The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) 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, (Cello, Conducting & Piano) 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
International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch
1960s
1961
Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers, Zwickau
1963
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome
1965
Johann Sebastian Bach International Music Competition, Leipzig
Leeds International Piano Competition
1968
José Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition, Lisbon
1969
Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, London (last held in 1992)
Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Helsinki
1970s
1971
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, singing), Moscow
1973
Grand Prix de Chartres
1974
Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition, Belgrade
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
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth
1978
Sydney International Piano Competition
Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagreb
1979
Épinal International Piano Competition
1980s
1980
Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna
The 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 (violin, organ, flute, clarinet), Odense
Cleveland International Piano Competition
Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, guitar, singing), 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
Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition, Gorizia
Premio Valentino Bucchi, Rome
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 (disbanded after the 2001 edition)
1988
Bilbao International Singing Competition
Cologne International Music Competition (violin, piano, singing)
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 (brass instruments)
"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 (piano, violin, singing)
Premio Jaén International Piano Competition
Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland
2005
Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
Sendai International Music Competition (violin, piano)
Weimar International Music Competition (Franz Liszt – piano, Joseph Joachim – chamber music)
2006
Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong
Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
Pablo Casals International Cello Competitionm 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 (piano, violin, singing), Seoul
Telekom – Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition, Bonn
Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (for singers), 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
2013
Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Yerevan
2014
Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, Tokyo
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
2020s
2020
The Girolamo Fantini Intertnational Trumpet Competition, Rome
Debut International Classical Singing Competition, Weikersheim
See also
List of classical music competitions
References
External links
World Federation of International Music Competitions
Piano Competitions & Music Competitions at Bakitone International
