Franz Schubert and Modern Music 2025

Classification

Music | Violin | Piano | Piano Duo | Chamber music | Cello | Singing | Classical

Date of Event

od 8. 2. 2025 to 15. 2. 2025

Event time

Form of action

In person

Venue

Graz
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Number of competition rounds

4

Price

The application fee of € 140.- for duos / € 210.- for trios

Franz Schubert and Modern Music 2025

12th International Chamber Music Competition
The International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" (FS&MM) is a chamber music competition launched by the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in 1989 and has since been offered triennialy. It brings young musicians from all over the world to Graz. The audience can enjoy a free-admission, multi-day festival of chamber music.

The FS&MM is not a competition like any other. Right from the start, it was about bringing Schubert's chamber music into relation with new and newest works for suitable ensembles. In addition, the expansion of the chamber music repertoire is actively pursued with composition competitions and commissioned works.

Future-oriented and job-related, this competition is looking for creative, imaginative, curious and at the same time high-level music personalities who can reach and touch their listeners in a variety of ways through chamber music interaction. In return, we offer the prizewinners not only prize money totaling around € 75,000, but also career counseling and support as well as workshops in the areas of career planning, self-management and music education for all participants.

With this competition, the University of Music and Perofmring Arts Graz is facing up to its responsibility to enable young musicians on their way from university to professionalism both to determine their position and to confront the reality of a profession that is inherently competetive. Top-class and internationally recognized jurors face this ambitious challenge and, with their qualified feedback, contribute to making this competition a significant milestone in the artistic development of the participants.

This competition is clearly positioned as a competition of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and therefore is also intended to transport key themes of the university, such as Audience Engagement. Thus, a special prize for Audience Engagement is awarded.

"Franz Schubert and the Modern Music" is associated with the World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) - a prestigious institution that represents only selected classical music competitions, and is also member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation (AAF).

Apart from the entire organizational implementation of the competition - the preparation as well as the follow-up - the Competitions Office is also busy working with external consultants to maintain and rebuild colloborations with concert organizers in order to create national and international performance opportunities for prizewinners.

Conditions

Musicians from all nations and stateless persons are eligible to participate. Generally participants can only take part in one category and with one ensemble. Exceptions require the consent of the competition management. The competition is open to the public.

Age limit: born after February 15, 1989

Application deadline: September 24, 2024

Application will be possible via muvac.

Start of application: July 1, 2024

Organization, programm

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria)

Prizes in the competition

prize money totaling around € 75,000, but also career counseling and support as well as workshops in the areas of career planning, self-management and music education for all participants.

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