Welcome
Our mission is to provide valuable artistic, education and professional support in service of those in the performing arts, while fostering a global community and enabling cross-cultural exchange.
The Global Foundation for the Performing Arts is dedicated to supporting the performing arts particularly in the realms of classical music and ballet through cultural education, mentorship, collaboration and constructive competition.
Performing artists, whether new or well-established, need support and encouragement to enjoy fulfilling careers. We believe mentorship, concert engagements, artistic guidance and international competitions are vital for self-discovery and cultural exchange.
Young artists deserve professional guidance from mature musicians in order to remain true to their artistic practice. The Foundation provides such advice to artists, competitions and institutions dedicated to rewarding the world’s future performers.
We have partnered with UNITAR and UNESCO to ensure the voices of artists are heard directly by policy-makers and to strengthen the appreciation of cultural education. Other programs under our mentorship include the Global Music Education League and the Alliance International for Ballet Education, based at the Beijing Dance Academy.
Benjamin Woodroffe, President
The Global Foundation for the Performing Arts provides an accurate, searchable reference source of international competitions, festivals, academies and online activities taking place in the fields of classical music and ballet.
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October
Warsaw
Saturday
International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 2021
Warsaw | Warsaw, Poland
11
October
Montréal
Monday
Canadian International Organ Competition 2021
Montréal | Montréal, QC, Canada
14
October
Munich
Thursday
Hindemith International Viola Competition 2021
Munich | Munich, Germany
- Application Deadline Date: April 30, 2021
15
October
Genoa
Friday
International Violin Competition Premio Paganini 2021
Genoa | Genoa, Italy
- Application Deadline Date: May 31, 2021
18
October
Vienna
Monday
International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna 2021
Vienna | Vienna, Austria
18
October
Moscow
Monday
Operalia 2021
Moscow | Moscow, Russia
- Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2021
18
October
Stuttgart
Monday
Stuttgart’s 1. International Streaming Academy 2021
Stuttgart | Stuttgart, Germany
- Application Deadline Date: October 1, 2021
19
October
Parma
Tuesday
Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition 2021
Parma | Parma, Italy
24
October
Oslo
Sunday
Queen Sonja International Music Competition 2021
Oslo | Oslo, Norway
- Application Deadline Date: April 1, 2021
25
October
Budapest
Monday
Bartók World Competition & Festival String Quartet Competition 2021
Budapest | Budapest, Hungary
- Application Deadline Date: June 15, 2021
25
October
New York
Monday
YCA International Auditions 2021
New York | New York, NY, USA
- Application Deadline Date: August 2, 2021
26
October
Shenzhen
Tuesday
- Application Deadline Date: May 1, 2021
26
October
Sydney
Tuesday
Australia Council Awards 2022
Sydney | Sydney, Australia
- Application Deadline Date: October 26, 2021
27
October
Weimar
Wednesday
International FRANZ LISZT Piano Competition Weimar–Bayreuth 2021
Weimar | Weimar, Germany
- Application Deadline Date: June 1, 2021
30
October
Tongyeong
Saturday
ISANGYUN Competition 2021
Tongyeong | Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
- Application Deadline Date: July 31, 2021
12
November
Hamamatsu
Friday
- Application Deadline Date: March 31, 2021
15
November
Trondheim
Monday
Princess Astrid International Music Competition 2021
Trondheim | Trondheim, Norway
- Application Deadline Date: June 1, 2021
24
November
Bratislava
Wednesday
Johann Nepomuk Hummel International Piano Competition 2021
Bratislava | Bratislava, Slovakia
- Application Deadline Date: July 30, 2021
29
November
Manchester
Monday
RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition 2021
Manchester | Manchester, UK
02
December
Bonn
Thursday
International Telekom Beethoven Competition 2021
Bonn | Bonn, Germany
- Application Deadline Date: May 14, 2021
12
December
Los Angeles
Sunday
Primrose International Viola Competition 2021
Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Application Deadline Date: June 11, 2021
16
January
Singapore
Sunday
Singapore International Violin Competition 2022
Singapore | Singapore, Singapore
- Application Deadline Date: September 15, 2021
24
January
Pretoria
Monday
Unisa International Strings Competition 2022
Pretoria | Pretoria, South Africa
- Application Deadline Date: August 2, 2021
01
February
Vienna
Tuesday
Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition 2022
Vienna | Vienna, Austria
- Application Deadline Date: September 3, 2021
05
February
Graz
Saturday
Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition 2022
Graz | Graz, Austria
- Application Deadline Date: October 12, 2021
24
February
Hastings
Thursday
Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition 2022
Hastings | Hastings, UK
- Application Deadline Date: October 1, 2021
03
March
Paris
Thursday
La Maestra Competition 2022
Paris | Paris, France
- Application Deadline Date: September 3, 2021
06
March
Epinal
Sunday
Epinal International Piano Competition 2021
Epinal | Epinal, France
- Application Deadline Date: February 6, 2021
07
March
HIlton Head
Monday
Hilton Head International Piano Competition 2022
HIlton Head | Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
- Application Deadline Date: September 30, 2021
15
March
Takamatsu
Tuesday
Takamatsu International Piano Competition 2022
Takamatsu | Takamatsu, Japan
- Application Deadline Date: September 20, 2021
27
March
Rostock
Sunday
Johann Matthias Sperger Competition for Double Bass 2022
Rostock | Rostock, Germany
31
March
Odense
Thursday
Carl Nielsen International Competition 2022
Odense | Odense, Denmark
- Application Deadline Date: October 30, 2021
19
April
Lyon
Tuesday
Lyon International Chamber Music Competition 2022
Lyon | Lyon, France
- Application Deadline Date: December 1, 2021
18
May
Helsinki
Wednesday
International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition 2022
Helsinki | Helsinki, Finland
- Application Deadline Date: January 31, 2022
21
May
Sendai
Saturday
Sendai International Music Competition 2022
Sendai | Sendai, Japan
- Application Deadline Date: November 10, 2021