CaliforniaAVSOMC Bach Competition Lancaster, CA, USA (1/22/2005) Age: 0-18 Deadline: 1/7/2005 Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra Master Chorale 3041 W. Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536-5426 Tel: (661)722-6389 Fax: (661)772-6390 AVSOMC Gail Newby Concerto Competition Lancaster, CA, USA (1/23/2005) Age: 0-18 Deadline: 1/7/2005 Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra Master Chorale 3041 W. Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536-5426 Tel: (661)722-6389 Fax: (661)772-6390 Berkley Piano Club Van Waynen Competition Berkley, California, USA (9/2005)-annual Age: 17-25 (For residents of San Francisco, Alameda and contra Costa Co.) Deadline: 2/2003 Berkley Piano Club Tel: (925)829-4922 Email: k.h.lyman@att.net Bronislaw Kaper Awards Los Angeles, California, USA (2/17/2007) Age: Deadline: 8/2006 Los Angeles Philharmonic 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tel: (323)850-2000 or (213)972-0704 Email: education@laphil.org The 7th California International Young Artist Competition Escondido, California, USA (2006)-biennial:piano Age: 0-25 Deadline: California Center for the Arts, Escondido POBox 301154, Escondido, CA 92030 Tel: (760)580-0518 Email: ciyac@cox.net The 8th CCCO Concerto Award Martinez, California, USA (7/1/2006)-annual Age: No Age Limit Deadline: 6/1/2006 Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra POBox 3087 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 E-mail: info@cccorch.org The 29th CMS Piano Competition Carmel, California, USA (5/7/2005)-annual Age: 18-30 Deadline: 2/15/2005 Carmel Music Society POBox 1144, Carmel, CA 93921 Tel: (831)625-9938 Email: info@carmelmusic.org CMTANC Youth Music Competition California, USA (6/12/2005) Age: 0-17 Deadline: 4/20/2005 Chinese Music Teachers' Association of Northern California POBox 3382, Saratoga, CA 95070 Tel: (408)866-5253 or (510)494-1488 Email: CMTANC@Yahoo.com CYS Young Artist Competition Palo Alto, California, USA (5/1/2005) Age: 0-18 Deadline: 4/15/2005 California Youth Symphony 441 California Avenue #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Tel: (650)325-6666 Fax: (650)325-1243 Email: info@cys.org DSO Youth Artist Award Walnut Creek, California, USA Age: Deadline: Diablo Symphony Orchestra 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Tel: (925)685-1031 FeBland Foundation Piano Competition Santa Barbara, California, USA (6/9/2001-6/10/2001) Age: 18-25 Deadline: FeBland Foundation POBox 41114, Santa Barbara, CA 93140 Josepf Fisch Piano Competition San Diego, California, USA Age: 18-26 Deadline: San Diego State University, Music Department San Diego, CA 92182 The 41st FSO Young Artist Competition Fremont, California, USA (1/13/2007-1/14/2007)-annual Age: 0-23 Deadline: 12/15/2006 Fremont Symphony Orchestra POBox 104, Fremont, CA, 84537 Tel: (510)794-1659 Fax: (510)794-1658 Email: fremontsymphony@aol.com Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition (See Virginia Waring International Piano Competition) The 8th International Russian Music Piano Competition San Jose, California, USA (6/7/2007-6/17/2007)-annual Age: 6-30 Deadline: 4/1/2007 POBox 20246 San Jose, CA 95120 Tel: (408)927-7686 Fax: (408)978-7664 Email: russianmusiccompe@yahoo.com KIMF Competition Los Angeles, California, USA (4/23/2007-4/24/2007) Age: 18-30 Deadline: 1/31/2007 Korean International Music Foundation 3530 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 380, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Tel: (213)351-0707 Email: sophie@ncccapital.com KSO Young Soloist Competition Kensington, California, USA Age: 0-18 Deadline: Kensington Symphony Orchestra Tel: (510)251-2031 Kern County Young Artists Concerto Competition Bakersfield, California, USA (4/30/2005)-annual Age: Deadline: Bakersfield College Music Department Tel: (661)395-4546 The 46th La Jolla Symphomy & Chorus Young Artists Competition La Jolla, California, USA (1/29/2005)-annual Age: 14-26 Deadline: 1/7/2005 La Jolla Symphomy & Chorus 9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD 0361, La Jolla, CA 92093-0361 Tel: (619)534-4637 Fax: (858)534-9947 Email: boxoffice@lajollasymphony.com The 34th LAS Competition for Young Musicians Livermore, California, USA (10/29/2006) Age: 0-17 Deadline: 10/8/2006 Livermore-Amador Symphony POBox 1049, Livermore, CA 94551-1049 Tel: (925)447-1947 Email: info@livamsymph.org The 9th Los Angeles Liszt Competition Los Angeles, California, USA (11/18/2006-11/19/2006)-biennial Age: 12-35 Deadline: 10/20/2006 8260 Youngdale Rd. San Gabriel, CA 91775 Tel: (626)286-4593 MTAC Piano Solo/Concerto Competitions North (4/23/2005), South (4/10/2005), California, USA Age: 0-24 Deadline: 3/5/2005 North: 295 Pebble Creek Court, Morgan Hills, CA 95037 South: 3017 N. Milagro way, Fullerton, CA 92835 Tel: (408)779-8644 or (714)525-9320 Fax: (714)525-9320 Email: musicdoc44@yahoo.com or swabe@hotmail.com Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition Santa Barbara, California, USA (7/9/2005) Age: Deadline: Music Academy of the West 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2899 Tel: (805)969-4726 Fax: (805)969-0686 Email: festival@musicacademy.org The 11th OEBS Young Artist Competition Oakland, California, USA (6/10/2007-6/17/2007)-annual Age: 10-22 Deadline: 5/26/2007 Oakland East Bay Symphony 400 29th St, Suite 501, Oakland, CA 94609 Tel: (510)444-0801 Fax: (510)444-0863 Email: admin@oebs.org Pacific Musical Society Junior Auxillary Competition San Francisco, California, USA (4/15/2006-5/27/2006)-annual Age: 6-21 Deadline: 1/27/2006 Pacific Musical Society 1071 Hatteras Court, Foster City, CA 94404 Tel: (650)349-8180 Fax: (650)341-5469 Email: esunahara@pacificmusical.com Palo Alto Philharmonic Soloist Competition Palo Alto, California, USA-annual Age: No Age Limit (California Residents) Deadline: Palo Alto Philharmonic 2085 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel: (650)857-0737 Email: MaxineGoodman@cs.com Ivo Pogorelich International Solo Piano Competition Pasadena, California, USA-triennial Age: Deadline: C/O Ambassador Foundation 300 W. Green St. Pasadena, CA 91129 Tel: (818)304-6166 The 2nd Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition and Festival Los Angeles, California, USA (6/3/2005-6/18/2005)-quadrennial Age: 18-30 Deadline: 3/1/2005 3278 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1003, Los Angeles, CA, 90010 Tel: (213)383-3524 Fax: (213)383-3538 Email: sympo@usa.net RHSO Young Artists Competition Whittier, California, USA (2/3/2007)-annual Age: 0-26 Deadline: 1/11/2007 Rio Hondo Symphony Association POBox 495, Whittier, CA 90608 Tel: (562)631-5262 Email: youngartistscompetition@gmail.com The 10th Annual San Francisco Chopin Competition for Young Pianists San Francisco, California, USA (6/4/2005)-annual Age: 9-15 Deadline: 4/16/2005 Chopin Council of San Francisco POBox 292, Moraga, CA 94556 Tel: (415)474-2626 or (925)247-0894 Fax: (415)474-7149 Email: ChopinSF@aol.com San Francisco Concerto Orchestra International Competitions for Musicians San Francisco, California, USA (2007) Age: 0-18 Deadline: San Francisco Concerto Orchestra POBox 108, Nicasio, CA 94946-0108 Tel: (415)362-6080 Email: Seth@SFConcerto.org The 17th Annual San Francisco Young Pianists' Competition San Francisco, California, USA (5/14/1999)-annual Age: 15-21 Deadline: Victoria Neve San Francisco State University/Department of Music 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132 Tel: (415)338-1431 Fax: (415)338-3294 Email: music@sfsu.edu Santa Barbara Symphony Young Artist Award Santa Barbara, California, USA-annual Age: 18-25 Deadline: Santa Barbara Symphony 1900 State St. #G, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel/Fax: (805)898-9626 Email: info@thesymphony.org The 1st Roger Torrison International Piano Competition Chico, California, USA (9/1/2001-3/2/2002) Age: 0-29 Deadline: 12/31/2001 Department of Music/California State University-Chico Chico, CA 95929-0805 Tel: (530)898-6084 Email: competition@maestro-foundation.org Viardo International Piano Competition Belmont California, USA (5/28/2005-6/5/2005) Age: 12-28 Deadline: 4/15/2005 Department of Music/Notre Dame de Namur University 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002 Tel: (650)508-3597 Email: mschmitz@ndnu.edu Virginia Waring International Piano Competition Palm Desert, California, USA (2009) Age: 18-35 Deadline: 43-500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260 Tel: (760)773-2575 Fax: (760)776-0168 Email: info@vwipc.org Virginia Waring International Piano Competition (Junior and Intermediate) Palm Desert, California, USA (3/24/2007-4/1/2007) Age: 0-17 Deadline: 10/1/2006 43-500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260 Tel: (760)773-2575 Fax: (760)776-0168 Email: info@vwipc.org The 2nd Young Artist Competition Idyllwild, California, USA (12/4/1996-12/8/1996) Age: 0-18 Deadline: 10/12/1996 Tel: (909)654-2171 ext.371 The 8th Young Artists International Audition Los Angeles, California, USA (7/20/2006-8/10/2006) Age: Deadline: 1/1/2006 Young Artists International, Inc. 2430 Apollo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046-1628 USA Tel: (310)281-3303 Fax: (323)969-8742 Email: info@YoungArtists.org Young Musicians Competition Nevada City, California, USA (4/29/2006-5/6/2006) Age: 7-18 Deadline: 3/27/2006 Music in the Mountains-YMC POBox 1451, Nevada City, CA 95959. Tel: (530)265-6173 Young Musicians Foundation Debut Competition Los Angeles, California, USA (3/20/2006)-annual Age: 0-26 Deadline: 2/28/2006 Young Musicians Foundation 195 South Beverly Drive, Suite 414, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Tel: (310)859-7668 Fax: (310)859-1365 Email: info@ymf.org Young Musician's Performance Competition Peninsula, California, USA-annual Age: 0-28 Deadline: Peninsula Symphony POBox 2602 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 Tel: (310)544-0320 Fax: (310)544-0477 Email: music.pensym@verizon.net The 20th Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition San Jose, California, USA (4/9/2006)-annual Age: 15-18 Deadline: 2/27/2006 The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies/San Jose State University One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0171 Tel: (408)924-4590 Fax: (408)924-4715 Email: meredith@email.sjsu.edu