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Tchaikovsky Competition
Deadline:Feb 2019
Finals:17 - 30 Jun 2019
Moscow, Russia
Voice, Piano, Violin, Cello, Woodwind, Brass
Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa
Deadline:2019
Finals:20 - 22 May 2020
Osaka, Japan
String quartet, Piano Trio, Piano Quartet, Festa
Queen Sonja Music Competition
Deadline:01 Apr 2019
Finals:13 - 23 Aug 2019
Oslo, Norway
Voice

Banff String Quartet Competition
Deadline:01 Oct 2018 - 01 Mar 2019
Finals:26 Aug - 01 Sep 2019
Banff, Canada
String quartet
Long Thibaud Crespin Competition
Deadline:17 Mar 2019
Finals:07 - 16 Nov 2019
Paris, France
Piano
Liszt Competition
Deadline:01 May 2019
Finals:25 - 28 Mar 2020
Utrecht, Netherlands
Piano

Bartók World Competition for Piano 2019
Deadline:01 Feb - 25 Mar 2019
Finals:07 - 15 Sep 2019
Budapest, Hungary
Piano
ARD Competition Munich
Deadline:31 Mar 2019
Finals:02 - 20 Sep 2019
Munich, Germany
Cello, Bassoon, Clarinet, Percussion
The Azrieli Music Prizes
Deadline:05 May - 01 Sep 2019
Finals:Oct 2020
Montreal, Canada
Composition

Competitions whose entries are now closed

Basel Composition Competition
Entries closed
Finals:20 - 24 Feb 2019
Basel, Switzerland
Composition
Queen Elisabeth Competition
Entries closed
Finals:20 - 25 May 2019
Brussels, Belgium
Violin
Mirjam Helin Competition
Entries closed
Finals:29 May 2019
Helsinki, Finland
Voice
Besançon Competition
Entries closed
Finals:21 Sep 2019
Besançon, France
Conductor

Carl Nielsen International Competition
Entries closed
Finals:21 - 31 Mar 2019
Odense, Denmark
Violin, Flute, Clarinet
Washington International Competition
Entries closed
Finals:25 - 26 May 2019
Washington, United States
Voice
Leopold Mozart Competition
Entries closed
Finals:31 May - 08 Jun 2019
Augsburg, Germany
Violin
Menuhin Competition
Finals:22 - 23 May 2020
Richmond, United States
Violin

Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition
Entries closed
Finals:05 - 11 May 2019
Warsaw, Poland
Voice
Parkening Competition
Entries closed
Finals:28 May - 01 Jun 2019
Malibu, United States
Guitar
Cliburn Junior Competition
Entries closed
Finals:08 Jun 2019
Dallas, United States
Piano
Rychenberg Competition
Entries closed
Finals:09 - 12 Jun 2020
Winterthur, Switzerland
Composition

Competitions with dates not yet known

Chopin Competition on Period Instruments
Dates not yet known
Warsaw, Poland
Period instruments
Hamamatsu Piano Competition
Dates not yet known
Tokyo, Japan
Piano
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (Violin 2018)
Dates not yet known
Paris, France
Violin
Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting
Dates not yet known
Tokyo, Japan
Conductor

Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
Dates not yet known
London, United Kingdom
Conductor
Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition
Dates not yet known
Budapest, Hungary
Violin
Naumburg International Violin Competition
Dates not yet known
New York City, United States
Violin

George Enescu Competition
Dates not yet known
Bucharest, Romania
Violin, Cello, Piano, Composition
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Dates not yet known
Indianapolis, United States
Violin
The Virtuosos classical talent show
Dates not yet known
Budapest, Hungary
All instruments

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