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La Maestra, Conducting Competition for Women
Deadline:24 Apr - 16 Sep 2019
Finals:16 - 19 Mar 2020
Paris, France
Conductor
The Azrieli Music Prizes
Deadline:05 May - 01 Sep 2019
Finals:Oct 2020
Montreal, Canada
Composition
FS & MM
Deadline:01 Apr - 21 Oct 2020
Finals:14 Feb 2021
Graz, Austria
Voice, Piano Trio

Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa
Deadline:2019
Finals:20 - 22 May 2020
Osaka, Japan
String quartet, Piano Trio, Piano Quartet, Festa
The Mahler Competition
Deadline:01 Sep - 30 Nov 2019
Finals:04 Jul 2020
Bamberg, Germany
Conductor
The Grieg Competition
Deadline:20 Apr 2020
Finals:20 Sep 2020
Bergen, Norway
Piano

Menuhin Competition
Deadline:25 Apr - 31 Oct 2019
Finals:22 - 23 May 2020
Richmond, United States
Violin
International Conducting Competition Rotterdam
Deadline:01 Jan - 01 Jul 2020
Finals:21 May - 04 Jun 2021
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Conductor
Carl Nielsen International Competition
Deadline:2021
Finals:2022
Odense, Denmark
Violin, Flute, Clarinet

Competitions whose entries are now closed

Busoni Competition
Entries closed
Finals:Aug - Sep 2019
Bolzano, Italy
Piano
ARD Competition Munich
Entries closed
Finals:02 - 20 Sep 2019
Munich, Germany
Cello, Bassoon, Clarinet, Percussion
Neue Stimmen
Entries closed
Finals:19 - 26 Oct 2019
Gütersloh, Germany
Voice
Rychenberg Competition
Entries closed
Finals:09 - 12 Jun 2020
Winterthur, Switzerland
Composition

Queen Sonja Music Competition
Entries closed
Finals:13 - 23 Aug 2019
Oslo, Norway
Voice
Bartók World Competition for Piano 2019
Entries closed
Finals:07 - 15 Sep 2019
Budapest, Hungary
Piano
Long Thibaud Crespin Competition
Entries closed
Finals:07 - 16 Nov 2019
Paris, France
Piano
Antonio Mormone International Prize
Entries closed
Finals:02 - 05 Jul 2020
Milan, Italy
Piano

Banff String Quartet Competition
Entries closed
Finals:26 Aug - 01 Sep 2019
Banff, Canada
String quartet
Besançon Competition
Entries closed
Finals:21 Sep 2019
Besançon, France
Conductor
Liszt Competition
Entries closed
Finals:25 - 28 Mar 2020
Utrecht, Netherlands
Piano
Hamamatsu Piano Competition
Entries closed
Finals:2021
Tokyo, Japan
Piano

Competitions with dates not yet known

Chopin Competition on Period Instruments
Dates not yet known
Warsaw, Poland
Period instruments
Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
Dates not yet known
London, United Kingdom
Conductor
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (Violin 2018)
Dates not yet known
Paris, France
Violin
Parkening Competition
Dates not yet known
Malibu, United States
Guitar
Leopold Mozart Competition
Dates not yet known
Augsburg, Germany
Violin
Washington International Competition
Dates not yet known
Washington, United States
Voice

Cliburn Junior Competition
Dates not yet known
Dallas, United States
Piano
Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition
Dates not yet known
Warsaw, Poland
Voice
Mirjam Helin Competition
Dates not yet known
Helsinki, Finland
Voice
Queen Elisabeth Competition
Dates not yet known
Brussels, Belgium
Violin
The Virtuosos classical talent show
Dates not yet known
Budapest, Hungary
All instruments

Concours musical international de Montréal
Dates not yet known
Montreal, Canada
Violin
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Dates not yet known
Indianapolis, United States
Violin
Naumburg International Violin Competition
Dates not yet known
New York City, United States
Violin
Tchaikovsky Competition
Dates not yet known
Moscow, Russia
Voice, Piano, Violin, Cello, Woodwind, Brass
Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting
Dates not yet known
Tokyo, Japan
Conductor