Archive for November 2016
International Composition Competition for Junior String Quartet dedicated to the memory of Piero Farulli
Applications are open for the International Composition Competition for Junior String Quartet dedicated to the memory of Piero Farulli, viola of the legendary Quartetto Italiano and founder of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole. The aim of the competition is to increase and enrich the virtually non-existent repertoire for young and very young players of…
Read MoreThe Music Biennale Zagreb, 22-29 April, 2017
The Music Biennale Zagreb is an international festival of contemporary music founded in 1961. During the festival’s days, in April every other year Zagreb is transformed into the cultural centre to which composers, music critics, the best musicians, and contemporary music and arts lovers from the region and Europe gravitate. The festival has a strong…
Read MoreFestival Strings Lucerne
the Festival Strings Lucerne are a national and international chamber Orchestra. At 28th and 29th of January we will have two concerts with the composer Sofia Gubaidulina in the KKL Hall in Lucerne. Read more…
Read MoreMusica nova Helsinki
Contemporary art music meets modern electronic at Musica nova Helsinki, February 1–12, 2017 The programme for Finland’s biggest contemporary music event has now been announced Alongside new classical music the festival, under the theme of Open Spaces, will also be focusing more strongly than before on electronic music and avant-garde pop. The chief guests are…
Read Morethe 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize
In 2017, for the first time, the UnCaged Toy Piano (US) and Conlon Foundation (NL) will collaborate on a joint call for submissions for the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize. For this year’s competition, we are seeking adventurous new works for Ranjit Bhatnagar’s midi-controlled Robot Toy Piano. Innovative ways of integrating electronics are encouraged, but not…
Read More11th World Symposium on Choral Music
2017 is the year of the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music that will be held in Barcelona, from 22nd to 29th July. Barcelona is a cultural city where choral music is a very important ingredient, with hundreds of choirs coming from very diverse spheres and with a wide range of styles. We are working…
Read Morethe International Composition Competition »Leibniz’s Harmonies«
Prize Winners Concert of the International Composition Competition »Leibniz’s Harmonies« I Prizewinners category »Orchestra« Compositions for Orchestra: 1st Prize Timo Ruttkamp (*1980, Köln): Mitternachtssonnenwindspieluhr Prize money: 5000 € 2nd Prize Dong Lingyi (*1995, Taiyuan|Beijing): Resonance Prize money: 4000 € 3rd Prize ex aequo Alessio Elia (*1979): Labyrinthum continui Prize money: 1500 € 3rd Prize ex…
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