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Brandenburg Biennale Composition Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International composers' competition for symphonic music organised by the friends' association of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra with Universal Edition. Rather than a set piece, the jury chooses a composer from up to three representative orchestral scores; the main prize is a commission for the orchestra.
- Organiser
- Förderverein Brandenburger Symphoniker e.V. with Universal Edition, Vienna
- Instruments
- Composition
- Category
- Chamber & solo composition
- Age limits
- no age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Register by e-mail, pay EUR 20 fee, then upload scores and recordings via link.
Rounds & time limits
- Anonymous review of scores and recordings by jury
Repertoire
2026: up to three orchestral scores composed in 2019 or later (anonymised PDFs) plus recordings; previously performed works allowed.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Martina Kalser-Gruber
- Ying Wang
- José María Sánchez-Verdú
- Andreas Spering
- Markus Lehmann-Horn (2026)
Prizes
- Composer Prize: EUR 5,000 commission for a work for the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra
- da capo Prize: further performance of a submitted work by the orchestra
- Publication option with Universal Edition (scodo)
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source