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. Each admitted student writes a new work of no longer than 8 minutes. Student applicants upload a digital score for 1 to 12 players, a recording link if available, and an identity-document copy.

Prize / benefit: Twenty composers are admitted, five for each workshop. The workshops take place in Milan from January to May 2027, and the closing concerts are part of the Rondò 2027 season in May 2027.

Application method: Apply through the official IDEA application process and state whether applying as a student or observer and which workshop is requested.