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Busoni-Kompositionspreis (Busoni Composition Prize, Akademie der Künste Berlin)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Prize of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin, founded in 1988 by composer Aribert Reimann. It is not the Bolzano Busoni competition (the Bolzano Busoni is a piano competition). Recipients are chosen by a jury of the Akademie's Music Section from recommendations; the page does not describe an open application process.
- Organiser
- Akademie der Künste, Berlin
- Instruments
- Composition
- Category
- Chamber & solo composition
- Age limits
- Not stated. Young composers 'still relatively unknown to the broader public'; the Sponsorship Award is for composers who have not yet completed their studies.
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not present. The page describes selection by jury based on recommendations.
Rounds & time limits
Not published on the official pages we could check.Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
- Members of the Akademie der Künste Music Section (individual jurors not named)
Prizes
- Busoni Composition Prize EUR 7,000; Sponsorship Award EUR 3,000 (increased in 2026).
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source