Member Competitions
EMCY is an umbrella organisation for around sixty different music competitions all across Europe: from Lisbon to Lithuania and from Cardiff to Kiev! Without our members, EMCY wouldn’t exist: it’s our job to support and promote them, to keep them up-to-date with new directions and developments, and to act as a hub, bringing them all together at our events.
Some of our Member Competitions celebrate the works of a particular composer, or performer, or nationality; others focus on certain instruments, disciplines, or on chamber music. What they all have in common is their commitment to young people and their musical education. That’s why they’re part of the EMCY family.
You’ll find the full list of EMCY Member Competitions at the bottom of this page; alternatively, use the search engine to find a competition offering your instrument or in your country.
If you run a competition and are interested in applying for EMCY Membership, or in finding out the benefits of being a member, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.
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EMCY Member Competitions: NationalParticipation in these competitions is usually reserved for nationals or residents of the respective country. This often includes schools abroad, students at conservatoires or ex-patriates, however, so do check with the individual competitions.
Austria
Österreichische Jugendmusikwettbewerbe Prima la Musica
KlassikPreis.Österreich Gradus ad Parnassum
podium.jazz.pop.rock...
Croatia
HDGPP-Competitions of the United Music and Dance Teachers
Czech Republic
National Radio Competition of the Czech Republic ‘Concertino Praga’
France
Concours d’excellence-Confédération Musicale de France
Germany
Jugend musiziert
Italy
Rassegne Nazionali d’Archi ‘Mario Benvenuti’
Concorso Nazionale Biennale di Violino ‘Premio città di Vittorio Veneto’
Lithuania
National Balys Dvarionas Piano and String Competition
Luxembourg
Concours Luxembourgeois pour Jeunes Solistes (UGDA) including European Competition for Young Soloists
Republic of Macedonia
Competition of the United Music and Dance Teachers of Macedonia
Netherlands
Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland
Norway
Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap (Norwegian Music Competition for Youth)
Portugal
Prémio Jovens Músicos
Slovakia
EMCY Slovakia
Slovenia
TEMSIG-Slovenian Music Competition for Youth
Spain
Concurso Permanente de Jóvenes Intérpretes
Switzerland
Schweizerischer Jugendmusikwettbewerb
United Kingdom
BBC Young Musician of the Year
EMCY Member Competitions: International
These competitions are open to participants from all over the world. (The city in which they take place is listed in brackets.) Many include categories which change every year so be sure to subscribe to our Newsletters to keep informed about opportunities for your instrument!
Croatia
International Competition for Young Cellists ‘Antonio Janigro’ (Poreč)
Czech Republic
International Heran Violoncello Competition (Ústi nad Orlicí)
International Kocian Violin Competition (Ústi nad Orlicí)
International Radio Competition for Young Musicians ‘Concertino Praga’ (Prague)
International Smetena Piano Competition (Pilsen)
Estonia
International Competition for Pianists, Violinists and Cellists ‘Young Musician’ (Tallinn)
International Competition of Young Pianists dedicated to the Work of Fryderyk Chopin (Narva)
Europe
Eurovision Young Musicians
Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists
Germany
Anna Amalia Competition for Young Guitarists (Weimar)
Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists (Ettlingen)
International Competition for Violin, Kloster Schöntal (Schöntal)
International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists (Weimar)
International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists (Weimar)
Italy
Adriatic Music Competition (Ancona)
Lithuania
International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists (Vilnius)
International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists (Vilnius)
Republic of Macedonia
International Competition for Young Musicians ‘Ohrid Pearls’ (Ohrid)
Netherlands
Charles Hennen Concours, International Chamber Music Competition for Strings (Heerlen)
Poland
International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam (Bydgoszcz)
International Competition for Young Violinists K. Lipinski and H. Wieniawski (Lublin)
Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition (Warsaw)
Russia
International Competition for Young Pianists ‘A Step Towards Mastery’ (St. Petersburg)
International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition (Moscow)
Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition (Moscow)
Mravinsky International Competition for Youth (St. Petersburg)
Serbia
International Competition of Young Musicians ‘Petar Konjovic’ (Belgrade)
Slovakia
International Piano Competition Košice (Košice)
Slovenia
European Organists Competition for Youth (Ljubljana)
International Competition for Violin and Viola, Festival Bled (Bled)
International Saxophone Competition (Nova Gorica)
Spain
International Competition for Young Pianists and Chamber Music (San Sebastian)
Ukraine
International Competition for Young Pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Kiev)
International Vladimir Krainev Young Pianists Competition (Kharkov)
