World Federation of International Music Competitions
The International Chopin Competition was one of the founding members.
The World Federation of International Music Competitions ( WFIMC ) ( World Federation of International Music Competitions ) is a 1957 founded organization based in Geneva and member of the International Music Council . It lists over 120 international music competitions and aims to promote young talents between the ages of 15 and 35.
Goal setting
In its statutes, the WFIMC differentiates 16 individual goals, including:
- to support the composition and performance of new works
- to create and convey a positive image for international music competitions
- Identify and deal with opportunities and challenges for such competitions
- to maintain and promote connections and collaborations
Competitions
The following organizations were founding members of the WFIMC:
- ARD international music competition
- Budapest International Music Competition
- International piano competition Ferruccio Busoni
- International Chopin Competition
- Concours de Genève
- Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition
- International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
- Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition
- Premio Paganini
- Prague spring
- Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth
In the following years other competitions joined:
- 1958
- Maria Canals International Music Competition
- International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors
- Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition
- Toulouse International Singing Competition
- 1959
- 1961
- 1963
- 1965
- 1968
- 1969
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition
- Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition
- Grand Prix Maria Callas
- 1976
- Alberto Curci International Violin Competition
- International Clara Haskil piano competition
- Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
- Sion International Violin Competition
- Tibor Varga International Violin Competition
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- International Fritz Kreisler Competition
- Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors
- London String Quartet Competition
- Ludwig-Spohr competition
- William Kapell International Piano Competition
- 1981
- Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
- Carl Nielsen International Music Competition
- Cleveland International Piano Competition
- Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition
- Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- Banff International String Quartet Competition
- International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
- Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition
- 1985
- 1986
- Arturo Toscanini - Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition
- Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition
- 1987
- Concours Géza Anda
- Kobe International Flute Competition
- Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition
- Pilar Bayona Piano Competition
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- International Chamber Music Competition Franz Schubert and Modern Music
- Trapani International Chamber Music Competition
- USA International Harp Competition
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart International Music Competition
- 1991
- Premio Paolo Borciani
- NISA International Music Competition
- Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition
- 1992
- Cidade do Porto International Piano Competition
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition
- Odense International Organ Competition
- 1993
- Antonio Pedretti International Conducting Competition
- Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi
- International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg
- International instrumental competition Markneukirchen
- International Queen Sonja Music Competition
- 1994
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition
- Scottish International Piano Competition
- 1995
- Calgary International Organ Competition
- Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition
- Julián Gayarre - Pablo Sarasate International Singing and Violin Competition
- Provincia di Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition
- 1996
- Città di Porcia International Music Competition
- Ciutat de Tarragona International Award for Musical Composition
- International Schubert Competition Dortmund
- Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
- 1997
- Jan Nepomuk Hummel International Piano Competition
- Marseille International Opera Competition
- Dranoff International Two Piano Competition
- Orléans International Piano Competition
- Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
- Sergei Prokofiev International Music Competition
- 1998
- Honens International Piano Competition
- Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
- Tchaikovsky competition
- Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition
- 2000
- 2001
- Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition
- Luxembourg International Percussion Competition
- Michael Hill International Violin Competition
- 2002
- George Enescu International Piano Competition
- London International Piano Competition
- Tbilisi International Piano Competition
- 2003
- Musashino-Tokyo International Organ Competition
- Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka
- 2004
- Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition
- International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz
- Montreal International Musical Competition
- Premio Jaén
- 2005
- Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
- International Franz Liszt Competition
- Sendai International Music Competition
- 2006
- Isang Yun Competition
- Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
- International Pablo Casals Cello Competition
- Saint-Maurice International Organ Competition
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- China International Singing Competition
- China International Violin Competition
- Jeju International Brass Competition
- Maj Lind International Piano Competition
- Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition
- Seoul International Music Competition
- International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn
- Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition
- 2010
- 2011
- Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition
- Aeolus international wind competition
- International Oboe Competition of Japan
- Città di Pinerolo
- BNDES International Piano Competition
- International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matačić
- 2012
See also
- List of music competitions (classical)
- List of international singing competitions for classical music
- List of music competitions and prizes
- Music competition
- Composition competition
- Music award
Web links
- wfimc.org - official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ wfimc.org/competitions - official website. Retrieved October 29, 2014.