First "Basel Composition Competition
In collaboration with the Paul Sacher Foundation, the "Basel Composition Competition" will be held for the first time in 2017. The international composition competition is under the direction of jury president Wolfgang Rihm.
The first "Basel Composition Competition" will take place from February 16 to 19, 2017. Ten compositions will be nominated in a selection process and performed by the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Chamber Orchestra as part of a public competition. The three best compositions will be awarded prizes worth a total of CHF 100,000.
The competition is aimed at composers of all ages from all over the world who compose new works and bring them to Basel for their world premiere. Three works will be awarded prizes at three competition concerts and a final concert, which will take place between February 16 and 19, 2017.
More info: www.baselcompetition.com
