Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Transfer of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Musica Viva Australia announces that it is transferring custodianship of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (MICMC) due to significant changes in the arts funding environment.
MICMC was founded by Marco van Pagee and Lin Bender in 1991. In 2015 Musica Viva Australia was approached by the Victorian Government to be custodian of MICMC, with funding from Creative Victoria, and delivered the competition successfully in 2018 and 2023. The funding agreement with Creative Victoria ceased at the end of 2025 and has not been renewed.
We are grateful to the many volunteers, supporters, audience members, musicians, jurors and MVA staff who contributed to the success of the MICMC competitions under MVA’s stewardship.
Musica Viva Australia will support a smooth transition to the new team of professionals and volunteers who will manage MICMC into the future. The next iteration is planned for 4-11 July 2027, under the artistic leadership of Wilma Smith (Musica Viva Australia’s Artistic Director of Competitions).
Details about the next iteration of MICMC can be found at:
Website: micmc.au
Email: info@micmc.au
Phone: 0421 619 953
Affinity Quartet. Photo credit: James Grant Photography
Trio Orelon. Photo credit: James Grant Photography
Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Affinity Quartet, Terra String Quartet, Risus Quartet. Photo credit: James Grant Photography
Trio Bohémo, Trio Pantoum, Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe, Trio Orelon. Photo credit: James Grant Photography
2023 MICMC WINNERS
Musica Viva Australia has announced Affinity Quartet as the winner of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition 2023. Affinity Quartet, formed in Melbourne, has been awarded the Monash University Grand Prize ($30,000), the Robert Salzer Foundation String Quartet 1st Prize ($30,000) and the Audience Prize for String Quartet ($8,000). Read the full press release.
Monash University Grand Prize, $30,000
AFFINITY QUARTET
STRING QUARTET PRIZES
1ST Prize – Robert Salzer Foundation Prize - $30,000
AFFINITY QUARTET
2nd Prize – Patricia H. Reid Endowment Fund Prize - $20,000
TERRA STRING QUARTET
3rd Prize – Anonymous - $10,000
RISUS QUARTET
Audience Prize for String Quartet - $8,000
AFFINITY QUARTET
Quartet Commission Prize – Rowland-Jones & Immelman Commission Performance Prize - $4,000
RISUS QUARTET
PIANO TRIO PRIZES
1st Prize – Tony Berg Prize - $22,500
TRIO ORELON
2nd Prize – In Memory of Paul Morawetz - $15,000
TRIO PANTOUM
3rd Prize – Musica Viva Australia Victorian Committee Prize - $7,500
TRIO BOHÉMO
Audience Prize for Piano Trio $6,000
TRIO BOHÉMO
Trio Commission Prize – Barry Jones Commission Performance Prize - $3,000
TRIO ORELON
Artistic Director
Learn more about Musica Viva’s Artistic Director of Competitions, Wilma Smith.
Past Winners
Learn all about the winners' previous MICMC iterations. From 1991's Gould Piano Trio right up to 2018's Trio Marvin and every winner in between.
Partners
Presenting an event of the size and scale of MICMC is only possible with the support of partners. Musica Viva Australia produce the event with strategic support from the Melbourne Recital Centre.
The Competition is the recipient of a major grant from Creative Victoria and receives additional support from the Robert Salzer Foundation, Marjorie Nicholas OAM, the Morawetz Family and the late Tom Bruce AM & Beth Brown.
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