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Concours de Genève - International Music Competition
Concours de Genève - International Music Competition
ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Founded in 1939, the Concours de Gen ve is one of the world s leading international music competitions. It aims at discovering, promoting and supporting young talented artists, giving them the necessary tools to launch an international career. The next Competition: Flute & String Quartet.
MAIN OFFICE
Concours de Genève International Music Competition
Boulevard de Saint-Georges 34 / CP 268
1211 Genève 8, Switzerland
SWITZERLAND
+41 22 328 62 08
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Flute: open to candidates born after November 4, 1993.
String Quartet: open to string quartets whose members were born after October 29, 1988. The cumulative age of all the members should not exceed 120 years.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Composition • Piano • Strings • Voice • Flute • Oboe • Clarinet • Cello • Viola • String Quartet • Percussion
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Policy/procedures information not provided
DETAILS
Travel Covered? Yes
Frequency Annual
First prize CHf 10,000 to 50,000
Smallest prize Less than CHf 5,000
Additional prizes Performances
Management
Jury chair(s) String Quartet: Corina Belcea; Flute: Silvia Careddu
Additional jurors String Quartet: Corina Belcea, présidente; Stefan Fehland; Nobuko Imai; Gabriel Le Magadure; Christian Poltéra; Vineta Sareika; Lydia Shelley
Flute: Silvia Careddu, Présidente; Denis Bouriakov; Magali Mosnier; Lo c Schneider; Seiya Ueno; Henrik Wiese; Hyeri Yoon
Jury size 6 to 10
Application fee Flute: CHf 250; String Quartet: CHF 500
Application deadline Flute and String Quartet: April 20, 2023
Application notes Access applications here
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
String quartet: October 24-27, 2023, Geneva, Switzerland (to be confirmed)
Flute: October 30 - November 2, 2023, Geneva, Switzerland (to be confirmed)
FINALS (live rounds)
String quartet: October 29, 2023, Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Flute: November 4, 2023, Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
✔Semifinals ✔Semifinals streamed
✔Finals ✔Finals streamed
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2022 Kevin Chen, piano
2022 Shin Kim, composition
2021 Michiaki Ueno, cello
2018 Théo Fouchenneret, Dmitri Shishkin, ex aequo - piano
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