Competitions & Festivals

Australian Festivals

• Adelaide International Guitar Festival

  Location: Adelaide, SA
  When: November
  Type: Concerts/Competition
  Duration: weekend/biennial
  http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/guitarfestival

• Arts Mildura - Murray River International Music Festival

  Location: Mildura, VIC
  When: January/February
  Type: Concerts
  Duration: 2 weeks
  http://www.artsmildura.com/mrimf

• Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville

  Location: Townsville, QLD
  When: July/August
  Type: Chamber Music
  Duration: week
  http://www.afcm.com.au/

• Bangalow Music Festival

  Location: Bangalow, NSW
  When: August
  Type: Chamber, Piano, Orchestral
  Duration: Friday - Sunday
  http://www.southernxsoloists.com/cms/bangalow.html

• Bellingen Festival

  Location: Bellingen, NSW
  When: June
  Type: Concerts
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.bellingenmusicfestival.com.au

• Blackheath Choir Festival

  Location: Blackheath, NSW
  When: August
  Type: Choirs
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.blackheathchoirfestival.weebly.com/

• Blackwood River Chamber Festival

  Location: Blackwood River, WA
  When: April/May
  Type: Chamber Music
  Duration: weekend
  http://chambermusic.com.au/

• Canberra International Festival

  Location: Canberra, ACT
  When: May
  Type: Concerts
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.cicmf.org

• Huntington Estate Music Festival

  Location: Huntington,NSW
  When: November
  Type: Chamber Music
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.huntingtonestate.com.au/page.aspx?docid=6

• Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

  Location: Port Fairy, VIC
  When: October
  Type: Chamber Music
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.portfairyspringfest.com.au

• Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival

  Location: Stradbroke Island,QLD
  When: August
  Type: Chamber Music
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.stradmusic.org

• Tyalgum Classical Music Festival

  Location: Tyalgum, NSW
  When: September
  Type: Chamber music
  Duration: weekend
  http://www.tyalgumfestival.com.au

International Festivals

Asia Pacific

• Pacific Music Festival Sapporo

  http://www.pmf.or.jp/index_en.php

Europe

• Bregenz Festival

  Location: Bregenz, Austria
  When: July/August
  Type: Opera
  http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/en/

• Salzburg Festival

  Location: Salzburg, Austria
  When: July/August
  Type: Opera/Concerts/Chamber Music
  http://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/en

• Vienna Festival

  Location: Vienna, Austria
  When: May/June
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.festwochen.or.at

• Prague Spring International Music Festival

  Location: Prague, Czech Republic
  When: June
  http://www.prague-spring.net/

• Aix-en-Provence Festival

  Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
  When: July
  Type: Opera/Concerts
  http://www.festival-aix.com/

• Savonlinna Opera Festival

  Location: Finland
  When: July - August
  Type: Opera
  http://operafestival.fi/In_English/Front_page.iw3

• Festival de Beaune

  Location: Beaune, France
  When: March
  Type: Baroque Opera
  http://www.festivalbeaune.com

• Festival de Musique de Strasbourg

  Location: Strasbourg, France
  When: September/October
  http://www.festival-strasbourg.com

• Bayreuth Festival

  Location: Bayreuth Germany
  When: July/August
  Type: All about Wagner
  http://www.bayreutherfestspiele.de/

• The Beethoven Festival Bonn

  Location: Bonn, Germany
  When: September/October
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/bonn_ist_kultur/beethoven/bee

• Berlin Festival

  Location: Berlin, Germany
  When: September/October
  http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/05_musikfest_berlin/mfb_st

• Luxembourg Festival

  Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  When: October/November
  Type: Opera/Dance/Concerts
  http://www.luxembourgfestival.lu/

• Arena di Verona

  Location: Verona, Italy
  When: October
  Type: Opera
  http://www.arena.it

• Maggio Musicale

  Location: Florence, Italy
  When: April/June
  Type: Opera
  http://www.maggiofiorentino.com/

• Ravenna Festival

  Location: Ravenna, Italy
  When: June/July
  Type: Opera/Concerts
  http://www.ravennafestival.org/

• Festival of Old Music

  Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
  When: October
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.oudemuziek.nl

• White Nights Festival

  Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
  When: June
  Type: Opera/Ballet/Concerts

• International Music Festival Lucerne

  Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
  When: August/September
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/

• Montreaux-Vevey Festival

  Location: Montreaux, Switzerland
  When: September
  Type: Concerts/Piano Competition
  http://www.septmus.ch

• Verbier Festival

  Location: Verbier, Switzerland
  Type: Chamber Music
  http://www.verbierfestival.com/

• Aldeburgh Festival of Music

  Location: Aldeburgh, UK
  When: June
  Type: Opera/Concerts
  http://www.aldeburgh.co.uk/

• Edinburgh International Festival

  Location: Scotland, UK
  When: August/September
  Type: Opera/Dance/Concerts
  http://www.eif.co.uk

• Glyndebourne Festival

  Location: Glyndebourne, UK
  When: May/August
  Type: Opera
  http://www.Glyndebourne.com

• London Proms

  Location: London/UK
  When: July/September
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/

North America

• Aspen Music Festival & School

  Location: Colorado, USA
  When: June/August
  Type: Chamber music/Instrumental
  http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/

• Hollywood Bowl

  Location: Los Angeles, USA
  When: June/September
  Type: Concerts
  http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/

• Mostly Mozart- Lincoln Centre

  Location: New York, USA
  When: August
  Type: Concerts/Dance
  http://www.mostlymozart.org

• Ravinia Festival

  Location: Illinois, USA
  When: June/September
  Type: Chicago Symphony
  http://www.ravinia.org

• Santa Fe Opera

  Location: New Mexico, USA
  When: July/August
  Type: Opera
  http://www.santafeopera.org/

• Tanglewood Music Festival

  Location: Massachusetts, USA
  When: June/September
  Type: Boston Symphony
  http://www.tanglewoodmusicfestival.org/

Competitions

• Sydney International Piano Competition

  Location: Sydney, NSW
  When: March
  Type: Piano
  http://www.sipca.com.au/

• Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition

  Location: melbourne, VIC
  When: July
  Type: Chamber Music
  http://www.chambermusicaustralia.com.au/

• ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer Awards

  Location: Australia
  Type: Instrumental
  http://www.symphonyinternational.net/artist-development/overview/

• Australian Singing Competition

  Location: Australia
  Type: Vocal
  http://www.aussing.org.au

• Australian National Piano Award

  Duration: biennial
  http://www.australianpianoaward.com.au/

• Art Music Awards

  http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/artmusicawards.aspx

• Mietta Song Recital Award

  Type: Vocal
  http://miettas.com/Mietta_Song_Recital_Award/2012/Announce/Msc_2012_Rules.html/

• Brian Stacey Award

  Location: Australia
  Type: Conducting
  http://www.staceytrust.com.au

Useful links

• World Events Calendar - Music Festivals

  http://www.digitaldiscounts.com/music.html

• France Festivals

  http://www.francefestivals.com

• European Festivals Association

  http://www.efa-aef.eu/

• Festivals Australia

  http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/festivals

• World Federation of Music Competitions

  http://www.wfimc.org

• Australian Music Centre

  http://australianmusiccentre.com.au/default/prizes