Concours de Genève International Music Competition
■ First Prize: CHF 20,000
■ Second Prize: CHF 12,000
■ Third Prize: CHF 8,000
■ Special Awards: Audience Prize, Young Audience Prize, and Special Engagement Awards (concerts, recordings, media coverage)
■ Career Development Program: Includes international performance engagements, recording projects, and career mentoring
The Geneva International Music Competition (Concours de Genève) is one of the world’s oldest and most respected music competitions, founded in 1939 to discover and support the careers of exceptional young musicians.
A proud founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC), it upholds the highest artistic standards and has helped launch the international careers of countless laureates.
Held annually in Geneva’s historic Victoria Hall, the competition alternates between instrumental and vocal categories, including flute, clarinet, oboe, piano, cello, voice, percussion, string quartet, and composition. Beyond prizes, it provides long-term support through career development workshops, concert tours, and professional mentoring — a distinctive hallmark of the Geneva competition.
For flutists, the Concours de Genève represents one of the most prestigious international stages, historically linked to the great French-Swiss flute tradition.
Laureates of Previous Competitions
2023
🥇 Elizaveta Ivanova (Russia) – 1st Prize
🥈 Mario Bruno (Italy) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Yuan Yu (China) – 2nd Prize
2014
🥈 Adriana Ferreira (Portugal) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Yubeen Kim (South Korea) – 2nd Prize
🥉 Elena Badaeva (Russia) – 3rd Prize
2001
🥇 Silvia Careddu (Italy) – 1st Prize
🥈 Sabine Morel (France) – 2nd Prize
🥉 Sarah Louvion (France) – 3rd Prize
1992
🥇 Emmanuel Pahud (Switzerland) – 1st Prize
🥈 Anna Garzuly-Wahlgren (Hungary) – 2nd Prize
🥉 Ye Ri Yoon (South Korea) – 3rd Prize
1983
🥈 Hideaki Sakai (Japan) – 2nd Prize
🥈 José-Daniel Castellon (France) – 2nd Prize
1978
🥇 Irena Grafenauer (Yugoslavia) – 1st Prize
🥈 Gilles Burgos (France) – 2nd Prize
1973
🥇 Irena Toshiko Kohno (Japan) – 1st Prize
🥈 Lô Angelloz (France) – 2nd Prize
1969
🥈 Guy Cottin (France) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Kim Chang Kook (South Korea) – 2nd Prize
1966
🥇 Paula Robinson (USA) – 1st Prize
🥈 Jean-Claude Gérard (France) – 2nd Prize
1961
🥇 Michel Debost (France) – 1st Prize
1958
🥈 Alf Andersen (Norway) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Jean-Pierre Eustache (France) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Louis Hébral (France) – 2nd Prize
1954
🥇 Raymond Guiot (France) – 1st Prize
🥈 Christian Lardé (France) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Maxence Larrieu (France) – 2nd Prize
1951
🥈 Christian Lardé (France) – 2nd Prize
1948
🥇 Aurèle Nicolet (Switzerland) – 1st Prize
🥈 Christian Lardé (France) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Kurt Redel (Germany) – 2nd Prize
1946
🥇 Léon Leroy (France) – 1st Prize
🥈 Gabriel Deschamps (France) – 2nd Prize
1945
🥈 Antonio Zuppiger (Switzerland) – 2nd Prize
1944
🥈 André Bosshard (Switzerland) – 2nd Prize
🥈 Jeanine Ducray (Switzerland) – 2nd Prize
1943
🥈 Edmond Oechslin (Switzerland) – 2nd Prize
1941
🥇 Willy Urfer (Switzerland) – 1st Prize
1939
🥇 André Jaunet (France) – 1st Prize