Composition Competition for Witold Lutosławski’s 100th Birthday


In order to celebrate and popularise the 100th birthday of Witold Lutosławski, the Witold Lutosławski Society and the Polish Composers’ Union announce a composition competition.  The competition is international in character and has no territorial restrictions or age limit for competitors. The task of the competition is the composition of a piece for a symphonic orchestra similar to those employed by Lutosławski in his last symphonies.

Members of the jury: Luca Francesconi, Kazimierz Kord, Magnus Lindberg, Steven Stucky, Paweł Szymański and Tadeusz Wielecki

Deadline:  25 January 2013 (the 100th birthday of the competition’s patron of the competition)

First prize: 10 000 Euro

The winning composition will be performed during the International Festival of Contemporary Music, ‘Warsaw Autumn 2013’.

Regulations (PDF)

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