Masterprize International Composing Competition
| Masterprize International Composing Competition | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Orchestral composition |
| Sponsored by | Coutts & Co. (for 1998)[1] |
| Date | April 1996[2] |
| Venue | Barbican Centre, London[3] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Reward(s) | GBP £25,000 (in 1998)[4] USD $50,000 (in 2001)[2] GBP £30,000 (in 2003)[3] |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Last awarded | 2003 |
| Website | https://www.masterprize.com  |
Masterprize International Composing Competition, informally known as Masterprize, is an international composing competition founded in April 1996 by author, investment banker and former diplomat, John McLaren.[2][4] The brief for the inaugural competition was "to find new and original works for symphony orchestra with artistic integrity with the potential for broad and lasting appeal".[1] Additional specifications were that the compositional entry should be of a duration of 8 to 12 minutes and that composers could be of any age or nationality.[5] For the 2001 competition, the submitted works had to have been scored for orchestral forces of between 50 and 90 players and have a duration of between 6 and 15 minutes.[6]
Prize winners
| Masterprize Winners and Finalists | ||||||||
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other finalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Christopher Theofanidis[7]
|
— |  Nicolas Bacri[8]
|
 Bechara El-Khoury
|
Robert Henderson[9]
|
 Arturs Maskats[10]
|
 De:Anton Plate
| |
| 2001 | Pierre Jalbert[11]
|
— |  Qigang Chen[11]
|
 Alistair King[11]
|
Anthony Iannaccone[11]
|
Carter Pann[11]
|
— | |
| 1998 | Andrew March[12]
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  Victoria Borisova-Ollas[13]
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 It:Daniele Gasparini[14]
|
Stephen Hartke[15]
|
Zhou Long[15]
|
 Carl Vine[15]
|
— | |
References
- ^ a b Anderson, Martin (1998). "The Masterprize Final". Tempo (205). Cambridge University Press: 16–17. JSTOR 944752. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Masterprize international composing competition 2000 - 2001". masterprize.com. Masterprize. 8 May 2000. Archived from the original on 8 May 2000.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 8 April 2000 suggested (help) - ^ a b "Write a Masterpiece and Win a Masterprize". sequenza21.com. Sequenza21. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £30,000.
- ^ a b Austin, Sara. "Masterprize International Composition Competition" (PDF). University of Rochester. Forum of the Symphony Orchestra Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ American Composers Forum (1997). Sounding Board. Vol. v. 24. p. 8. LCCN sn96044497.
- ^ "Masterprize". BBC World Service. London. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (15 February 2007). "Concert Preview: Theofanidis' 'Rainbow Body' is a hit with orchestras". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Anna Picard (9 November 2003). "Short-changed: an evening of brows worn at the waist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Brown, Geoff (1 November 2003). "Masterprize Final". The Times. London. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
As with the other American entry, Robert Henderson's Einstein's Violin (a scherzo that went nowhere fast, very fast),...
- ^ Clements, Andrew (12 October 2001). "Masterprize final". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Clements, Andrew (12 October 2001). "Masterprize 2001 final". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Pettitt, Stephen (12 April 1998). "Taste of Things to Come – New music has no platform than Masterprize". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2006.
- ^ Richards, Guy (January 2009). "CD Reviews". Tempo. 63 (247): 73–80. doi:10.1017/S0040298209000072. JSTOR 40072907.
Victoria Borisova-Ollas (b. 1969) first came to international prominence when her short symphonic poem Wings of the Wind (1997) took 2nd Prize in the 1998 International Masterprize Competition.
- ^ "Music: Masters of the ceremony". The Independent. 9 April 1998. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Gramophone – The Finalists of Masterprize '98". gramophone.co.uk. February 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2021.