Application Guidelines

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Tuition payment must be wired upon notification of acceptance

APPLICATION CHECKLIST 

Upload your video (10 minutes minimum) on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku. If you use YouTube, upload it as “Unlisted”. 

Email the video link to timm@todimusicmasters.com

Attach the following to the same email: 

  • Your Biography 
  • Your Artistic Photo (one or two)

For information or assistance, call Ms. Noemi Quintili at +39-340-1229195 or email noemi.quintili@tlctodi.org

Ms. Quintili’s office hours: 9AM-12:30PM and 3PM-5PM (CEST) Monday through Friday (Beijing Standard Time 3PM-6:30PM and 9PM-11PM;
New York Standard Time 3AM-6:30AM and 9AM-11AM)

Mandarin speaking applicants can choose to contact Ms. Iris Zhang for any questions: WeChat ID Iris_0224

Hao Rao (Finalist of the Chopin Competition) and Aozhe Zhang (2025 Paganini Violin Competition Winner) will perform at TIMM 2026!

Hao Rao

The opening concert of the 2026 edition of Todi International Music Masters will be performed by pianist Hao Rao, a young phenom who made a great impression at the Chopin Competition, where he was a Finalist and Honorable Mention recipient. The recital is on August 3, at 9PM in the Todi Municipal Theater, presented in cooperation with Gioventú Musicale’s “Note d’Estate” concert series.

On August 10, also at 9PM, Todi International Music Masters and Gioventú  Musicale will jointly present the first prize winner of the Paganini International Violin Competition, Chinese violinist Zhang Aozhe with pianist Xie Beini, also part of the “Note d’Estate” concert series.

While these concerts are not free to the public, they will be offered free of charge to the Todi International Music Masters students and family members.

Zhang Aozhe performing at the 2025 Paganini International Violin Competition