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.[1] 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 edit
1950s edit
1957 (Founding members) edit
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[2]
1958 edit
Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona- Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna- International singing competition of Toulouse
1959 edit
1960s edit
1961 edit
1963 edit
- Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome
1965 edit
- Johann Sebastian Bach International Music Competition, Leipzig
Leeds International Piano Competition
1968 edit
1969 edit
- Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, London[3] (last held in 1992)
Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Helsinki
1970s edit
1971 edit
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, singing), Moscow (retracted in 2022)
1973 edit
- Grand Prix de Chartres
1974 edit
1975 edit
- Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition, Terni
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv
Grand Prix Maria Callas, Athens
1976 edit
- 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 edit
1978 edit
Sydney International Piano Competition
Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagreb
1979 edit
1980s edit
1980 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Verviers International Singing Competition
1983 edit
- Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition, Barcelona
- Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Salt Lake City
1984 edit
Banff International String Quartet Competition, Banff, Alberta- International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
- Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition, Florence
1985 edit
1986 edit
- Arturo Toscanini – Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition, Parma
- Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim
1987 edit
- Géza Anda International Piano Competition, Zürich
Kobe International Flute Competition- Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition[5]Helsinki
- Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Zaragoza (disbanded after the 2001 edition)
1988 edit
- Bilbao International Singing Competition
- Cologne International Music Competition (violin, piano, singing)
1989 edit
Dublin International Piano Competition
1990s edit
1990 edit
- Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz[6]
- Trapani International Chamber Music Competition
- USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart International Music Competition, Salzburg
1991 edit
- Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition, Reggio Emilia
UNISA International Music Competition, Pretoria
1992 edit
Cidade do Porto International Piano Competition
International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht- Odense International Organ Competition
1993 edit
- 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 edit
Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius- Scottish International Piano Competition, Glasgow
1995 edit
- 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[7]
1996 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- Honens International Piano Competition, Calgary
- Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
- Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition
2000s edit
2000 edit
- Ville de Paris International Music Competition
- Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Warsaw
2001 edit
- Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition, Coburg
Luxembourg International Percussion Competition
2002 edit
George Enescu International Piano Competition, Bucharest- London International Piano Competition
Tbilisi International Piano Competition
2003 edit
- Musashino-Tokyo International Organ Competition
- Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
2004 edit
- 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[8]
2005 edit
- Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
- Sendai International Music Competition (violin, piano)
- Weimar International Music Competition (Franz Liszt – piano, Joseph Joachim – chamber music)
2006 edit
Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong- Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
- Pablo Casals International Cello Competitionm Kronberg
- Saint-Maurice International Organ Competition
2007 edit
China International Piano Competition, Xiamen- EPTA – Svetislav Stančić International Piano Competition, Zagreb
- TROMP International Music Competition, Eindhoven
2008 edit
- Max Rostal International Viola and Violin Competition, Berlin
Swedish International Duo Competition, Katrineholm
2009 edit
- 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 edit
2010 edit
- Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz[9]
- Beijing International Music Competition, Beijing[10]
- Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji[11]
2011 edit
- 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 edit
- International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, Lichtenberg and Hof[12]
- International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass, Ludwigslust[13]
- Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Trondheim[14]
- RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition, Manchester
2013 edit
2014 edit
2015 edit
- International Grand Prix of Romania ”Trophaeum Artis Cantorum”, Bucharest
- China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition,[17] Shenzhen
- Takamatsu International Piano Competition, Takamatsu[18]
- Top of the World International Piano Competition, Tromsø[19]
2016 edit
Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Hong Kong[20]- Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal[21]
- Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers, St Petersburg[22]
- Giorgos Thymis International Piano Competition, Thessaloniki[23]
2017 edit
- International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition, Bergen[24]
- Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin[25]
International Piano Competition - Istanbul Orchestra'Sion, Istanbul[26]- Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Kennett Square[27]
- Primrose International Viola Competition, Los Angeles[28]
- Princess Astrid International Music Competition, Trondheim[29]
2018 edit
- Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, Bamberg[30]
- Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Zhuhai[31]
- The Gurwitz International Piano Competition, Texas[32]
2019 edit
- International Luciano Berio Composition Competition, Rome
- Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, Shanghai
Singapore International Violin Competition,[33] Singapore- Éva Marton International Singing Competition, Budapest
- International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition (Międzynarodowy Konkurs Wokalny im. Stanisława Moniuszki), Warsaw
2020s edit
2020 edit
- The Girolamo Fantini Intertnational Trumpet Competition, Rome
- Debut International Classical Singing Competition,[34] Weikersheim
2021 edit
- DHF World Harp Competition, Utrecht
- The Azrelli Music Prizes, Toronto
- Santa Cecilia Piano Competition, Porto
2022 edit
- Concurso Internacional de Piano Compositores de España (CIPCE), Las Rozas de Madrid
- International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, Seregno[35]
- Odesa International Violin Competition,[36] Odesa
- Ipea International Percussion Competition, Shanghai
- Olga Kern International Piano Competition,[37] Albuquerque
- International Conducting Competition Rotterdam,[38] Rotterdam
- Bartók World Competition,[39] Budapest
- Lithuanian International Professional Music Competitions,[40] Vilnius
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition". www.cmireb.be. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Lisa McCormick (2015). Performing Civility. Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-107-10086-2.
- ^ "Premio Valentino Bucchi". www.premiobucchi.it. www.premiobucchi.it. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition". www.mirjamhelin.fi. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition". schubert.kug.ac.at. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition". www.jjv-hannover.de. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Michael Hill International Violin Competition". www.michaelhillinternationalviolincompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Paderewski International Piano Competition". konkurspaderewskiego.pl. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Beijing International Music Competition". www.bjimc.cn. www.bjimc.cn. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition". www.cassado-cello.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Violin Competition Henri Marteau". www.violinwettbewerb-marteau.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass". www.spergerwettbewerb.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition". www.ticc.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Aram Khachaturian International Competition". www.akhic.am. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting". conductingtokyo.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition". www.csipcc.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Takamatsu International Piano Competition". www.tipc.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Top of the World International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Hong Kong International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Canadian International Organ Competition". www.ciocm.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers". www.obraztsova.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ ""Giorgos Thymis" International Piano Competition". www.thymiscompetition.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition". griegcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Schoenfeld International String Competition". schoenfeldcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "International Piano Competition – Istanbul Orchestra'Sion". www.nds.k12.tr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition". longwoodgardens.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Primrose International Viola Competition". www.primrosecompetition.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Princess Astrid International Music Competition". www.tso.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "The Mahler Competition". bamberger-symphoniker.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Zhuhai International Mozart Competition". www.zhmozart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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- ^ "The Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition". olgakerncompetition.org. olgakerncompetition.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "International Conducting Competition Rotterdam". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Bartók World Competition". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "WFIMC Yearbook 2024". issuu.com. issuu.com. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-06.