The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest, founder of the Bartók World Competition, is pleased to announce Bartók World Competition Budapest – Composition 2024 with pieces for solo piano to be submitted according to the following guidelines:
· length of compositions: 5–6 minutes (One or more movements of a longer piece can be submitted as well if they meet all other criteria. Entries of less than 4 minutes and 40 seconds or more than 6 minutes and 20 seconds in length will not be considered.)
· compositions cannot include use of fixed audio media.
· extended technique cannot be used in compositions.
· submitted works cannot employ a prepared piano.
· one composer may submit more than one work.
· the aim of the competition is to present new pieces that could be played by pianists as part of a basically traditional repertoire. Works should give pianists opportunities to show both their musical and technical abilities. This aspect will be considered by the jury.
Submitted works must
· be unpublished and unlisted,
· not have won a prize at a national or international composition competition,
· not have been recorded commercially
· not have been performed publicly prior to 23 November 2024
The Bartók World Competition 2024 is open to composers of all nationalities born on or after 1 January 1984. If a composer chooses to submit more than one work, each work has to be a separate submission.
A Preselection Committee consisting of distinguished professors of Liszt Academy will shortlist all applications and choose 15 pieces for the International Jury, who will decide on final results.
Members of the International Jury are:
Thomas Adès (UK) – Chair
Augusta Read Thomas (USA)
Shinuh Lee (ROK)
Gyula Fekete (H)
József Balog (H)
Composers under 40 years of age can submit new solo piano pieces of 5-6 minutes. Selected works will be included in the compulsory repertoire of the 2025 Bartók Piano Competition.
The Bartók World Competition, founded in 2017 by the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, covers the most important areas of Bartók’s oeuvre. Between the biennial violin, piano and string quartet rounds, in even-numbered years, composers can apply with works that match the following year’s instrumental round.