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Music Competitions
73 open competitions for musicians and artists worldwide right now, from organizers like Ise-Shima Art Company, American Protégé, John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC). 33 of them close within the next 30 days. Each listing shows its deadline, the award amount where the funder publishes one, who can apply, and when we last checked it.
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Bach International Music Competition UK — 2026 Season 4 (online)
JazzDanmark – Jazzkonkurrencen 2027 (competition)
Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition 2027 (Turku)
International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2027–2028
Huntsville Master Chorale — Choral Composition Contest (2026)
Concours International de Piano d'Épinal 2027
59th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition 2027 (Genoa)
World Open Piano Competition (online)
Premis Castellitx 2027 – 13è Premi Musical de Composicions per a Banda de Música
John Lennon Songwriting Contest — 2026 Session II
Abu Dhabi International Competition for Composition (ADICC) 2027 — 2nd edition
Nief-Norf Summer Festival — International Call for Scores (2027 cycle)
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
American Virtuoso International Music Competition — Winter Edition “Through the Eras” (deadline 1 Jan 2027)
Lowell Chamber Orchestra — 7th Annual Call for Scores (2027)
Tribeca New Music Young Composer Competition (2027)
UCD Composition Prize 2027 (secondary-school composers, island of Ireland)
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival – Pelimanni performers call (60th festival, 2027)
XLIV Premio Reina Sofía de Composición Musical
Random Access Music (RAM) — Queens New Music Festival Composition Competition (2027)
Premi de Composició Musical Cançó de Barcelona 2026-2027 (I edición)
7th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition 2027
7th ISAC International Popular & Media Music Composition Competition 2027
3rd ISAC International Junior Music Competition 2027 (ages 3–17)
Concours Géza Anda 2027 (Zürich)
Rosalie Coopman Music Foundation — 40+ Composition Competition 2027
Birmingham Music Club Guild — 86th Annual Scholarship Auditions (2027)
2nd ISAC International Lyric Competition 2027
KUG Graz Composition Prize 2027 (13th edition)
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