International Nicolet Competition Guangzhou
Established in 2006 International Nicolet Competition Guangzhou aimed to improve the flute playing of Chinese young flutists and to enhance international music exchange. Internationally renowned flute master Auréle Nicolet was the head of the Jury of the 1st competition held in 2006, greatly inspiring everyone involved and adding international recognition to the Competition and its laureates ever since.
The next competition for Flute:
1 - 7 October, 2026
Guangzhou, CHINA
Official website: https://cifcg.ch/
Application deadline: May 31, 2026
Schedule, rules, and application: https://cifcg.ch/rules-2026/
Jury:
Michel Bellavance (Switzerland, Canada)
Mario Caroli (Italy)
Michal Faust (Germany)
Gergely Ittzés (Hungary)
Michael Kofler (Austria)
Yong Ma (China)
Gaby von Riet (Belgium)
Qi Yan (China)
Sarah Louvion (France)
Special Guest Judges:
Ruth Wentorf (Germany)
Maurice Steger (Switzerland)
Sanqing Chen (China)
Laureates of previous competitions
2026
Yaejin Lee,
South Korea: 2nd prize
Elena Krivorotova,
Russia: 3rd prize
Yena Lim,
South Korea: 3rd prize
2022
Anna Komarova,
Russia: 1st prize
Gaia Bergamaschi,
Italy: 2nd prize
Iker Sáez,
Spain: 2nd prize
Pablo Alcántara,
Spain: 2nd prize
Hualin Jia,
China: 3rd prize
Niccolo Valerio,
Italy: 3rd prize
2018
Pablo Alcántara,
Spain: 2nd prize
Joidy Blanco,
Venezuela: 3rd prize
Jayoung Kim,
Korea: 4th prize
Gan Quan,
China: 5th prize
Èva Szabados,
Hungary: 6th prize
2014
Livia Duleba,
Hungary: 2nd prize
Anna Kondrashina,
Russia: 3rd prize
Takahiro Uchiyama,
Japan: 3rd prize
Mattia Petrilli,
Italy: 4th prize
Chloé Dufossez,
France: 5th prize
Bricault Samuel,
France: 6th prize
2010
Hanna Schulze Dieckhoff,
Germany: 2nd prize
Yuki Koyama,
Japan: 3rd prize
Jessie Gu,
Ireland: 5th prize
2006
Andreas Kissling,
Germany: 3rd prize
Andrew John Day,
Australia: 3rd prize
Qiao Zhang,
China: 5th prize
Yuki Koyama,
Japan: 6th prize