World Federation of International Music Competitions*Cool Site* - Organization founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1951 offers worldwide database of classical performance competitions searchable by city, sponsoring organization, and name of winner. With downloadable yearbook [PDF].
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Competition for young opera singers established in 1983 and held every other year in Wales, with scheduled performer, past winners, and ticket information.
Chopin Society of Houston - Sponsoring the International Chopin Youth Competition and the Adult Amateur Competition, with links to past and future events.
IBLA Grand Prize - Annual competition for pianists, vocalists, instrumentalists and composers with no age limit, held at Ragusa-Ibla, Sicily. [English and Italian]
International Concert Alliance - Hosting mid-year music competitions in New York City in several categories, for cash prizes and Manhattan concert appearances. Dates, applications, and news, with judge profiles and donation information.
International Paulo Cello Competition - Helsinki, Finland event offers rules, schedule, participants, tickets, application form, cash prizes, history, archives, and contact information. [English and Finnish]
International Young Musician Competition - Event in Barletta, Italy offers divisions for piano, other solo instruments, chamber music and composition. With links to auditions, schedule, rules, entry fees, prizes, and application form.
Kathleen Ferrier Singing Awards - Held each April at Wigmore Hall in London, to benefit memorial scholarship fund named for the British lyric contralto.
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - Event held annually at fifteen locations in the US and Canada, followed by finals in New York for cash prizes. Eligibility requirements, judges, and applications.
Sendai International Music Competition - Triennial violin and piano competition held at the Sendai City Youth Cultural Center in Japan. Includes audition guidelines/venues and application information.
Tansman Competition - International competition held in Lodz, Poland, named for 19th century Polish composer Alexsander Tansman. Categories for clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and guitar. [English and Polish]
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