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april 2026

26marAll Day06aprClassic Cello International Competition(All Day) Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BSEvent Type :competitions

11aprAll DayChesapeake Chamber Music Competition(All Day: saturday) The Ebenezer Theater at Prager Family Center for the Arts, 17 S Washington St, Easton, MD 21601Event Type :competitions

13aprAll Day18Lyon International Chamber Music Competition(All Day) Université Lumière Lyon 2, 18 quai Claude Bernard 69365 Lyon, FranceEvent Type :competitions Event Tagschamber music,chamber music competition,Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

17aprAll Day19Victoria BCN International Violin Competition(All Day) Victoria Music Center Concert Hall, Av. del Paral·lel, 67, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, SpainEvent Type :competitions

28aprAll Day15may18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition(All Day) The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, 9 Bilu Street Tel Aviv 6522214 IsraelEvent Type :competitions

may 2026

04mayAll Day30Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition(All Day) Flagey ASBL-VZW, Pl. Sainte-Croix, 1050 Bruxelles, BelgiumEvent Type :competitions Event Tagscello,competition

17mayAll Day242026 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition(All Day) Izumi Hall, Japan, 〒540-0001 Osaka, Chuo Ward, Shiromi, 1 Chome−4−70 住友生命ＯＢＰプラザビルEvent Type :competitions Event TagsOsaka International Chamber Music Competition

29mayAll Day06junMichael Hill International Violin Competition(All Day) Auckland Town Hall, Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New ZealandEvent Type :competitions Event Tagscompetition,Michael Hill International Violin Competition

june 2026

22junAll Day03julThe Mahler Competition(All Day) Joseph Keilberth Auditorium, Mußstr. 1, 96047 Bamberg, GermanyEvent Type :competitions

july 2026

18julAll Day26New Orleans International Piano Competition(All Day) Roussel Hall, 6363 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118Event Type :competitions

august 2026

30augAll Day18sepARD International Music Competition - Bassoon, Organ, String Quartet, Percussion(All Day) Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Arcisstraße 12, 80333 München, GermanyEvent Type :competitions Event TagsARD International Music Competition Munich,cello,Oboe,Violoncello,Voice,Wind Quintet

31augAll Day06sepEva Marton International Singing Competition(All Day) Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest Liszt Ferenc tér 8, 1061 HungaryEvent Type :competitions

september 2026

01sepAll Day26George Enescu International Competition(All Day) The Romanian Athenaeum, Strada Benjamin Franklin 1-3, București 010287, RomaniaEvent Type :competitions

03sepAll Day06Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition(All Day) Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA, United KingdomEvent Type :competitions

17sepAll Day04octIndianapolis International Violin Competition(All Day) Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202Event Type :competitions Event TagsIndianapolis International Violin Competition

18sepAll Day27Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition(All Day) Musikvereinspl. 1, 1010 WienEvent Type :competitions Event TagsFritz Kreisler International Violin Competition

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