About Boston Int'l Music Competition

The 2025 Boston International Music Competition (BIMC) is recruiting young music talents from around the world to participate. This grand music event was jointly founded in 2022 and organized by several professors from WeStar Academy of Music, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, and the Department of Music of Harvard University. The BIMC competition has expanded its scope and covered five categories of Voice, Piano, Strings, Other Instruments and the Composition, and continues to offer a competition prize budget up to US$20,000, thanks to the WeStar Music Education Foundation. 

The Boston International Composition Competition (BICC) is run separately with different submission due date and announcement date from the other four categories in BIMC. The BICC provides an inspiring environment for composers to explore their artistry. The style is unstrained, from classical to contemporary genres like jazz and world music, BICC expects participants to push the boundaries of their creativity. This is a great opportunity to experiment with different musical forms and instruments, and your efforts will be recognized as they should be. We will help you realize your dreams! The current 21 competition judges are composed of professors from top music schools and world-renowned musicians from USA, China, France and England.

The competitions will attract contestants from different countries and regions, with age requirements ranging from 5 to 30 years old. Adult contestants aged 19 to 30 are divided into music major groups and non-music major groups. Previous year’s competition attracted contestants from 15 different countries and regions. The youngest contestant was a 5-year-old pianist from Turkey. In previous years, the competition was reported by more than 50 medias with views over one million people.

BIMC is not only an international music competition, but also provides a stage for teenagers and young musicians to showcase their talents. The BIMC 2025 final competition will be in-person in Boston on July 19th, 2025, followed by the winners' concert, awards ceremony on July 20th, and various masterclasses then after. This will be a wonderful music festival for young musicians to gather together to celebrate their passion and love in music in Boston, a famous cultural and artistic city! The mission of the Boston International Music Competition is to promote the beauty of music, to recruit outstanding musical talents, and to encourage young people to love music and benefit their academic development. We also hope to promote cultural exchange and better understanding between different countries and regions.

Maybe you can perform an instrument well, or you have a beautiful singing voice! BIMC has prepared ready your stage, let the world witness your talent! 

Come to realize your music dreams! We look forward to your shining!