Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.nuovaconsonanza.it/concorso-di-composizione-franco-evangelisti-2026.html Deadline: 15 September 2026 at 23:59 GMT+2. Entry fee: €60 for each score. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality, with no age limit. Composition / submission requirements: The 2026 edition is dedicated to compositions for string quartet. Duration must not exceed 12 minutes. Each candidate may submit one or more compositions, even if already perf

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.klangraum61.de/contest Deadline: 15 September 2026. Entry fee: Entry fee is not stated on the official page reviewed. Eligibility: There are no restrictions concerning age, gender, or nationality. Composition / submission requirements: Submitted compositions must refer to Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry or prose. Duration must not exceed 8 minutes. The work may be purely instrumental or may include low bass voice, also as speaker. P

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://xenakis.web.auth.gr/rules/ Deadline: 1 January 2027. Entry fee: €15. Eligibility: The competition is anonymous and open to composers of any nationality and age. Winners of previous Xenakis competitions cannot participate in the 6th competition. Composition / submission requirements: Each composer may submit one electroacoustic composition for loudspeaker diffusion without live sound interventions. The work may use up to 8 channels a

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://hf.jamu.cz/en/projects/soundchain-international-composition-competition/ Deadline: 30 September 2026. Entry fee: CZK 500 or EUR 21 per person. The administrative fee is non-refundable. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality who are not older than 40 years at the application deadline. Composition / submission requirements: The competition is for new multichannel and stereo electroacoustic compositions. Each composition mus

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.bandasinfonicaportuguesa.com/noticias/concurso-internacional-de-composicao Deadline: 20 September 2026. Entry fee: Entry fee is not stated in the official rules PDF reviewed. Eligibility: Open to composers of all nationalities, with an age limit of 40 years as of 31 December 2026. Composition / submission requirements: The work must be an original, unpublished work for symphony wind orchestra, excluding solo works. Works must be

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://txistulari.eus/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RULES_TXISTURAKO_KONPOSIZIO_LEHIAKETA_2026.pdf Deadline: 31 October 2026. Entry fee: No application fee. Eligibility: Composers of any nationality may submit. Composition / submission requirements: Each composer may submit one representative work. Submitted scores must be in PDF format. Submitted recordings must be in MP3, WAV, or AIFF format. The representative work must be for chamber ense

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.francescomariopaganocompetition.com/regolamento/ Deadline: 8 August 2026 by 24:00 GMT. Entry fee: €50. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality and citizenship, with no age restrictions. Composition / submission requirements: Category A is for solo soprano, string quintet, and harpsichord or organ, inspired by the Canticle of the Creatures. Category B is for string quartet. Maximum duration is 10 minutes. Electronic ins

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://silviatessari.altervista.org/concorso Deadline: 1 November 2026. Entry fee: €20 for complete applications and scores sent by 1 September 2026. €40 after 1 September 2026. Eligibility: Open to composers from all over the world, without age limits. Composition / submission requirements: Section A is for solo piano, piano and violin duo, piano and cello duo, or piano trio, written as a soundtrack for the specified 5 minute 21 second vi

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://idea.divertimentoensemble.it/en/corsi/4-laboratori-per-giovani-compositori-edizione-2027 Deadline: 30 September 2026. Entry fee: €30 registration fee. Selected student participants pay €500 by 30 October 2026. Observers pay €50 by the first meeting. Eligibility: Composers born after 30 September 1991 may apply. Composition / submission requirements: The four workshops are dedicated to prepared piano, voice, cello, and percussion. Ea

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://hauspoz.org/international-composition-competition-francisco-escudero/ Official 2026 conditions PDF: https://hauspoz.org/CONCURSO%20ESCUDERO%202026/Escudero%20BASES%20ENG.pdf Deadline: 25 September 2026. Entry fee: No fee. The official conditions state that participation does not involve any fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of any age and nationality. Composition / submission requirements: The first modality is for new works for s

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.meitar.net/composers-competition Deadline: 1 September 2026 at 23:59 Jerusalem time. Entry fee: 150 NIS, stated as 40 euros on the official page. Eligibility: Open to composers of all ages and nationalities. Composition / submission requirements: Works must be written for 5 to 14 instruments from the official list: flute with doublings, oboe with English horn, clarinet with bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, two vi

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.eurochestries.org/en-gb/concours-international-de-composition Deadline: 31 August 2026 for the first round. Selected composers submit the complete score by 31 March 2027. Entry fee: €50, non-refundable. Eligibility: The competition has two age groups. One group is for composers under 30, born after 31 March 1997. The other is for composers aged over 30, born before 31 March 1997. Composition / submission requirements: For the fi

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://en.iseshimaart.com/international-composition-competiti Deadline: 1 August 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Entry fee: 5,000 yen, non-refundable, approximately 35 to 40 USD according to the official rules. Eligibility: Open to all nationalities, with no age limit. Composers who have a close personal relationship with any member of the organization may apply only if they disclose this on the application form. Composition / submission requirements:

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.musiconchamberorchestra.org/4th-musicon-international-composition-competition-2026 Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Entry fee: $25 USD. Eligibility: Open to participants under 30, born after 1 April 1996, regardless of nationality. Composition / submission requirements: Works must be for 2 to 6 performers using the designated instrument groups listed on the official page: strings, winds, piano, harp, guitar, an

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.misomusic.me/concurso-composicao-2026 Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 11:59 p.m. GMT. Entry fee: The official page reviewed for this draft does not state an entry fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of any nationality and age. Each composer may submit one work. The work must not have been commercially published or awarded a prize in another national or international competition. Previous Música Viva prize-winning composers cannot subm

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://fundacioncajasol.com/wp-content/uploads/II-Concurso-Cajasol_3_Bases-Ingles-DEF.pdf Deadline: 31 July 2026 at midnight. The official PDF says the postmark date of the shipment will be considered the delivery date. Entry fee: The official PDF reviewed for this draft does not state an entry fee. Eligibility: Composers of any nationality may apply, with no age limit. The winner of the first edition is excluded. Composition / submission

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://ipcl.lu/composition-competition-2026/ Deadline: 1 July 2026. Entry fee: €30 per submitted work. Eligibility: Open to participants of all ages. Multiple works may be submitted, but each work requires a separate registration. Composition / submission requirements: The work must be for mallet duo and last 7 to 8 minutes. Each player may use marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, and/or glockenspiel. Electronics are not permitted, and the offi

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.samobor-festival.com/en/new-note Deadline: 30 June 2026 at 12:00. Entry fee: There is no entry fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of all ages and nationalities. More than one score per composer is permitted. Composition / submission requirements: The call is for a composition for cello octet, meaning eight cellos. Use of tape or live electronics is permitted. Duration must be up to 15 minutes. Works must have been composed afte

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://festivalenescu.ro/en/george-enescu-international-competition/registration/composition-competition Deadline: 30 June 2026. Entry fee: €50 per work. Eligibility: Open to professional-level musicians born on or after 1 August 1991. The official page states that no age-limit exceptions are granted. Composition / submission requirements: Applicants may submit one or more anonymous PDF scores in the Symphonic Music and/or Chamber Music ca

An international call for women composers’ scores for orchestra and solo instrument, organized by Conservatorio di Musica “Niccolo Piccinni” in Bari. Official Call / Opportunity Page URL: https://www.consba.it/getFile.php?id=4600 Deadline: 31 October 2026. Application Fee / Participation Fee: No application fee is stated in the official PDF. Eligibility: Open to women composers of any nationality, without age limit. Composition / Submission Requirements · Each participa