Every year, a system involving local juries from member sections of the ISCM selects the works to be performed at the WNMD Festival. There are of course also a wide variety of other competitions for composers and musicians, and some of the most relevant ones are listed here.
2015/02/27 Conlon Foundation Residency
In 2015 the Conlon Foundation is starting up a residency program for composers interested in working with the foundation’s Yamaha Disklavier to create an imaginative composition for Disklavier solo with electronics, and/or for combinations with other media, with the option of using a pianist. Using alternative controllers, video, live sampling or the ‘preparation’ of the…
2015/04/15 repertoire for young string quartets
In order to create a new repertoire for young string quartets, the Association Piero Farulli announces a competition (PDF Call for Entries) open to all composers of the European Union for creating works of max 15 minutes duration, for string quartet (two violins, viola and cello). The jury will be composed by three distiguished musicians…
2015/08/15 Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition
Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition is looking for piano pieces by composers younger than 40 years, written for children and young adults which, although limited in their technical difficulty, remain uncompromising in their artistic aim; pieces written with a contemporary compositional technique which offer the young student stimulus, insight and new experiences: experiences about oneself and…
2015/04/01 Sixth International Competition for Composition for string quartet
The Molinari Quartet is pleased to announce its Sixth International Competition for Composition for string quartet. Composers are invited to submit an original work for string quartet. The best compositions will be played in concert during the Molinari Quartet’s Twentieth and Beyond series to be held in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) during the 2015-2016 season. Read…
2014/07/01 9th edition the International Spring Orchestra Festival, Valletta, Malta
9th edition the International Spring Orchestra Festival, Valletta, Malta is organising a composition competition in two categories: Wind quintet and piano Two pianos. The winning works will be performed on 7 and 9 April 2015 by the Reigate Wind Quintet (UK) and the Conil-Muzy Two-Piano duo (France) at the National Theatre of Malta, Teatru Manoel….
2014/09/26-10/19 The musikprotokoll
The musikprotokoll laboratory is opening its doors for the forty-seventh time. Artists, musicians, composers and experimenters from across the globe are coming to Graz to share the current results of their work: Klangforum Wien, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Arditti Quartet, Radian & The Necks, Andrey Kiritchenko, Klaus Lang and many more. Read more….
2015/02/15 8th International Jurgenson Competition for Young Composers
Competition for young composers which will take place at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory 15 February – 10 June 2015. Compositions for soloist ensembles or for voice and soloists (6-16 musicians); string trio or quartet and compositions for marimba or percussion ensemble (up to 6 musicians). Read more…
SIMC course of study oboe
SIMC (Italian Society of Contemporary Music – Italian Section of ISCM), in order to introduce young performers to contemporary languages, in collaboration with Edizioni Carrara of Bergamo announces a selection of compositions that accompany the course of study at different levels. The 2014 selection is devoted to the oboe, in three different sections: A-oboe solo.,…
2014/10/15 RED NOTE Fifth Annual Composition Competition
The competition is open to all composers, regardless of age or nationality. This year, there are two categories: Category A (Works for Chamber Ensemble), and Category B (Works for Chamber Orchestra). Read more…
ANNA KORSUN WINS GAUDEAMUS PRIZE 2014
Yesterday, after the closing concert of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2014, the winner of the Gaudeamus Prize 2014 was announced. From the five nominees, the international jury unanimously chose Anne Korsun (1986) from Ukraine. The members of the jury, consisting of Vanessa Lann, Wim Henderickx, and Oscar Bianchi felt the entries were varied and of high…