WSIMC

Wilhelm Stenhammar

International Music Competition

New competition June 7 to June 13, 2024. Application from December 1, 2023.

A classical music competition
of the highest artistic level

The competition is a seven day competition and musical festival. Entrance is free of charge for the competition days, but ticket is needed for the final concert. WSIMC gives the audience a unique opportunity to discover future opera stars!

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News

Vera Talerko debuts at Hamburg Staatsoper

Vera Talerko, who received both the First prize and the Audience prize in the WSIMC competition 2022, has just made a brilliant debut at the Hamburg Staatsoper! Vera appeared in the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Venere e Adonis”, directed by the Opera Director himself, as well as our juror,

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12 June, 2023

About WSIMC

Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition, or WSIMC, was inaugurated in June 2006 with King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia as guests of honor. Since then the competition has been held every two years.
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Previous years

Read all about the previous competitions, see the prize winners and the jury for every year.
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