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Bartok World Competition - Composition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2026
- Dates
- Award ceremony and gala concert 29 November 2026
- Location
- Solti Hall, Liszt Academy, Budapest
- Registration deadline
- 25 August 2026 (CET)
- Fee
- EUR 50 per composition
Source: bartokworldcompetition.hu
Overview
Composers' competition of the Bartok World Competition, held at the Liszt Academy. The 2026 call asks for a short string quartet using only extended techniques found in Bartok's quartets.
- Organiser
- Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- Instruments
- Composition (string quartet)
- Category
- Chamber & solo composition
- Age limits
- Composers born on or after 1 January 1986 (2026 edition), all nationalities
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online with pseudonymous PDF score, MP3, proof of payment, ID scan, biography and photo; EUR 50 per piece.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection jury shortlists 15 works
- International jury decides results
Repertoire
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello), 6 to 8 minutes, no electronics, no scordatura, unpublished and unperformed; AI may not generate the musical content.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Anders Hillborg (chair)
- Natalie Nicolas
- Matthew Aucoin
- Gyula Fekete
- Xiaogang Ye
Prizes
- 1st EUR 5,000
- 2nd EUR 3,000
- 3rd EUR 2,000
- Publication of one winning work by Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source