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SIGNAL Prize - Nordic Brass Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Brass solo competition held during the SIGNAL brass festival in Gävle for young brass players resident in the Nordic countries. The winner is engaged as a soloist with Gävle Symphony Orchestra; held in 2024 and 2026.
- Organiser
- Gävle Konserthus with Gävle Symphony Orchestra (SIGNAL brass festival)
- Instruments
- Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Bass trombone, Tuba
- Category
- Trumpet & cornet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba & euphonium
- Age limits
- up to 27; citizens or residents of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland or Iceland only
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with video via MUVAC.
Rounds & time limits
- Pre-qualification: video
- Round 2: live, by invitation
- Final: live with audience
Repertoire
2026: concerto movement (Haydn/Hummel, Mozart 4/Strauss 1, David/Gröndahl, Lebedev/Sachse, Vaughan Williams/J. Williams) for video and round 2; final: Enescu Légende, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Martin Ballade, Lantier Introduction, Romance et Allegro, Broughton Sonata, plus an unaccompanied piece composed after 1960.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Winner: engagement as soloist with Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Past editions
- 2026 — Gävle, 16-17 April 2026 source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source