Competitions

Robert Saxton has been nominated for a 2015 British Composer Award. His work Sonata for Brass Band on a Prelude of Orlando Gibbons has been shortlisted in the Wind Band or Brass Band category. Composed and published in 2014, Sonata for Brass Band on a Prelude of Orlando Gibbons was commissioned by Peter Bassano for…

The Villiers Quartet announces the VQ New Works Competition for 2016. This competition is open to composers of any nationality and age writing new music for string quartet. Deadline for entries is January 15th, 2016 Read more…

We welcome all young violinists from all over the world to apply to enter the competition. Only 24 candidates will be chosen by the Pre-Jury to continue to the competition held in Odense, the birth place of Carl Nielsen, on 16-22 April. the Carl Nielsen International Competitions’ vision is to present Carl Nielsen in timely…

The Keuris Competition invites composers of all ages and nationalities to participate in the 2nd Keuris Composers Contest with self-made compositions for the youth. The compositions should be challenging, but at the same time accessible, nowadays and playable by young talented amateur players. There will be two categories: 1) clarinet, cello and piano 2) youth…

The first edition of the Basel Composition Competition, or BCC, shall take place from on 16 – 19 February 2017. Directed by the Head Juror Wolfgang Rihm, the international event was conceived by the Basel music manager Christoph Müller and the Paul Sacher Foundation as a means to attract the most exciting composers of today…

the Azrieli Foundation is again searching for composers to receive two substantial prizes: • The Azrieli Commissions for Jewish Music – $50,000 CAD to a Canadian composer for a new orchestral work. Submission deadline: May 7, 2017. • The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music – $50,000 CAD to an international composer for the best orchestral…