HANSORI MUSIC
Competitions
NSW, Australia
Competitions:
Sydney Eisteddfod
https://sydneyeisteddfod.com.au/
St George Eisteddfod
Ryde Eisteddfod
https://www.rydeeisteddfod.org/
Theme and variations foundation grant
https://tandvfoundation.com.au/
Abc young performers awards
https://youngperformersawards.org/
Sydney Concert Orchestra - 2026
https://www.sydneyconcertorchestra.com.au/whats-on
Wollongong Eisteddfod
https://www.wollongongeisteddfod.com.au/
KPO NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition
https://www.kpo.org.au/current/concertocomp
Hawksbury eisteddfod
https://www.hawkesburyeisteddfod.com.au/
2MBS Young Virtuoso Award
https://www.2mbsfinemusicsydney.com/yva/
Teacher’s Association
https://www.mtansw.org.au/junior-music-festivals/
Performance Opportunities:
Instrumental and vocal items for state music festivals
https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/program/instrumental-and-vocal-items-for-state-music-festivals
Concerts For All
https://www.concertsforall.com/
Canberra, Australia
National Eisteddfod
https://nationaleisteddfod.org.au/
Piano dates: 24 – 30 August 2025
Victoria, Australia
Ringwood Eisteddfod
https://ringwoodeisteddfod.org.au/
Melbourne great romantics （18-25 y.o.)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/learn/great-romantics-competition-2024/
Boroondara Eisteddfod
https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/boroondara-arts/whats/boroondara-eisteddfod
Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod
http://www.royalsouthstreet.com.au
Entries Open March 01 to April 31
Competition dates TBC: 03 - 04 August 2025
Monash Youth Festival
https://www.monashyouthmusicfestival.com.au/
Eisteddfod by the Bay
https://eisteddfodbythebay.com.au/
Melbourne Recital Center Baroque Competition (17 and under)
https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/learn/baroque2024/
Preston Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition
https://prestonsymphony.org.au/about-us/youth-concerto-competition
Details available from February 2025.
The Competition is open to players of orchestral instruments and piano who are 18 or under on 1st July 2025.
The Talent3mbs
Polish Music Competition
https://www.polmusica.com.au/
Australian Youth Classical Music Competition (17-25 y.o.)
https://www.aycmc.org.au/
Australian National Piano Award 2026
https://australianpianoaward.com.au/
2MBS Stefan Kruger Scholarship (18 - 30 y.o.)
https://www.2mbsfinemusicsydney.com/krugerscholarship/
Queensland, Australia
Gold Coast Eisteddfod - age 1st jan
https://www.goldcoasteisteddfod.com.au/
Council of Queensland Eisteddfod
https://queenslandeisteddfod.org.au/
Brisbane International Youth Festival
https://brisbaneyouthmusicfestival.org/
John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition
https://www.qyo.org.au/programs/john-curro-national-youth-concerto-competition
info coming March
Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition
https://acvc.com.au/
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide Eisteddfod
https://adelaideeisteddfod.com.au/
Hobart, Australia
City of Hobart Performing Arts Eisteddfod
https://www.hobarteisteddfod.com/
Australia
Australian Music Foundation Awards
https://australianmusicfoundation.org/
up to the age of 27
Lev Vlassenko 2026
https://www.lev-vlassenko.com/
Young Lev Vlassenko 2026
https://www.lev-vlassenko.com/
New Zealand
National Concerto Competition
https://nationalconcertocompetition.co.nz
International Competitions / Festivals
Cooper International Competition (13-18 y.o.)
https://www.oberlin.edu/cooper-competition
Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians
http://en.zhmozart.org/match/piano.html
Aarhus International Piano Competition For Young Pianists 2027
Ettlingen International piano competition 2026
https://www.pianocompetition.org/
“Kharkiv meets Zurich" International Competition for Young Pianists
https://kharkivmeetszurich.ch/
Balys Dvarionas Competition
https://dvarionas.artistdb.eu/en/b/competition-rules 2028
The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Young People in Szafarnia
https://szafarnia.art.pl/about-the-competition/
Piano Neuchâtel Val de Travers 2026
https://piano.international/en/rules/piano-repertoire.html
Palm Springs International Piano Competition (13 - 17 y.o.)
https://psipc.org/application-procedures-and-rules-regulations/
International Volodymyr Krainev Competition for Young Pianists
http://krainev-competition.com.ua/english/competition-en
The International Competition for Young Pianists “Merci, Maestro!”
https://www.mercimaestro.be/programme-2-2
Morningside Music Bridge - Music Festival
https://mmb.international 2026
Pacific Stars International Competition
https://www.pacificstars.org/
Seoul international music competition - 2026
http://seoulcompetition.com/en/
International Anton Rubinstein Competition - 2025
https://www.rubinstein-akademie.de/en/wettbewerbe_neu/
Deadline May 2025
Results 17th May
Kids: 15 mins vid and finals (12th and 13th July 2025)
Adult: 40-45 mins vid and finals (28th and 29th June 2025)
Can be separate videos
Osaka International Music Competition
Scottish International Piano Competition
https://www.scotpianocomp.com/
Tianjin Julliard Piano Festival
https://www.tianjinjuilliard.edu.cn/en/tjpf
Sendai International Music Competition
https://simc.jp/en/
Results Feb. 12
Piano Island Competition
https://www.pianoislandfestival.com/competition
Deadline: 15th May 2025.
Singapore International Piano Competition - 2026
Concours musical international de Montréal - 2026
https://concoursmontreal.ca/en/about-us/archives/piano-2024/
China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition - 2026
https://www.csipcc.com.cn/about-us/competition/repertoire/
Isangyun Competition - 2026
http://www.isangyuncompetition.org/landing3/kr/
The Cliburn International Piano Competition
https://cliburn.org/
2027 for 13-17 y.o.
2029 for adult
International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Horowitz
https://www.horowitzv.ch/horowitz-competition-kyiv
International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition for Pianists and Chamber Ensembles - 2026
https://vainiunas.lt/en/b/piano
Aegio IPC 2025
Henle Piano Competition
https://www.henle.de/Henle-Piano-Competition/
Dublin International Piano Competition
https://dipc.ie/the-competition/pre-competition/repertoire/
https://www.ville-saintpaultroischateaux.fr/rules-of-international-piano-competition/
Deadline: February 15th
International Piano Competition of Lyon - 2026
https://gpipl.fr/accueil_en.php#f_concerto_div
Concorso Rina Sala Gallo - 2026
https://www.concorsosalagallo.it/il-concorso-2024/regolamento/
Sydney International Piano Competition 2027
Hastings International Piano Competition 2026 (16 - 30 y.o.)
https://www.hastingsinternationalpiano.org/
Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition
https://skipc.jp/en/5th/repertoire/ - 2027 (every 2 years)
International Maj Lind Piano Competition - 2027
https://majlindcompetition.fi/en/
Global Music Education League Piano Competition - 2027
http://www.cimcompetition.com/en/about/gmel-violin-competition/
Indonesia International Piano Competition
https://www.indonesiainternationalpianocompetition.com/keydate
Singapore International Music Competition - 2027
Chopin Avenue
Debutante de Jaen Piano Competition - 2027
https://geza-anda.ch/concours-2024/
ArsClassica International Competition - 2026
https://www.arsclassica.it/regulations
Schubert Wettbewerb Competition
https://schubert-wettbewerb.de/xv-pianocompetition-2025/
Hong Kong International Piano Competition
http://www.chopinsocietyhk.org/piano_competition_2025/index.htm
International Maestro Festival 2026
https://www.taiwanpianofestival.com/repertoire-guidelines.html
Sicily International Piano Festival
https://www.pianosicily.com/overview.html
Hilton Head International Piano Competition
https://www.hhipc.org/2025-repertoire-rules/
Every 3 years = 18-30, 13-17, festival
2026 for 13-17
2028 for 18-30
Singapore International Piano Competition - 2027
http://sipc.sg
Internacional Piano Competition - City of Vigo
https://www.vigopianocompetition.com/edition/2024/jury
ODYSSIAD® COMPETITION
https://odyssiad.com/competition
June 15, 2025: Competition Application deadline
Competition: August 2025
Spotlight International Piano Competition
https://www.tsacf.org/piano-prizes
International Hans von Bülow Competition - Meiningen, Germany 2026
https://www.buelow-wettbewerb-meiningen.de/en/
Jakarta Open Piano Competition
ttps://opusnusantara.id/lomba/16
International Piano Competition "Pancho Vladigerov"
https://vladigerovcompetition.com
London International Concerto Competition
https://londonconcertocompetition.co.uk
International Music Competition of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Morocco
https://en.opmcompetition.ma/%C3%A9dition2025
Beethoven International Piano Competition
WTPA
Takamatsu International Piano Competition
https://www.tipc.jp/outline_en.html
International FRANZ LISZT Competition Weimar - Bayreuth 2027