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TRONDHEIM INTL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION

23 - 27 SEPTEMBER 2025

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Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition was first arranged in 2000. Since 2003 the competition has been held every second year, and alternates between piano trios and string quartets. The years between competitions, there is Academy for the same kind of ensembles as in next year’s competition.

2023 | Piano trio
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Rilian Trio (CA)
2nd Prize, The KHL Prize: Trio Tokava (MY/TW/US)
3rd Prize, The City of Trondheim "Kåre Opdal Prize": Trio Incendio (CZ)
The Audience Prize: Rilian Trio (CA)
The Kim Trio Commission Prize: Rilian Trio (CA)
Jury Special Prize: Trio Tokava (MY/TW/US)

2021 | String quartet
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Quatuor Confluence (FR)
2nd Prize, KHL Prize: NOVO Quartet (DK/PL)
3rd Prize, The Trondheim City "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Animato Quartet (NO/NE)
The Audience Prize: Quatuor Confluence 
The Commission Prize: Quatuor Confluence
Idagio NextGen Award: Quatuor Confluence
Jury Special Prize, Masterclass at JMD Schloss Weikersheim: NOVO Quartet and Animato Quartet

2019 | Piano trio
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Mithras trio (MD/UK)
2nd Prize, The KHL Prize: Trio Hèlios (FR)
3rd Prize, The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Trio Opal (D/J/TW)
The Kim Trio Commission Prize: Trio Opal
The Audience Prize: Trio Opal
Jury special prize, Masterclass at JMD Schloss Weikersheim: Mithras trio and Trio Hèlios

2017 | String quartet
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Maxwell Quartet (UK)
2nd Prize, The KHL Prize: Omer Quartet (US/KR)
Joint 3rd Prize, The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Esmé Quartet (KR) and Simply Quartet (CN/NO)
The Audience Prize: Maxwell Quartet

2015 | Piano trio
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Trio Isimsiz (UK)
2nd Prize, The KHL Prize: Madison Trio (USA)
3rd Prize, The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Trio Jade (KO)
The Audience Prize: Madison Trio
 
2013 | String quartet
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Van Kuijk Quartet (FR)
2nd Prize, The KHL Prize: Idomeneo String Quartet (ES/UK/NO)
3rd Prize, The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Jubilee Quartet (UK)
The Audience Prize: Van Kuijk Quartet

2011 | Piano trio
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Paul Klee Trio (FR)
2nd Prize, The NTNU Prize: Fournier Trio (UK/KR/AU)
3rd Prize, The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Trio Atanassov (FR)
The Audience Prize: Fournier Trio

2009 | String quartet
1st Prize, The Torstein Erbo Prize: Quatuor Tercea (FR)
Joint 2nd Prize, The NTNU/Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Finzi Quartet (GB/IE) and EnAccord String Quartet (BE/NL)
Audience Prize: Quatuor Tercea

2007 | Piano trio
1st Prize: No 1st Prize was given
Joint 2nd Prize, The NTNU/ Torstein Erbo Prize: Arctia Piano Trio (FI/NO) and Trio Boulanger (DE)
3rd Prize - The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: Trio Ismena (DK)
Audience Prize: Arctia Piano Trio

2005 | String quartet
Joint 1st Prize, The NTNU/ Torstein Erbo Prize: Sacconi Quartet (GB) and Danish String Quartet (DK)
2nd Prize: No 2nd Prize was given
3rd Prize - The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: UTA Quartet (FI)
Audience Prize: Danish String Quartet

2003 | Piano trio
1st Prize: Trio con Brio Copenhagen (DK)
2nd Prize: No 2nd Prize was given
Joint 3rd Prize, The NTNU Prize / The Trondheim Community "Kåre Opdal" Prize: The Driver-Yamasaki-Coates Trio (GB) and Kim Trio (KR)
Audience Prize: Trio con Brio Copenhagen

2000 | Piano trio and String quartet
1st Prizes:
Piano Trios: Zagreb Piano Trio (HR)
String Quartets: Paizo Quartet (DK)