Unisa Music Foundation
Unisa national and international music competitions
The Music Foundation presents national music competitions in exactly the same format than its international music competitions with the specific aim to accustom young South African musicians to the stringent standards applied internationally. So far a national organ, two piano and one string competition preceded the Unisa International Music Competitions in which the first prize winner and runner-up competed against a selected number of young overseas musicians.
The first International Music Competition (for piano) was held at Unisa in Pretoria in 1982. The winner of this event a Canadian pianist Marc-André Hammelin has since then established himself as a sought after international pianist. Other prize winners at Unisa include sopranos Renée Fleming and Sumi Jo, tenors Johan Botha and Kobie van Rensburg, cellists Alexander Knyazev, and Jerôme Pernoo, violinists Benjamin Schmidt, Dmitri Makhtin. Famous judges include Guido Agosti, Georgy Sandor, Marie Claire Alain, Maria Kliegel, Martina Arroyo, John O’Connor, Sergey Dorensky etc. Click here to see the prize winners since 1982
15th Unisa International Piano Competition 2024
- Rules and Regulations (PDF)
- Application Form (PDF)
- Jury Members (PDF)
- Classical Candidates (PDF)
- Jazz Candidates (PDF)
7th Unisa National Piano Competition 2023
6th Unisa International Strings Competition 2022
3rd Unisa National Strings Competition 2021
Prior competitions
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