CALL FOR ENTRIES 2020

Bartók World Competition of Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest announces a competition for

string quartet composition.

Registration fee is reduced from 50 to 20 euros due to possible financial strain caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Total prizes:10.000 EUR

The Jury will also select works for honorable mention. One piece will be selected into the repertoire of the Bartók World Competition – String Quartet competition in 2021 and will be published by Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest.

Find more information and full competition announcement here.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ENTRIES 10 August 2020

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS 28 November 2020

Announcement

Application

Prizes

Jury

The organizers

Bartok World Competition

Péter Eötvös to Chair the Jury in the 2020 Composition Competition

8 April 2020

Composers under the age of 40 are invited to enter Bartók World Competition by 10 August, with new pieces composed for string quartet.

Ádám Szokolay wins this year’s Bartok World Competition

24 September 2019

Bartók’s music is best understood through the images it evokes

23 September 2019

Lithuanian pianist Mūza Rubackytė divides her time between Vilnius, Paris and Geneva. Indeed, she is a welcome guest on every continent, and her home country has recognised her with a Medal of Honour, among other awards. As a member of the jury of the Bartók World Competition and as the Director of Music of the Vilnius Piano Music Festival, she has presented a special prize to the winner of the competition, Ádám Szokolay: an opportunity for him to perform in the Lithuanian capital in November 2021.