WELCOME TO THE BMF
The Birmingham Music Festival is one of Britain's leading piano competitions.
We welcome entrants of all ages and all abilities from enthusiastic beginners and gifted amateurs to veteran competitors.
We have a fantastic venue: The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre at King Edward’s Schools, the BMF offers high quality grand pianos in both of our performance theatres and adjudicators to match.
We think the Birmingham Music Festival offers the very best in amateur music making.
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!
To see pictures from Festival 2024 and
Summer Concert 2024 please check our Facebook page
The 2025 Birmingham Music Festival will take place on
11 and 12 October 2025
at
The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre at King Edward’s Schools
Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UD
CLASSES UPDATE
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All Open classes are now minimum of Grade 5 standard
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We have added more composers to Classes 14 (Baroque Masters) and 17 (Romantic Connections) - please check out!
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The Grade classes are very popular, followed by the Age classes - please enter soon!
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The Open Recital class has no more than 10 places so please enter early.
LATEST NEWS:
Margaret Fingerhut @ Wigmore Hall
We are delighted to announce that our President Margaret Fingerhut will give a recital at the Wigmore Hall on Tuesday 25th March at 1pm. This will mark the launch of her new CD, Ukraine - A Piano Portrait. Click here for more details and for tickets.
SUMMER CONCERT 2025
5 July 2025, Friends Meeting House Bournville - watch performances by 2024 Festival's winners!
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
The 83rd Birmingham Music Festival is now open for entries.
We have made a few detailed changes to our entry pages, so please take care to read them as a few things are different from prior years. Overall, the fundamental structure remains intact, and I hope that you welcome the changes that we have made.
We welcome two popular adjudicators: Caroline Clemmow and Murray McLachlan. Both can be relied upon to give perceptive and helpful comments in their adjudications.
As always, we expect that many classes will close before the official closing date of 31 July as we become full. Please don't wait too long if you wish to enter.
I look forward to seeing you and hearing you play in October!
Olga
Olga Maleva
Chairman
Our Aim:
"The object of the Festival is to advance, encourage and foster the art of music making by holding and promoting an annual competitive festival of public performances, recitals and concerts"
In partnership with:
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