Concurso Juventudes Musicales is one of the central programs of Juventudes Musicales de España. Its objective is the detection and promotion of new talents as well as the empowerment of young people through music.
It was born in 1979 as a Permanent Competition for Young Performers and until 2017 it has held 88 editions in its different modalities. In 2020-2021 it introduces different novelties, with new modalities, bases and venues. It is aimed at young performers (soloists or groups) born or residing in Spain aged up to 25 (all types of Classical except Chamber and Singing) and 29 (Jazz, Early Music and, within Classical, Chamber and Singing). ) according to the modalities
The contest includes three musical styles: Classical Music , Early Music and Jazz . The Classical Music category is subdivided into the modalities of String (two modalities, Bow and Guitar), Piano, Instruments without their own modality (accordion, harp, percussion, organ, etc.), Wind (woodwind instruments and wind instruments-metal), Chamber and Singing. In those of Early Music and Jazz, both individual soloists and groups of up to 6 members compete in a unique modality.
The calls for Classical Music are held in Madrid and those for Early Music and Jazz in Barcelona.
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The participants should be aged up to 30 years old.
The competition is held in 3 rounds for every category.
Next competition will be 113th Competition: Early Music.
From 21st to 23rd of november 2025, in Barcelona.
Three times a year
05.09.2025 – 13 h
You can see the calls for the competitions on the website.
Competition fee:
Fees of €35 for soloists and €60 for instrumental and/or vocal groups have been established to register for the pre-selection phase.
These fees must be paid in a single payment as registration costs. In no case will the registration fees be reimbursed once paid.
Preselection: video of at least 10 min with 3 contrastant movements.
Face-to-face Phases: Works by three different composers, one of whom must be Hispanic. The repertoire presented must date from before 1789, except in the case of the fortepiano, whose repertoire may extend up to 1820. Any other work outside these time limits must be consulted with and approved by the jury in advance. In the case of performers or ensembles specializing in a specific period or style, monographic programs will be accepted, subject to prior consultation with the Competition Secretariat.
The repertoire for the in-person phases must include at least the following works, which may be divided between the Qualifying Round and the Final at the discretion of the contestants:
Jazz
* a standard
* a work of their own composition
* a work by a Spanish author.
Transcriptions of instrumental works may not be included, except in those cases established by tradition and previously accepted by the Competition Secretary.
All works for the Final must be submitted complete with the exception of those parts or movements that have already become established in the repertoire as independent pieces or those cycles of pieces that, due to their length or characteristics, it is customary and accepted to perform a selection of them in concert. The contestant must specify in the registration the full names of the composers, their dates of birth and death (if applicable), the duration of each work, its movements and the date of composition. The repertoire from the Qualifying Round may not be repeated in the final, but the repertoire from the pre-selection video may be submitted in the in-person tests. The repertoire cannot be changed once it has been accepted by the Competition Secretary.
The programme for the Qualifying Round must be a maximum of 15 minutes long.
The programme for the Final must last a minimum of 25 minutes and a maximum of 30 minutes.
Contestants are requested to respect these timing requirements.
Prize winner concerts, concerts with orchestras and international exchanges.
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