SIMC

First Prize Winners Concert / The Final Round of competition 2025 online

Attention! Voting for the "Audience Choice Award" (in the comments to the video) will end on July 4 at 23.59


Dear all,

SIMC XII online starts the vote for the Audience Award
Choose the best one between the participants who have come to the final Third round and now compete for the Grand Prix.
To choose your favorite musician make 2 simple steps:
— watch online concert on Youtube
— mention the name of the participant you love most in comments under the YouTube video
The one who gets the most of the votes wins the Audience Award. The results will come after the July 5 and will be announced in particular. Please, note that one person can vote for one participant only.
Let's choose the best one all together!

Grand Prix SIMC XII 2025 live


Seoin Yun
Piano group F (Republic of Korea)

The estimated schedule of SIMC XII ONLINE competition (2025)

  • June 6, the proofreading of information sent in applications and by e-mail is completed.
  • June 6 — 10, First (qualifying) round auditions are held.
  • June 12, the personal pages of participants who qualify for the Second round are published on the competition website in the "Participants online" section.
  • June 12 — 20, auditions are held for the participants of the Second (main) round of the competition.
  • June 14, the site publishes the personal pages of the participants of the Ensemble categories and the category "Accompaniment".
  • June 16 — 26, the results of the Second Round are published (as soon as they are ready, stay tuned)
  • July 1, Audience Award vote starts. On this date on our website we post a video, edited from the videos of the contestants awarded with the First Prize in their category and age group. To vote for your favourite musician, leave a comment with his name below the video.
  • July 2 — 4, an audition for the Third (final) round of the competition takes place, as well as a collection of votes (in the comments to the final video) for the "Audience Award".
  • July 5, the Grand Prix laureate (if awarded) goes on. The "Audience Choice Award" will be announced a little later to give everyone the opportunity to watch the video and vote.
  • After July 5, we start the distribution of diplomas and certificates of participation to participants' addresses.
The schedule delay is due to blocking of video hosting sites in some countries

Over 3,000 participants since 2010

SIMC is a yearly event for children and adults who are passionate about classical music. Since its launch, the competition has attracted young musicians from more than 40 countries.

More than 30 jury members

Jury consists of prominent musicians, professors and educators from Sweden, the United States, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Finland, Austria, and China.

Online & live

You can take part in the competition online by sending us a link to your recorded performances, or you can perform at a live audition, held in Stockholm (Sweden). Either way, your performance will be evaluated by the same professional jury. All contestants receive certificates of participation, and winners are awarded Stockholm International Music Competition diplomas.

Masterclasses and feedback

During and after the competition, you can get feedback and recommendations from the jury members. We also organize master classes which you can take if interested.

Competition is supported by: