2021 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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International Music Competition Cologne |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Besides technical virtuosity the aim of the IMWK is to award contestants who wish to find new interpretation approaches. Along with a high level of artistic achievement, IMWK requires young artists to present themselves in a self-confident manner, to be prepared being innovative and to act as versatile artistic personality
MAIN OFFICE
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
Wettbewerbsböro IMWK
Unter Krahnenbäumen 87
D-50668 Köln
GERMANY
+49 221-28380-251
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Singers from all nations before their 31st birthday (until September 18, 2021)
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Voice |
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Due to the pandemic, is this competition:
✔ Scheduled?
✔ Accepting applications?
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Triennial |
| First prize | $10,000 to $50,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than $5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Prof. Kai Wessel, Chairperson | Germany |
| Additional jurors | Michael Hofstetter, Germany
Prof. Piotr Kusiewicz, Poland
Mariyana Lipovšek, Slowenia
Prof. Brigitte Lindner, Germany
Dr. Birgit Meyer, Germany
Johannes Mannov, Denmark
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| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application fee | €100 |
| Application deadline | May 14, 2021 |
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SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
September 14-16t, 2021, Konzertsaal, HfMT Köln, Germany |
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FINALS (live rounds)
-September 17, 2021: Final Round in the Konzertsaal, WDR Orchester, HfMT Köln, Germany
-September 18, 2021: Preisträgerkonzert mit dem WDR Funkhausorchester im WDR Großer Saal, Köln, Germany |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| TBD | Semifinals | TBD | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2017 Hyejin Lee, Vero Miller
2014 Philipp Scheuer
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