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Welcome to Parma: now just eat!
Nowhere else in the world do people talk so much about what they eat, tell about it, discuss and argue about it, such as about the filling of anolini ...
A conversation with Tobias Richter
The President of the Concours Géza Anda talks about the legacy of his competition's namesake artist, the huge repertoire candidates have to master, and recent developments
WFIMC Café: Geoffrey John Davies
The Violin Channel´s founder and CEO talks about how a simple Youtube channel turned into the world´s leading Classical Music News platform
World Class String Quartets in Lyon
On a rainy afternoon, three excellent quartets gathered at the Hotel de Ville of Lyon and offered the audience music from heaven.
Piano Highlights at the Bosporus
Teppei Kuroda wins the Orchestra' Sion International Piano Competition in Istanbul
Kevin le Pennec wins the World Harp Competition
The World Harp Competition at Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht held its 2024 edition
Grand Master of the Saxophone
Claude Delangle talks about the Andorra Sax Fest, his career as a saxophonist, and about the bright future of his instrument
High Spirits at the Andorra Sax Fest
Outstanding 11th Edition of the international Saxophone Competition
Introducing: Chihiro Nishioka
New Manager at the Kobe International Flute Competition, Nishioka brings a host of experience from her work at major orchestras in Japan
Xiaolu Zang wins the 2024 Maria Canals
Great enthusiasm and high spirits at the Maria Canals international Piano Competition in Barcelona
Heart and Soul of the Fritz Kreisler Competition
Michael Frischenschlager looks back at 45 years at a great Vienna institution
Clarinet Summit in Belgrade
The 2024 Jeunesses Musicales International Music Competition was held in the discipline of Clarinet
Remembering a Great Composer
Peter Eötvös, who passed away on 24 March 2024, was one of the most remarkable artists of his generation. In February 2020, WFIMC Secretary General Florian Riem spoke with him at his residence in Berlin.
Introducing: Ruben Jais
Meet the new Sovrintendente of the Toscanini Foundation in Parma- director of the Toscanini Orchestra, the Toscanini international Conducting Competition, and host of the 2024 General Assembly
Enchanting Parma!
In the north of Italy, between Milan and Bologna, Parma, host city of the 2024 WFIMC General Assembly, is a discreet town, but one that is not lacking in charm, with its colourful houses, narrow streets, cathedral, castles and, above all, its flavours.
Outstanding piano playing in Hastings
The 2024 Hastings international Piano Competition announces its winners
Introducing: Yungyung Guo
The 20-year old Shanghai Pianist talks about her experience at The Gurwitz intl. Piano Competition in San Antonio, Texas
Parma 2024: what to visit?
Parma, city of Verdi, Toscanini, Parmigianino,… Visit the most memorable places such as Arturo Toscanini’s birth place, the Teatro Farnese, the Palazzo della Pilotta and the Teatro Regio.
Play the Joseph Joachim, reach the world
Oliver Wille, one of the two Artistic Directors of the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition, talks about the upcoming 2024 edition
A Trombone Legend: Ian Bousfield
On occasion of the upcoming Aeolus international Competition for Wind Instruments in Dusseldorf, we spoke with Ian Bousfield, one of its recent jurors
Welcome to Parma!
5-7 June 2024: Hosted by Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, WFIMC will hold its first International Marketing Conference
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