The Molinari Quartet's Ninth International Competition for Composition
Through its Composition Competition, the Molinari Quartet wishes to encourage young composers to write for string quartet. Over the past centuries, the string quartet has become, thanks to the great masterpieces written for it, a highly valued but challenging form to write for composers.
The Molinari Quartet contributes to the development of the string quartet literature by encouraging composers to send new original scores to its Competition.
Through its Composition Competition, the Molinari Quartet wishes to encourage young composers.
The Molinari Quartet contributes to the development of the string quartet literature by encouraging composers to send new original scores to its Competition.
The Molinari Quartet is pleased to announce the results of its Ninth International Competition for Composition for string quartet.
During its concert on Friday May 24 at 7:30 pm at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, the Molinari Quartet announced the winners of its Ninth International Composition Competition for String Quartet. The winners were chosen among 111 candidates aged under 40 and the jury – composed of the members of the Molinari Quartet and composers Michel Gonneville and Nicolas Gilbert – met in May to evaluate the 111 original scores received from 33 countries.
For its Ninth edition, the Molinari Quartet has selected four works. The order of the winners will be determined following the Winners’ Concert on September 27, 2024 by the jury, after a final deliberation. Here are the four winners, in alphabetical order, whose works will be played in concert:
Taeki Kim, from South Korea, for the work Reflection / Iridescent
Paul Novak, from the United States, for the work Gardensongs
Joel Rust from the United Kingdom for the work cool water do not drink
Liliya Ugay from Uzbekistan / United States for the work Hopper Quartet
The recipients will share $6,000 in prizes and the First prize winner will be offered a silkscreen by artist Guido Molinari from the Guido Molinari Foundation. Also, the renowned Viennese publisher Universal Edition offers a free evaluation of their works to all the participants enabling them to access the scodo* publishing tool. As for the four winners, they will each receive a free one-year subscription to scodo, worth 900$ (600 €).
The four winners will be invited to work with the Molinari Quartet prior to the Winners Concert which will be held on September 27, 2024. The winners will also participate on September 24 2024, in the Dialogue sur le Plateau consisting of a public workshop, with discussion and performance by the Molinari Quartet.
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