Geneve International Music Competition
Founded in 1939, the Geneva Competition is one of the world’s leading international music competitions. The "Concours International d'Exécution Musicale" (CIEM) is a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (1957), whose headquarters are located in Geneva. Today, the Geneva Competition alternates between eight main disciplines: piano, flute, clarinet, cello, viola, string quartet, voice and percussion. Every second year, it offers a composition prize.
The next competition for Flute:
TBA, most likely 2028.
The official website: https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/
Laureates of previous competitions
2023
Elizaveta Ivanova,
Russia: 1st prize
Yuan Yu,
China: 2nd prize
2014
Elena Badaeva,
Russia: 3rd prize
2001
Sabine Morel,
France: 2nd prize
1992
Ye Ri Yoon,
South Korea: 3rd prize
1983
Hideaki Sakai,
Japan: 2nd prize
1978
Gilles Burgos,
France: 2nd prize
1973
Toshiko Kohno,
Japan: 1st prize
Lô Angelloz,
France: 2nd prize
1969
Guy Cottin,
France: 2nd prize
Kim Chang Kook,
South Korea: 2nd prize
1966
1961
1958
Alf Andersen,
Norway: 2nd prize
Jean-Pierre Eustache,
France: 2nd prize
Louis Hébral,
France: 2nd prize
1954
Christian Lardé,
France: 2nd prize
1951
Christian Lardé,
France: 2nd prize
1948
Christian Lardé,
France: 2nd prize
Kurt Redel,
Germany: 2nd prize
1946
Léon Leroy,
France: 1st prize
Gabriel Deschamps,
France: 2nd prize
1945
Antonio Zuppiger,
Switzerland: 2nd prize
1944
André Bosshard,
Switzerland: 2nd prize
Jeanine Ducray,
Switzerland: 2nd prize
1943
Edmond Oechslin,
Switzerland: 2nd prize
1941
Willy Urfer,
Switzerland: 1st prize
1939
André Jaunet,
France: 1st prize