O/Modernt Composition Award

O/Modernt invites submissions for our 2023 Composition Award that invoke the spirit of Brahms by looking backwards and forwards, to the past and to the future. The theme can be freely interpreted to reflect the composer’s own interests and concerns.

The Competition is open to applicants of all nationalities without age limit, though it is particularly intended for composers in early stage of their careers.

Applicants are required to submit a piece composed for two or three string instruments (violin, violoncello, viola) and piano (no electronics).

Maximum duration: between 8 and 12 minutes.

The submitted Composition must have never been published, recorded (unless for archive/study purposes) or performed in public, with the exception of student performance(s) at an educational institution.

The application fee of 35 EUR is payable online.