Zsófia Tallér Composition Competition 2027: €1,000 for a New Solo Piano Work

The fifth Zsófia Tallér International Contemporary Composition Competition invites composers under 35 from around the world. It honours Hungarian composer and educator Zsófia Tallér, who died in 2021, and aims to help emerging composers establish their professional careers.

Submit a new, independent solo-piano work lasting five to seven minutes, inspired by Tallér's Three Piano Pieces without directly quoting its music. The organizer supplies recordings by Tallér herself from 1990 and by pianist and juror Krisztina Fejes as references.

Judging is anonymous: attach a PDF score with no name or institution and an MP3 of either a live performance or MIDI rendering. Email competition2027@twelvetones.hu with subject 'Zsófia Tallér Composition Competition 2027'; include your name and contact details in the email, not on the score.

The deadline is March 1, 2027. There is no entry fee. First prize is EUR 1,000, with a public performance planned for the winning work. Jury: Szabolcs Mátyássy (chair), Krisztina Fejes, Ádám Brandenburg and Ilona Dobszay-Meskó. The jury may divide or withhold the award.

Official call: https://zsofiataller.hu/composition_competition/

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