Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium - Competitions for violinists, pianists, composers and singers held in Brussels. William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition - Annual competition in Flint, Michigan, rotating through categories for piano, strings, voice, and winds and brass. International Paulo Cello Competition - Helsinki, Finland event offers rules, schedule, participants, tickets, application form, cash prizes, history, archives, and contact information. [English and Finnish] World Federation of International Music Competitions - Organization founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1951 offers worldwide database of classical performance competitions searchable by city, sponsoring organization, and name of winner. With downloadable yearbook [PDF]. BBC Young Musician of the Year - Biennial competition, with link to applications and results of previous events. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Competition for young opera singers established in 1983 and held every other year in Wales, with scheduled performer, past winners, and ticket information. IBLA Grand Prize - Annual competition for pianists, vocalists, instrumentalists and composers with no age limit, held at Ragusa-Ibla, Sicily. [English and Italian] Chopin Society of Houston - Sponsoring the International Chopin Youth Competition and the Adult Amateur Competition, with links to past and future events. International Music Competitions of the Val Tidone - Annual event judging piano, accordion, chamber music and composition at the Val Tidone castles outside Milan, Italy. Tansman Competition - International competition held in Lodz, Poland, named for 19th century Polish composer Alexsander Tansman. Categories for clarinet, piano, violin, cello, and guitar. [English and Polish] Kathleen Ferrier Singing Awards - Held each April at Wigmore Hall in London, to benefit memorial scholarship fund named for the British lyric contralto.