Inspiring Lives Through
Breathtaking Performances

Apply Now for the 2025 Fischoff Competition!

Visit the Compete page to view the rulebooks and submit an application for the 52nd Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, May 9-11, 2025.

Watch the 2023 and 2024 Lift Every Voice Concerts

Established in 2022, the Lift Every Voice Prize celebrates works by historically underrepresented in the chamber music world. The concerts from 2023 and 2024 (plus a panel discussion with Chamber Music America CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks) are now available on our YouTube channel.

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Click Here for the 2024 Competition Program Book

About Us

Founded in 1973, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association’s mission is to inspire lives through breathtaking performances. From hosting the nation’s largest chamber music competition to working with students directly in the schools, Fischoff is committed to music education.

Linden Qt. 2009 Grand Prize Stage Hi Res

Competition

Founded in 1973 in South Bend, IN, USA, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition has grown to become the largest chamber music competition in the world, and one of the most prestigious classical music prizes attainable today. Over $60,000 worth of prizes are awarded across four divisions during the course of the three-day Competition.

Community Outreach

Fischoff’s educational programs enrich the musical and cultural life of the community through personal interaction with musicians of the highest caliber. Since 1995, Fischoff’s educational outreach programs have reached over 101,177 children and youth throughout Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan, placing a particular emphasis on underserved and at-risk communities.

Chamber Music Academy

The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association is committed to inspiring the next generation of chamber musicians. Established in 1999, the Fischoff Chamber Music Academy is helping to create a chamber music community among local area high school musicians who are dedicated to digging deeper into the challenging repertoire of chamber music.

News

February 7, 2025

Scott Campbell to Depart as Fischoff Executive Director

News, Press Release

Scott Campbell to Depart as Executive Director of Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Notre Dame, IN – February 7, 2025 – The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association has announced that […]

January 9, 2025

Watch Lineage Percussion on WNIT’s “Education Counts”

Alumni Highlights, Education

See first-hand WNIT’s “Education Counts” feature video highlighting some of the fun Lineage Percussion had with the amazing ECoSistema teachers and students at Roosevelt STEAM Academy as part of the […]

October 11, 2024

Fall Newsletter from Fischoff

News

Impact

Musicians Crossed The Fischoff Stage

Children Reached Community Outreach

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From masterclasses with world-class musicians for competitors to working with kids from Elementary school to College, music education is at the core of our mission. With your generosity, we can continue to support current and future musicians in finding their path forward.

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