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EMCY Member Competitions: National
Participation 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
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Croatia
The Papandopulo Croatian Competition of young musicians
Concours d’excellence-Confédération Musicale de France
National Balys Dvarionas Piano and String Competition
Luxembourg
Concours Luxembourgeois pour Jeunes Solistes (UGDA) including European Competition for Young Soloists
Competition of the United Music and Dance Teachers of Macedonia
The Netherlands Violin Competition
Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap (Norwegian Music Competition for Youth)
Portugal
Prémio Jovens Músicos
Slovakia
TEMSIG-Slovenian Music Competition for Youth
Spain
Concurso Permanente de Jóvenes Intérpretes
Sweden
Polstjärnepriset Vänersborg in Sweden (Polar Star Price)
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!
International Competition ‘Young Virtuosos’ (Sofia)
International Radio Competition for Young Musicians ‘Concertino Praga’ (Prague)
Smetana International Piano Competition (Pilsen)
Aarhus International Piano Competition (Aarhus)
International Competition of Young Pianists dedicated to the Work of Fryderyk Chopin (Narva)
France
'Brin d’herbe' Junior Piano Competition
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)
Pianale International Academy & Competition (Schlitz)
International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists (Vilnius)
International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists (Vilnius)
F.Y.R. of Macedonia
International Competition for Young Musicians ‘Ohrid Pearls’ (Ohrid)
International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam (Bydgoszcz)
Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition (Warsaw)
Russia
International Competition for Young Pianists ‘A Step Towards Mastery’ (St. Petersburg)
International Television Contest for Young Musicians 'Nutcracker' (Moscow)
Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition (Moscow)
Mravinsky International Competition for Youth (St. Petersburg)
Slovakia
Peter Toperczer International Piano Competition Košice (Košice)
International Competition for Young Pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Kiev)
International Vladimir Krainev Young Pianists Competition (Kharkov)

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