8th KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
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Krakow Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union announces the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers. Composers from every country, who will not be over the age of 35 at the moment of its closing, can take part in the Competition. Composers who have already received the Main Prize in previous editions of the competition cannot take part in the competition.
2.
The subject of the Competition is a composition for clarinet, cello and piano, with a duration from 9 to 12 minutes. All the above-mentioned instruments should be used in the piece.
Information about instruments:
Clarinet in B (without the possibility of using other types of clarinet)
Piano (light instrument preparation is possible)
3.
One participant can submit no more than two compositions. A composition cannot be earlier performed, published in any form or awarded in any competition.
4.
Score in pdf format, marked with an emblem and a title, with duration written, application form, a short bio note, a note about the piece and a photo (in jpg format), should be sent to the address:
not later than on 16 March 2025 (11:59 p.m., UTC+01:00).
5.
The Jury of the Competition: Marcel Chyrzyński (chairman), Zbigniew Bargielski, Ivan Buffa (Slovakia), Federico Gardella (Italy), Jeajoon Ryu (South Korea) and Wojciech Widłak, grants one Main Prize – 1.000 USD (gross). What is more, the awarded composition will be premiered in May 2025 on the concert during the 37th Krakow International Festival of Composers.
The Jury may not award the Main Prize. Honorary awards may be granted. The decision of the jury is irrevocable and will be announced not later than on 31 March 2025.
6.
Participating in the Competition, a composer declares that the composition can be recorded for purposes of the Organizers of the concert, without any financial claims from his side.
Copies of the score of compositions will be further the property of the Krakow Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union.
7.
Applying for the Competition means that a composer agrees to these Regulations. Compositions not meeting the requirements of the Regulations will not be taken into account during the Competition.
8.
The organizers of the Competition have the right to change the date or to cancel the performance of the awarded composition from independent causes.
Any questions send to the Secretary of the Competition – Aleksandra Patalas, e-mail address: sekretarz@zkp.krakow.pl
Download:
Results of the 1st Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(15 February 2018).
The subject of the competition was a piece for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello.
Main Prize:
Orestis Papaioannou (Greece/Germany) – Quintet in five scenes
And 2 (two) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Olgierd Juzala-Deprati (Poland) – Strumienie
Lina Tonia (Greece) – U_topia
Results of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(11 March 2019).
The subject of the competition was a piece for string quartet.
Main Prize:
Olgierd Juzala-Deprati (Poland) – Szepty
And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Otto Wanke (Austria) – Interpolations
Andrzej Ojczenasz (Poland) – De profundis
Xinyang Wang (China) – San-Guei
Results of the 3rd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(28 February 2020).
The subject of the competition was a piece for flute and piano.
Main Prize:
Otto Wanke (Austria) – streams…contacts
And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Orhan Veli Özbayrak (Turkey) – Dialoge
Tetsuya Yamamoto (Japan/France) – Éclat dans le brouillard
Wojciech Chałupka (Polska) – Metanoia
Results of the 4th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(20 March 2021).
The subject of the competition was a piece for chamber orchestra.
Main Prize:
Jongsung Oh (South Korea) – A Horny Faun’s Rampage
And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Franciszek Araszkiewicz (Poland) – Jeux Holomorphes
Michał Dorman (Poland) – From the ground
Ashley John Long (Great Britain) – The Dreaming
Results of the 5th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (23 March 2022).
The subject of the competition was a piece for string orchestra.
Main Prize:
Krystian Neścior (Poland) – Palimpsest
And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Andrea Gerratana (Italy) – Le Maree
Maciej Kabza (Poland) – The Infinity Mirror
Candra Bangun Setyawan (Republic of Indonesia) – Hidden Carving
Results of the 6th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (15 February 2023).
The subject of the competition was a piece for chamber ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello).
Main Prize:
Junghoon Nam (South Korea) – Earnendel
And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Meng Sicong (China) – Star Atlas I – the Big Dipper No.5 – ‘Lian Zhen’
Lixing Ding (China/Germany) – Meteor Sink Into The Sea
Xiaowen Lei (China) – Dance of Water
Results of the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (7 February 2024).
The subject of the competition was a piece for harpsichord and string quartet.
Main Prize:
Ylli Daklani (Republic of Kosovo) – Musical clicks, whistles and knocks
And 2 (two) honorable equivalent distinctions:
Filip Gołdanowski (Poland) – October-abschied
Otto Wanke (Austria) – Breathings