EWArtists@hotmail.com

ELIZABETH HARPER VAUGHAN CONCERTO COMPETITION
Open to artists under 27. 1st prize = $1,000 plus concert. Deadline: Dec.
Contact: Kingsport Symphony Orchestra, 1200 E, Center Street, Kingsport, TN 37660, USA.
Tel: +1 423 392 8423 Fax: -8428 Email: ksorch@aol.com

EUROPEAN MUSIC COMPETITION
For non-professional instrumentalists under age 26. Prizes of concerts, workshops and musical holidays. Deadline Mar. Contact: C.E.M., 32 Rue Carnot, F-92199, Boulagne-Billancourt, France.
Tel: +33 1 46048002 Fax: +33 1 47120924 Email: hnjp@aol.com

EUROPEAN YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS’ INTERNATIONAL AUDITIONS
Open to solo instrumentalists, string quartets and singers with age limit of 28. Held in Leipzig Hochschule fur Musik. Prize includes concert tours, complete management for up to 5 yrs. + cash prizes.
Details: Joel Shapiro, Hochschule fur Musik, Postfach 100809, 04008 Leipzig, Germany.

FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
Competition open to musicians under 26. 1st prize = $5,000. Deadline: 20 Jan. 3 juniors, 24 seniors.
Contact: PO Box 1963, Fort Collins, CO80522, USA.
Tel: +1 970 482 4823 Fax: -4858
Email: note@fcsymphony.org Website: www.fcsymphony.org

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE
For artists aged 12-36. Prizes of scholarships and concert performances. Deadline mid-June.
Contact: M.O. Luciano Lanfranchi, Segreteria Concorso Rovere D’Oro, Via Aurelia 139, I-18016, San Bartolomeo al Mare (IM), Italy.
Tel: +39 183 400967 Fax: +39 183 403050

INTERNATIONAL GAUDEAMUS INTERPRETERS’ COMPETITION
For soloists, duos and ensembles under age 36. Deadline: November.
Address: Swammerdamstraat 38, Amsterdam 1091 RV, Netherlands.
Tel: +31 20 694 7349 Fax: +31 20 694 7258 Email: gaud@xsall.nl

INTERNATIONAL JEUNESSES MUSICALES COMPETITION
Open to young musicians ready for international appearances. Categories = solo instruments, chamber ensembles, composers - repeated each 5/6 years so that each generation has equal chance. Closing date 31st Dec. Prizewinners = 3 in each category.
Details: Mrs. Biljana Zdravkovic, Exicutive Secretary, Terazije 26/11, Belgrade.
Tel: 381 11 686380 Fax: 381 11 2351517
Email: ijmebyc@music-competition.co.yu
Website: www.music-competition.co.yu

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION OF THE ARD MUNICH
Open to musicians of all nations born between 1975 & 1983. Deadline for entries: April.
Address: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Rundfunkplatz 1, D-80300 München, Germany.
Tel: +49 89 5900 2471 Fax: +49 89 5900 3573
Email: ard.musikwettbewerb@brnet.de
Website: www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de

INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL
For artists under age 29. Prizes total £4,000. Auditions Apr., competition June.
Contact: Erika Chary, 6931 Vallon Drive, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA90275, USA.
Tel: +1 310-377 8891 Fax: +1 310-544 6319

MARIA CALLAS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
Open to musicians of all nationalities. Discipline varies with each competition. Closing date 5th Jan. Details: The General Secretary and Founder, 8 Amerikis Street, Athens, GR-10671, Greece.
Tel: +30 1 3633701 Fax: +30 1 3635957 Email: thenm@lbm.net

MASTERPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY CORPORATION
Competition for conductors and soloists, with the Bulgaria Philharmonic. Applications by 30th Dec. No age limit and prizes include engagements and money.
Information: Casella postale 3370, CH-6901, Lugano Switzerland.
Tel./Fax: 0041 91 9962166

NAFTZGER YOUNG ARTISTS AUDITIONS & MUSIC AWARDS
For degree students, aged 18-26. 1st prize US$5,000. Deadline early March, competition May. Held in Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma.
Contact: Anne Marie Brown, Wichita Symphony Society, 225 W. Douglas, Suite 207, Wichita, KS67202, USA.
Tel: +1 316 267-5259 Fax: +1 316 267-1937
Email: symphony@wso.com

NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT PRIZE
Biennial award (worth 20,000 Swiss Francs) created to recognise extraordinary artistic or scientific achievements in the field of early music execution up to the time of Mozart.
Further information: Susannah Tanner, Head of Cultural Affairs, Department of Justice and Home Affairs of the canton of Zurich. Tel: +41 1259 2552

NSO YOUNG SOLOISTS’ COMPETITIONS
For instrumentalists under age 24 resident or studying in certain eastern US states. Awards of concerts + US$1,000 scholarships. Deadlines Jan./Feb./Mar.
Contact: Sharyn Byer, 115 Gresham Place, Falls Church, VA 22046, USA.
Tel: +1 703 532-6565 Email: sharyn@flute.org
Website: www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nosed.html

PRAGUE SPRING INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
Annual competition open to musicians of any nationality under age 30 except in harpsichord (age limit 35), string quartet (120 years combined), conducting (32 years). 3 main prizes = from 10,000-120,000 Czech Crowns. Closing date 13th Dec. of year preceding award. Application fee.
Details: Mr. J. Nedvedova, Hellichove 18, Prague, CS-118 00, Czech Republic.
Tel: 42 2 533474 Fax: 42 2 536040 Email: festival@login.cz

QUEEN ELIZABETH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - BELGIUM
The Queen Elisabeth Competition is open to musicians who have already completed their training and who are ready to launch their international careers. The competition covers the following musical disciplines: piano, voice, violin and composition. The performance sessions take place every three years and the competition for composers before each instrumental session. The winning works of the composer's competition are given as compulsory works during the piano and violin sessions.

Please visit website for further details: www.qeimc.be

SYMPHONY AUSTRALIA YOUNG PERFORMERS
Awards for Australian residents under 30. Award of AUS$7,500 plus concert. Deadline: Nov
Contact: Kate Lidbetter, GPO Box 9994, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia.
Tel: +61 2 9333 1682 Fax: - 1678 Email: lidbetter@symphony.net.au

VITTORIO GUI INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
For instrumentalists under 33. Deadline early September.
Contact: Colella Ornella, Associazione Concorsi e Rassegne Musicali, Borgo degli Albizi 15, Florence I-50122, Italy. Tel./Fax: +39 55 240672
Email: acerm@firenze.net

WAMSO - MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
Open to orchestra instrumentalists under 26 resident or studying in certain mid-west US states or Canadian province. Prizes up to $3,000. Deadline: October.
Contact: 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403-2477, USA.
Tel: +1 612 371-5654 Fax: -7176 Email: wamso@mnorch.org

THE WORLD FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS
http://www.fmcim.org this is a great site listing lots of competitions throughout the world, and offering you the ability to search by discipline, country and month of year.

YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL AUDITIONS
Open to instrumentalists 18-26. Prize = concerts, management and publicity. Deadline: June.
Contact: Joel Shapiro, Hochschule für Musik and Theater, Postfach 100809, Leipzig 04008, Germany.
Tel: +49 341 2144-640 Fax: -662 Email: kbb@hmt-leipzig.de

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