Moscow, 15 March – September 2011
The Sixth International Jurgenson Competition for young composers has been organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Centre for Contemporary Music (Moscow) and Jurgenson Charity Foundation.
Open to: Composers born after 15 March 1975.
The competition invites submissions in the following categories:
Duration: 6-15 minutes.
The instrumentation for soloist ensembles could include: 1 flute (also piccolo, also alto), 1 oboe (also English Horn), 1 clarinet (also clarinet bass), 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, percussions (2 musicians), 1 piano, 1 harp, 2 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double-bass.
Instruments in scores for percussion ensemble must be grouped by performers.
The competition will only accept compositions that are unpublished, and which have not been performed publicly. Applicant may not submit compositions in more than two categories.
Deadline: 15 March 2011 (by postmark).
Prizes: Grand Prix (60.000 rubles), I award in each category (30.000 rubles).
The competition will have two rounds. 10 participants will be admitted to the second round after adjudication of scores. Awards will be conferred on September 2011 after the performance of compositions by soloists from the Studio for New Music (Moscow) and Mark Pekarsky's percussion ensemble.
Chairman of the jury committee is Vladimir Tarnopolski.
The application package must be postmarked no later than 15 March 2011. It should contain the following:
The application package, marked "To the organizing committee of the International Jurgenson competition for young composers", should be submitted to the following address:
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Centre for Contemporary Music
B.Nikitskaya 13, Of.316
Moscow 125009, Russia
Tel/Fax: +7 (495) 690-51-81
E-mail: info@ccmm.ru