The Aviv Competitions

AICF’s Aviv Competitions have been held since 1999 and assist in the advancement of outstanding Israeli musicians who are just embarking on their artistic journey, through the distribution of prizes in different fields of musical performance.

The Aviv Competitions are intended for musicians 21 to 32 years of age who are ready for a professional career. The Competitions are held by AICF in cooperation with the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport every two years.

One prize is awarded in every field. In addition to the monetary prize, winning the competition bestows exposure to audiences and critics, live performances, radio broadcasts in Israel and assistance in career development in Israel and abroad.

Next Competitions

Prizes

Piano Prize – The Goldie R. Feldman Prize, provided by the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation
Cello Prize – The Rachel and Dov Gottesman Family Prize
Brass Prize – The Lillian Shapiro and Lester Beryl Radlo Prize, donated by their grandson, David Eliezer Lieberman
Voice Prize – The Michal Oren Prize
Violin Prize – The Ilona Kornhauser Prize, donated by the Kornhauser family of the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation
Viola Prize – The Rachel and Dov Gottesman Family Prize
Woodwinds Prize – The Susan and Emanuel (Bob) Kornhauser Prize, donated by Kornhauser family of the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation
Composition Prize – The François Schapira Prize
The Outstanding Performance of the Israeli Instrumental Piece Prize – The Rafi Guralnik Prize, donated by the Guralnik family
The Outstanding Performance of the Israeli Vocal Piece Prize – The Mira Zakai Prize, donated by the Zakai family

Past Aviv Competitions’ Winners

Previous music competitions’ Winners

Past Competitions