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2013/12/17 the Pierrot Lunaire International Composition Competition 2014 for chamber works involving a minimum of 2 performers to a maximum of 5 performers, without conductor participation and without vocal participation will be open to composers of all nationalities, with no age restrictions. ….read more

2013/12/15 The Armenian Little Singers International Association is organizing an international competition (ACCC) for choral compositions with or without piano accompaniment for the “Little Singers of Armenia” advanced children’s choir (S, S, A or S, S, A, A – for 3 or 4 voices) ….read more

Results of the Gaudeamus Prize 2013 From the thirteen nominees, the international jury consisting of Peter Adriaansz (NL), Annelies van Parys (BE) and Dmitri Kourliandski (RU) unanimously chose Tobias Klich (1983) from Germany. Grüntrübe Ritornelle beim Verlassen des Territoriums – for prepared, amplified guitar and electronics was performed by Klich himself. Abel Paùl (1984, Spain)…

On Tuesday 27th of August Youssou N’Dour & Kaija Saariaho will receive The Polar Music Prize 2013 from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at a gala ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall to be followed by a celebratory banquet at Grand Hôtel. The ceremony will be broadcast live on national television (TV4). ….read…

The Jury of the “1st International Contest for Musical Composition”, headed by Enzo Restagno (musicologist), and formed by Giulio Castagnoli (composer) and Fabio Mengozzi (composer), after having examinated the 186 scores received from many different Countries, has decided to award 1st prize to KOTARO MORIKAWA (Japan) for the piece “Erosion”, and 2nd prize to NORIKO…

The North Rhine-Westphalia Arts Foundation has announced that the Mauricio Kagel Music Prize for 2013 will be awarded, by unanimous vote, to Michel van der Aa. The award will be presented on 28 April during the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik. ….read more

The British composer Naomi Pinnock has been awarded first prize in the Günter Bialas Composition Competition 2013 for her work ‘A Dream within a Dream’ for Mezzosoprano and Piano on April 17, 2013. The second prize went to Alexander Muno for Two Songs on Texts by John Donne for Bariton and Piano. Julian Lembke was…

Dutch composer Michel van der Aa has won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his multimedia work Up-Close, premiered in 2011, which offers a unique blend of cello concerto with film. In the Holland Festival 2013 Michel van der Aa will present his latest music theatre work Sunken Garden, a multimedia opera utilising…