World Federation of International Music Competitions
The World Federation of International Music Competitions 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. 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, 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
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
- Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Helsinki
1970s
1971
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, Odense
- Cleveland International Piano Competition
- Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition, 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
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 CompetitionHelsinki
- Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Zaragoza ''''
1988
1989
- Dublin International Piano Competition
1990s
1990
- Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz
- 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
1996
- Città di Porcia International Music Competition
- "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
- Premio Jaén International Piano Competition
- Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland
2005
- Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
- Sendai International Music Competition
- Weimar International Music Competition
2006
- Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong
- Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
- Pablo Casals International Cello Competition 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, Seoul
- Telekom – Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition, Bonn
- Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition, Norrköping
2010s
2010
- Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz
- Beijing International Music Competition, Beijing
- Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji
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
- International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass, Ludwigslust
- Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Trondheim
- RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition, Manchester
2013
2014
2015
- International Grand Prix of Romania ”Trophaeum Artis Cantorum”, Bucharest
- China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, Shenzhen
- Takamatsu International Piano Competition, Takamatsu
- Top of the World International Piano Competition, Tromsø
2016
- Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Hong Kong
- Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal
- Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers, St Petersburg
- Giorgos Thymis International Piano Competition, Thessaloniki
2017
- International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition, Bergen
- Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin
- International Piano Competition - Istanbul Orchestra'Sion, Istanbul
- Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Kennett Square
- Primrose International Viola Competition, Los Angeles
- Princess Astrid International Music Competition, Trondheim
2018
- Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, Bamberg
- Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Zhuhai
- The Gurwitz International Piano Competition, Texas
2019
- International Luciano Berio Composition Competition, Rome
- Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, Shanghai
- Singapore International Violin Competition, Singapore
- Éva Marton International Singing Competition, Budapest
- International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition , Warsaw
2020s
2020
- The Girolamo Fantini Intertnational Trumpet Competition, Rome
- Debut International Classical Singing Competition, 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, Las Rozas de Madrid
- International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, Seregno
- Odesa International Violin Competition, Odesa
- Ipea International Percussion Competition, Shanghai
- Olga Kern International Piano Competition, Albuquerque
- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, Rotterdam
- Bartók World Competition, Budapest
- Lithuanian International Professional Music Competitions, Vilnius
2023
- Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition; Jyväskylä, Finland
- Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition; Hastings, UK
2024
- Adelaide International Guitar Competition, Adelaide, Australia
- Stuttgart International Violin Competition, Stuttgart, Germany
- New Orleans International Piano Competition, New Orleans, USA
- Daegu International Vocal Music Competition, Daegu, South Korea