World Federation of International Music Competitions

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.

Chopin Competition final (3rd edition, 1937), one of the founding members of the federation.

Member organizations by year of membership

1957 (Founding members)

1958

1959

1961

1963
  • Italy Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome

1965

1968

1969

1971

1973
  • France Grand Prix de Chartres

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982
  • Belgium Verviers International Singing Competition

1983

1984

1985
  • Italy Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition, Gorizia
  • Italy Premio Valentino Bucchi,[4] Rome

1986
  • Italy Arturo Toscanini – Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition, Parma
  • Spain Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim

1987

1988
  • Spain Bilbao International Singing Competition
  • Germany Cologne International Music Competition (violin, piano, singing)

1989
  • Republic of Ireland Dublin International Piano Competition

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994
  • Lithuania Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius
  • United Kingdom Scottish International Piano Competition, Glasgow

1995

1996

1997

1998

2000
  • France Ville de Paris International Music Competition
  • Poland Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Warsaw

2001
  • Germany Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition, Coburg
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg International Percussion Competition

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008
  • Germany Max Rostal International Viola and Violin Competition, Berlin
  • Sweden Swedish International Duo Competition, Katrineholm

2009
  • China China International Singing Competition, Ningbo
  • China China International Violin Competition, Qingdao
  • South Korea Jeju International Brass Competition
  • Finland Maj Lind International Piano Competition, Helsinki
  • Italy Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
  • South Korea Seoul International Music Competition (piano, violin, singing), Seoul
  • Germany Telekom – Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition, Bonn
  • Sweden Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (for singers), Norrköping

2010
  • Poland Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz[9]
  • China Beijing International Music Competition, Beijing[10]
  • Japan Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji[11]

2011

2012

2013
  • Armenia Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Yerevan[15]

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020
  • Italy The Girolamo Fantini Intertnational Trumpet Competition, Rome
  • Germany Debut International Classical Singing Competition,[34] Weikersheim

2021
  • Netherlands DHF World Harp Competition, Utrecht
  • Canada The Azrelli Music Prizes, Toronto
  • Portugal Santa Cecilia Piano Competition, Porto

2022

See also

References
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  2. "Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition". www.cmireb.be. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. Lisa McCormick (2015). Performing Civility. Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-107-10086-2.
  4. "Premio Valentino Bucchi". www.premiobucchi.it. www.premiobucchi.it. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  5. "Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition". www.mirjamhelin.fi. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  6. "Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition". schubert.kug.ac.at. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  7. "Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition". www.jjv-hannover.de. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  8. "Michael Hill International Violin Competition". www.michaelhillinternationalviolincompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  9. "Paderewski International Piano Competition". konkurspaderewskiego.pl. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  10. "Beijing International Music Competition". www.bjimc.cn. www.bjimc.cn. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  11. "Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition". www.cassado-cello.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  12. "International Violin Competition Henri Marteau". www.violinwettbewerb-marteau.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  13. "International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass". www.spergerwettbewerb.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  14. "Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition". www.ticc.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  15. "Aram Khachaturian International Competition". www.akhic.am. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  16. "Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting". conductingtokyo.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  17. "China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition". www.csipcc.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  18. "Takamatsu International Piano Competition". www.tipc.jp. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  19. "Top of the World International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  20. "Hong Kong International Piano Competition". topoftheworld.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  21. "Canadian International Organ Competition". www.ciocm.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  22. "Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers". www.obraztsova.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  23. ""Giorgos Thymis" International Piano Competition". www.thymiscompetition.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  24. "International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition". griegcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  25. "Schoenfeld International String Competition". schoenfeldcompetition.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  26. "International Piano Competition – Istanbul Orchestra'Sion". www.nds.k12.tr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  27. "Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition". longwoodgardens.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  28. "Primrose International Viola Competition". www.primrosecompetition.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  29. "Princess Astrid International Music Competition". www.tso.no. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  30. "The Mahler Competition". bamberger-symphoniker.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  31. "Zhuhai International Mozart Competition". www.zhmozart.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  32. "HISTORY". musicalbridges.org. musicalbridges.org. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  33. "2020 Year Book". issuu.com. WFIMC. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  34. "WFIMC YEARBOOK 2021". issuu.com. issuu.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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  36. "yearbook 2023". issuu.com. wfimc. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  37. "The Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition". olgakerncompetition.org. olgakerncompetition.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  38. "International Conducting Competition Rotterdam". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  39. "Bartók World Competition". www.wfimc.org. www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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