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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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