# World Federation of International Music Competitions

La World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) è un'organizzazione con sede a Ginevra, in Svizzera, che stabilisce una rete tra organizzazioni riconosciute a livello internazionale che mirano a scoprire i giovani talenti più promettenti della musica classica attraverso i concorsi musicali internazionali.

## Storia

È stata fondata nel 1957 e ora 120 delle principali competizioni musicali mondiali sono membri della federazione.
Nel dettaglio, la WFIMC differenzia 16 obiettivi individuali nei suoi statuti, tra cui:
* Supportare la composizione e l'esecuzione di nuovi lavori
* Creare e comunicare un'immagine positiva per i concorsi musicali internazionali
* Identificare e affrontare opportunità e sfide per tali concorsi
* Sostenere e promuovere le connessioni e le collaborazioni

## Organizzazioni iscritte per anno di appartenenza
### 1957 (Membri fondatori)

* Concorso internazionale di musica ARD, Monaco
* Budapest International Music Competition, Budapest
* Concorso pianistico internazionale Ferruccio Busoni, Bolzano
* Concorso pianistico internazionale Fryderyk Chopin, Varsavia
* Concorso internazionale di Ginevra, Ginevra
* Concorso musicale internazionale Gian Battista Viotti, Vercelli
* Concorso Internazionale di Violino Henryk Wieniawski, Poznań
* Concorso internazionale Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud, Parigi
* Concorso Internazionale di Violino Niccolò Paganini, Genova
* Prague Spring International Music Festival, Praga
* Concorso Regina Elisabetta, Bruxelles

### 1958

* Concorso internazionale di musica Maria Canals, Barcellona
* Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors, Besançon
* International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna, Vienna
* International singing competition of Toulouse, Tolosa

### 1959

* International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch

### 1961

* Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers, Zwickau

### 1963

* Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia International Composition Competition, Roma

### 1965

* Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb, Lipsia
* Concorso pianistico internazionale di Leeds, Leeds

### 1968

* Vianna da Motta International Music Competition, Lisbona

### 1969

* Concorso internazionale di violino Jean Sibelius, Helsinki

### 1971

* Concorso internazionale Čajkovskij, Mosca

### 1973

* Grand Prix de Chartres, Chartres

### 1974

* Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition, Belgrado

### 1975

* Concorso pianistico internazionale Alessandro Casagrande, Terni
* Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv
* Grand Prix Maria Callas, Atene

### 1976

* Alberto Curci International Violin Competition, Napoli
* Concorso pianistico internazionale Clara Haskil, Vevey
* Concorso pianistico internazionale Paloma O'Shea, Santander
* Sion International Violin Competition, Sion
* Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Martigny
* Verdian Voices International Singing Competition, Busseto

### 1977

* Concorso pianistico internazionale Van Cliburn, Fort Worth

### 1978

* Sydney International Piano Competition, Sydney
* Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition, Zagabria

### 1979

* Épinal International Piano Competition, Épinal

### 1980

* Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition, Vienna
* The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors, Katowice
* London String Quartet Competition, Londra
* Ludwig Spohr International Violin Competition, Friburgo in Brisgovia
* William Kapell International Piano Competition, College Park

### 1981

* Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, Bordeaux
* Carl Nielsen International Music Competition (violino, organo, flauto, clarinetto), Odense
* Cleveland International Piano Competition, Cleveland
* Dr. Luis Sigall International Music Competition (piano, violin, cello, guitar, singing), Viña del Mar
* Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria

### 1982

* Verviers International Singing Competition, Verviers

### 1983

* Francisco Viñas International Singing Competition, Barcellona
* Concorso Gina Bachauer, Salt Lake City

### 1984

* Banff International String Quartet Competition, Banff, Alberta
* International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
* Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition, Firenze

### 1985

* Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition, Gorizia

### 1986

* Arturo Toscanini - Goffredo Petrassi International Conducting and Composition Competition, Parma
* Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicasim

### 1987

* Concorso pianistico internazionale Géza Anda, Zurigo
* Kobe International Flute Competition, Kobe
* Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, Helsinki
* Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Saragozza (Interrotto dopo l'edizione 2001)

### 1988

* Bilbao International Singing Competition, Bilbao
* Cologne International Music Competition (violino, piano, canto), Colonia

### 1989

* Dublin International Piano Competition, Dublino

### 1990

* Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Music Competition, Graz
* Trapani International Chamber Music Competition, Trapani
* USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart International Music Competition, Salisburgo

### 1991

* Premio Paolo Borciani, Reggio Emilia
* UNISA International Music Competition, Pretoria

### 1992

* Cidade do Porto International Piano Competition, Porto
* International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht
* Odense International Organ Competition, Odense

### 1993

* Antonio Pedretti International Conducting Competition, Trento
* Concorso Internazionale Pianistico di Valencia Premio Iturbi, Valencia
* Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, Augusta
* Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition, Markneukirchen
* 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, Calgary
* Dos Hermanas International Clarinet Competition, Dos Hermanas
* Julián Gayarre - Pablo de 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 (ottoni), Porcia
* "Ciutat de Tarragona" International Award for Musical Composition, Tarragona
* Franz Schubert International Piano Competition, Dortmund
* Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

### 1997

* Jan Nepomuk Hummel International Piano Competition, Bratislava
* Marseille International Opera Competition, Marsiglia
* Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, Miami
* Orléans International Piano Competition
* Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
* Sergei Prokofiev International Music Competition, San Pietroburgo

### 1998

* Honens International Piano Competition, Calgary
* Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, Hamamatsu
* Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition, Trieste

### 2000

* Ville de Paris International Music Competition, Parigi
* Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, Varsavia

### 2001

* Alexander Girardi International Singing Competition, Coburgo
* Luxembourg International Percussion Competition, Lussemburgo

### 2002

* George Enescu International Piano Competition, Bucarest
* London International Piano Competition, Londra
* Tbilisi International Piano Competition, Tbilisi

### 2003

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

### 2004

* Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition, Cadaqués
* International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev
* Montreal International Musical Competition (piano, violino, canto). Montreal
* Premio Jaén International Piano Competition, Jaén
* Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Auckland

### 2005

* Concorso internazionale di violino Città di Brescia, Brescia
* Sendai International Music Competition (violino, piano), Sendai
* Weimar International Music Competition (Fanz Liszt - piano, Joseph Joachim - musica da camera), Weimar

### 2006

* Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong
* Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, Lione
* Pablo Casals International Cello Competition, Kronberg
* Saint-Maurice International Organ Competition, Saint-Maurice

### 2007

* China International Piano Competition, Xiamen
* EPTA - Svetislav Stančić International Piano Competition, Zagabria
* TROMP International Music Competition, Eindhoven

### 2008

* Max Rostal International Viola and Violin Competition, Berlino
* Swedish International Duo Competition, Katrineholm

### 2009

* China International Singing Competition, Ningbo
* China International Violin Competition, Qingdao
* International Brass Competition, Jeju
* Maj Lind International Piano Competition, Helsinki
* Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, Monza
* Seul International Music Competition (piano, violin, singing), Seul
* 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, Pechino
* Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition, Hachioji

### 2011

* Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Dublino
* 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, Zagabria

### 2012

* International Violin Competition Henri Marteau, Lichtenberg e Hof
* International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass, Ludwigslust
* Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Trondheim

### 2013

* Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Erevan

### 2014

* Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting, Tokyo

### 2015

* International Grand Prix of Romania ”Trophaeum Artis Cantorum”, Bucarest
* 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, San Pietroburgo
* Giorgos Thymis International Piano Competition, Salonicco

### 2017

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

### 2018

* The Mahler Competition, Bamberga
* Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, Zhuhai
* The Gurwitz, San Antonio