ARD International Music Competition

2023/ Viola, Bass, Harp, Piano Trio

2024/ Voice, Oboe, Cello, Wind Quintet

Application Due: 31.03.2023

Competition Dates: 28.08-15.09

Total Prize Money: 108.000 € Travel support: no

Other Awards: Concerts, Recording Streaming: yes

Jury: Harp - Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Sarah Christ, Anneleen Lenaerts, Bryn Lewis, Ion Ivan Roncea, Petra van der Heide, Jessica Zhou

Bass - Timothy Cobb, Heiner Braun, Michinori Bunya, Christine Hoock, Goran Kostic, Daniele Roccato, Sandrine Vautrin

Piano Trio - Susan Tomes, Jitka Čechová, Soo-Kyung Hong, Esther Hoppe, Per Lundberg, Raphael Pidoux, Annete von Hehn

Viola - Lars Anders Tomter, Steven Ansell, Tatjana Masurenko, Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot, Naoko

Shimizu, Edward Vanderspar, Lawrence Power

Artists: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munich Radio Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra

The ARD International Music Competition is one of the most renowned and large-scale competitions of its kind. It was founded by the public broadcasting radio stations of the Federal Republic of Germany, managed by Bavarian Broadcasting in Munich and takes place every year in September. With its annually changing lineup of musicians it has developed into an internationally singular and highly regarded institution. It offers not only singers and pianists but also all the other instrumentalists the podium of an international competition, both for solo and chamber music performance.

Founding member

Norrköping, Sweden

www.stenhammarcompetition.se / stenhammarcompetition@norrkoping.se

Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition

2024/ Voice

Application Due: 15.02.2024

2026/ Voice Competition Dates: 07-13.06.2024

Total Prize Money: 27.000 € Travel support: Restricted

Other Awards: Concerts Streaming: yes

Jury: tbc

Artists: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition, or WSIMC, was inaugurated in June 2006 with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia as guests of honor. Since then the competition has been held every two years. The competition has an obligatory part where the contestants must perform a work by Wilhelm Stenhammar. Since 2012 there is given a special prize for the best Stenhammar interpretation.

Competition for singers, male and female, born after January 1st, 1987

WFIMC Member since 2009