The International Jurgenson Competition for Young Composers
2001—2015
The International Jurgenson Competition for young composers has been organized by the Centre for Contemporary Music (Moscow) and by the Jurgenson Charity Foundation with support of Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation.
The Competition takes place each two years. The Competition is open for composers under 35 years.
The Competition invites submissions in the following categories:
Compositions for soloist ensembles or for voice and soloists (6-16 musicians in both cases)
String quartet
Compositions for marimba or for percussion ensemble (up to 6 musicians)
The Competition have two rounds. 10 participants are admitted to the second round after adjudication of scores. Awards will be conferred after the performance of compositions by soloists from the Studio for New Music (Moscow) and Mark Pekarsky's percussion ensemble.
The Competition will only accept compositions that are unpublished, and which have not been performed publicly.
the Jury committee: Prof. Vladimir Tarnopolski, Alexander Wustin, Igor Dronov, Faraj Karaev, Mark Pekarsky
The Eighth Jurgenson Competition (2015): RESULTS
Category “Composition for Soloist Ensemble”
II prize: Saleri Mauro (Italy) — Nel verde di gelidi abissi
III prize: Maxim Babintsev (Russia) — L’assurditá e la veritá
Diploma: Barcenas Cardona Juan Jose (Mexico) — Le Jaseroque
Category “Composition for String Quartet”
II Prize: Villalba Juan Santiago (Argentina) — Epifrasis
Diploma: Lim Chanhee (South Korea / Germany) — Außen beleuchten, erleuchten innen für Streichtrio
Category “Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble”
Diploma: Elena Sazhikova (Turkmenistan / Russia) — Jam
Diploma: Vega Erika (Belgium) — The parachute ride
Diplomas:
Dmitry Burtsev (Russia) — Shadows of the dispersing lines
Olga Ozerskaya (Russia) — La voie lactée
Mukai Hibiki (Japan) — Tearing apart those wings II
Barcenas Cardona Juan Jose (Mexico) — Le Vol d’Icare
The Seventh Jurgenson Competition (2013): RESULTS
Category “Composition for Soloist Ensemble”
I Prize: Natalia Prokopenko (Russia) — Niflheim
II Prize: Sanjar Baiterekov (Kazahstan) — El Nino
III Prize: Nuria Nunez Hierro (Spain) — Screams of ice
Category “Composition for String Quartet”
II Prize: Simone Movio (Italy) — Zahir Ib
Category “Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble”
III Prize: Michele Sanna (Italy) — Bounce
Diploma: Juan Jose Barcenas Cardona (Mexico) — Jeux des cites vivales
Diplomas*:
Kurt Isaacson (USA) — A transparency like oxygen over this bright place/to unhinge
my shadow
Turkar Gasimzada (Azerbaijan) — Qurama
Alexander Khubeev (Russia)— Sound of Dark Time
Ainolnaim Azizol (Malaysia) — Badang!!!!!!!!!
Zhang Xiaoxia (China) — The Chime
* The scores didn’t participate in the second round of the competition.
THE SIXTH JURGENSON COMPETITION (2011): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize: Didier Rotella (France) — Polichromies 1
II Prize:
Anna Romashkova (Russia) — Recalculating
Kazutomo Yamamoto (Japan) — Memo/Randum
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize: Jacobo Gaspar Grandal (Spain) — Metamorphoseon
II Prize: Yuko Ohara (Japan) — Crystallization
Category "Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize: Chang Eun Ho (South Korea) — "Festival" for 6 players
III Prize: Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia) — "Concertino" for timpani and percussion ensemble
A special diploma "The best work by a composer from Russian province" — Mark Buloshnikov (Nizhnij Novgorod) — Obertannja for ensemble
THE FIFTH JURGENSON COMPETITION (2009): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize:
Carlo Ciceri (Italy) — Volta
Steven Daverson (Great Britain) — Elusive Tangibility IV
II Prize: not awarded
III Prize: Artur Akshelyan (Armenia) — Lichtfarben
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize: Chang Eun Ho (South Korea) — Meditation for Van Gogh's "La Nuit Etoilee"
III Prize: not awarded
Diploma: Hikari Kiyama (Japan) — Kabuki α
Category "Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize: Evis Sammoutis (Cyprus) — TWO 2
III Prize: Moshe Shulman (Israel) — Construction 3
Diploma: Xian Wang (China) — Tao, Volume I
THE FOURTH JURGENSON COMPETITION (2007): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize: Edgar Barroso (Mexico) — "AION" for ensemble
II Prize:
Vladimir Gorlinski (Russia) — "Beiklang"for trumpet and ensemble
Nikolay Khrust (Russia) — "Huivering" for flute and ensemble
III Prize: Michael Pelzel (Switzerland) — "…jardins éxuberants…" for ensemble
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize: Evangelia Tonia (Greece) — String Quartet "Μνημ?νιον"
II Prize: Hugo Morales Murguia (Mexico) — String Quartet "Topan"
III Prize: Georgi Dorokhov (Russia) — String Quartet
Category "Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble"
I Prize: Xi Wang (China/USA) — "…Between…" for two percussionists
II Prize:
Dmitri Schelkin (Russia) — "Neutrum" for two marimbas and vibraphone
Ivan Velikanov (Russia) — "Percussionata" for percussion ensemble
THE THIRD JURGENSON COMPETITION (2005): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize:
Andris Dzenitis (Latvia) — "Seven Madrigals by E.E. Cummings"
Olga Bochihina (Russia, Vyatka) — "Tactile Instruments", also special prize "Best composer from Russia's regions" of the Charity Foundation "Support for Domestic Culture"
II Prize:
Olga Alyushina (Russia) — "Through…"
Nikolay Khrust (Russia) — "Prometheus. Sliding Time"
III Prize: Gabriele Vanoni (Italy) — "Downtime"
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize: Kentaro Noda (Japan) — "Freedom without control"
III Prize: Sangwon Lee (South Korea) — "Take one"
Category "Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize: Mohammad Ansari (Iran) — "Stress without control" for marimba solo
III Prize:
Hosé Minguillón (Spain) — "A Modo de Pretexto" for marimba solo
Marina Horkova (Russia) — "440 Hz" for percussion ensemble
THE SECOND JURGENSON COMPETITION (2003): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize:
Gabriel Pareyon (Mexico) — "Kha Pijpichtli Kuikatl"
Alexey Sioumak (Russia) — "Aria"
III Prize:
Alla Kesselman (Russia) — "Die Installationen aus Stille"
Eduardo Moguillansky (Argentina) — "Anatema IV"
Olga Alyushina (Russia, Novokuznetsk) "Steps" — special prize "Best composer from Russia's regions" of the Charity Foundation "Support for Domestic Culture"
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize:
Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece) — "Holophony"
Alexey Sioumak (Russia) — "Cadenza"
Category "Composition for percussion or percussion ensemble"
I Prize: not awarded
II Prize:
Agata Zubel (Poland) — "Re-Cycle"
Nick Casswell (UK) — "Temporal Trajectories"
THE FIRST JURGENSON COMPETITION (2001): RESULTS
Category "Composition for Soloist Ensemble"
I Prize:
Tatyana Serdyukova (Saint Petersburg) — " L'etoile et la Pierre"
Anton Safronov (Moscow) — " yesterday 's leaves – tomorrow 's leaves...»
II Prize: Alexey Sioumak (Moscow) — " Rhymes»
III Prize: not awarded
Diploma:
Moya Callahan (USA) — "Four-Way Sextet"
Beatrice Barazzoni (Italy) — "Streben"
Category "Composition for String Quartet"
I Prize: John Croft (Great Britain)
II Prize: Aliya Mammedova (Azerbaijan)
III Prize: Antonio Lai (Italy)
Diploma: Manuel M. Burgos (Spain)
Spetial Prizes: Alexey Sioumak, Tatyana Serdyukova