# Dünya Uluslararası Müzik Yarışmaları Federasyonu
Dünya Uluslararası Müzik Yarışmaları Federasyonu veya kısaltmasıyla WFIMC (İngilizce: World Federation of International Music Competitions), İsviçre'nin Cenevre kantonunda 1957 yılında kurulmuş, diğer farklı kabul görmüş kuruluşlardan oluşan ve geniş bir ağa sahip olan bir organizasyondur. Bu federasyon 120'den fazla müzik organizasyonlarını barındırıp, halka açık müzik yarışmalarının yardımıyla, dünya genelinde 15 ile 35 yaş arasındaki klasik batı müziği alanında yetenekli ve başarılı müzisyenleri keşfetmeyi amaçlar. UNESCO Uluslararası Müzik Konseyi'nin bir üyesidir.


## Hedefler.
WFIMC yönetmeliğin maddelerinde 16 adet hedef belirlenmiştir. Bunlardan dördü:
  - Çağdaş müziğin bestelenmesinin ve sergilenmesinin teşvik edilmesi,
  - uluslararası müzik yarışmaları için olumlu bir imajın yaratılması ve aktarılması,
  - bu tür yarışmaların fırsatlarının ve zorluklarının belirlenmesi ve bunlarla başa çıkılması ve
  - bağlantıların ve işbirliğinin sürdürülmesi ve teşvik edilmesidir.


## WFIMC üyeleri.
Üyelerin WFIMC'ye giriş yılları göz önüne alınarak en eskiden en yeniye doğru sıralanmıştır.


### 1957 (kuruluş üyeleri).
  - ARD International Music Competition, Munich
  - Budapest International Music Competition, Budapest
  - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano
  - Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition, Warsaw
  - Geneva International Music Competition, Geneva
  - Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition, Vercelli
  - Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Poznań
  - Marguerite Long - Jacques Thibaud International Piano and Violin Competition, Paris
  - Niccolò Paganini International Violin Competition, Genoa
  - Prague Spring International Music Festival
  - Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brussels


### 1958.
  - Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona
  - Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
  - International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna
  - International singing competition of Toulouse


### 1959.
  - International Vocal Competition´s-Hertogenbosch


### 1961.
  - Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers, Zwickau


### 1963.
  - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Rome


### 1965.
  - Johann Sebastian Bach International Music Competition, Leipzig
  - Leeds International Piano Competition


### 1968.
  - José Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition, Lisbon


### 1969.
  - Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Helsinki


### 1971.
  - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky International Music Competition (piyano, keman, viyolonsel, şan), Moscow


### 1973.
  - Grand Prix de Chartres


### 1974.
  - Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition, Belgrade


### 1975.
  - Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition, Terni
  - Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv
  - Grand Prix Maria Callas, Athens


### 1976.
  - Alberto Curci International Violin Competition, Napoli
  - Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, Vevey
  - Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, Santander
  - Sion International Violin Competition
  - Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Martigny
  - Verdian Voices International Singing Competition, Busseto


### 1977.
  - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth


### 1978.
  - Sydney International Piano Competition
  - Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagreb


### 1979.
  - Épinal International Piano Competition


### 1980.
  - Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna
  - The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Katowice
  - London String Quartet Competition
  - Ludwig Spohr International Violin Competition, Freiburg
  - William Kapell International Piano Competition, College Park


### 1981.
  - Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition
  - Carl Nielsen International Music Competition (keman, org, yan flüt, klarnet), Odense
  - Cleveland International Piano Competition
  - Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition (piyano, keman, viyolonsel, gitar, şan), Viña del Mar
  - Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria


### 1982.
  - Verviers International Singing Competition


### 1983.
  - Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition, Barcelona
  - Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Salt Lake City


### 1984.
  - Banff International String Quartet Competition, Banff, Alberta
  - International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
  - Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition, Florence


### 1985.
  - Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition, Gorizia


### 1986.
  - Arturo Toscanini - Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition, Parma
  - Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim


### 1987.
  - Géza Anda International Piano Competition, Zürich
  - Kobe International Flute Competition
  - Mirjam Helin International Singing CompetitionHelsinki
  - Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Zaragoza


### 1988.
  - Bilbao International Singing Competition
  - Cologne International Music Competition (keman, piyano, şan)


### 1989.
  - Dublin International Piano Competition


### 1990.
  - Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz
  - Trapani International Chamber Music Competition
  - USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington
  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart International Music Competition, Salzburg


### 1991.
  - Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition, Reggio Emilia
  - UNISA International Music Competition, Pretoria


### 1992.
  - Cidade do Porto International Piano Competition
  - International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht
  - Odense International Organ Competition


### 1993.
  - Antonio Pedretti International Conducting Competition, Trente
  - José Iturbi International Piano Competition, Valencia
  - Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, Augsburg
  - Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition
  - Queen Sonja International Music Competition, Oslo


### 1994.
  - Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition, Vilnius
  - Scottish International Piano Competition, Glasgow


### 1995.
  - Calgary International Organ Competition
  - Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition
  - Julián Gayarre - Pablo Sarasate International Singing and Violin Competition, Pamplona
  - Provincia di Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition
  - Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition, Hannover


### 1996.
  - Città di Porcia International Music Competition (Bakır nefesli çalgılar)
  - "Ciutat de Tarragona" International Award for Musical Composition
  - Franz Schubert International Piano Competition, Dortmund
  - Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition


### 1997.
  - Jan Nepomuk Hummel International Piano Competition, Bratislava
  - Marsilya International Opera Competition
  - Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, Miami
  - Orléans International Piano Competition
  - Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
  - Sergei Prokofiev International Music Competition, Sankt-Peterburg


### 1998.
  - Honens International Piano Competition, Calgary
  - Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
  - Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition


### 2000.
  - Ville de Paris International Music Competition
  - Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Warsaw


### 2001.
  - Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition, Coburg
  - Luxembourg International Percussion Competition


### 2002.
  - George Enescu International Piano Competition, Bükreş
  - Londra International Piano Competition
  - Tiflis International Piano Competition


### 2003.
  - Musashino-Tokyo International Organ Competition
  - Mt. Fuji International Opera Competition of Shizuoka, Hamamatsu


### 2004.
  - Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition
  - International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev
  - Montreal International Musical Competition (piano, violin, singing)
  - Premio Jaén International Piano Competition
  - Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland


### 2005.
  - Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
  - Sendai International Music Competition (violin, piano)
  - Weimar International Music Competition (Fanz Liszt - piano, Joseph Joachim - chamber music)


### 2006.
  - Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong
  - Lyon International Chamber Music Competition
  - Pablo Casals International Cello Competitionm Kronberg
  - Saint-Maurice International Organ Competition


### 2007.
  - China International Piano Competition, Xiamen
  - EPTA - Svetislav Stančić International Piano Competition, Zagreb
  - TROMP International Music Competition, Eindhoven


### 2008.
  - Max Rostal International Viola and Violin Competition, Berlin
  - Swedish International Duo Competition, Katrineholm


### 2009.
  - China International Singing Competition, Ningbo
  - China International Violin Competition, Qingdao
  - Jeju International Brass Competition
  - Maj Lind International Piano Competition, Helsinki
  - Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
  - Seoul International Music Competition (piano, violin, singing), Seoul
  - Telekom - Ludwig van Beethoven International Piano Competition, Bonn
  - Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (for singers), Norrköping


### 2010.
  - Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz
  - Beijing International Music Competition, Beijing
  - Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji


### 2011.
  - Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Dublin
  - The Aeolus International Competition for Wind Instruments, Düsseldorf
  - International Oboe Competition of Japan, Karuizawa
  - International Chamber Music Competition "Città di Pinerolo", Pinerolo
  - BNDES International Piano Competition, Rio de Janeiro
  - International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matačić, Zagreb


### 2012.
  - International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, Lichtenberg and Hof
  - International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass, Ludwigslust
  - Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Trondheim


### 2013.
  - Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Erivan


### 2014.
  - Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, Tokyo


### 2015.
  - International Grand Prix of Romania ”Trophaeum Artis Cantorum”, Bükreş
  - China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, Shenzhen
  - Takamatsu International Piano Competition, Takamatsu
  - Top of the World International Piano Competition, Tromsø


### 2016.
  - Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Hong Kong
  - Canadian International Organ Competition, Montreal
  - Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers, St Petersburg
  - Giorgos Thymis International Piano Competition, Selanik


### 2017.
  - International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition, Bergen
  - Schoenfeld International String Competition, Harbin
  - International Piano Competition - Istanbul Orchestra'Sion, İstanbul
  - Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Kennett Square
  - Primrose International Viola Competition, Los Angeles
  - Princess Astrid International Music Competition, Trondheim


### 2018.
  - The Mahler Competition, Bamberg
  - Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Zhuhai