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European Classical music has long relied on music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of current competitions in classical music, with each competition and reference link given only once. Many offer competitions across a range of categories and in these cases they are listed under "General/mixed". Competitions with age restrictions are listed under "Young musicians".
International Music Competition
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It is a composers' competition, established in 1947 as a local event and turned into an international festival in 1959.[ permanent dead link ]
In Belgium, for example, the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition is included in the list of major events.
After his death, the Tôru Takemitsu Composition Award was established in 1997...
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