The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) is pleased to announce the third annual Composition Competition. The competition is open to all EAMT students, regardless of their field of study.

Competition Details:
Participants are invited to submit compositions meeting the following criteria:
– Duration: 7–10 minutes
– Instrumentation:
– Flute (with optional alto flute or piccolo as alternatives)
– Clarinet (in Bb, with bass clarinet as an alternative)
– Violin or Viola (only one of them)
– Cello
– Piano

Submission Deadline:
– Date: April 14, 2025
– Time: 23:59
– Submission Address: emtahk@eamt.ee
– Compositions must include the score and individual parts. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Jury Members:
– Toivo Tulev
– Helena Tulve
– Tõnu Kõrvits
– Rene Eespere
– Liisa Hirsch
– Ensemble Fractales

Prizes:
1. First Prize: Diploma and €400
2. Second Prize: Diploma and €200
3. Third Prize: Diploma and €100
4. Fourth and Fifth Prizes: Diploma

Competition Regulations:
1. The competition is open to all EAMT bachelor’s and master’s students.
2. Each composer may submit one composition, which must not have been
previously published, performed, recorded or broadcast.
3. Submissions must include a short biography of the composer.
4. The composition must adhere to the specified instrumentation and duration.
5. The composer’s name must not appear on the score or parts to ensure
anonymous evaluation.
6. The jury will first select five compositions for performance and live recording
during a concert on May 16, 2025, at EAMT main hall.
7. During the concert intermission, the jury will choose three winning compositions to
receive the main prizes.
8. Recordings of the selected works will be shared with the composers, and the three
winning pieces will be published on EAMT YouTube channel.
Contact: For inquiries, please email emtahk@eamt.ee.

All applicants for the 2025 Orchestra must be aged between 16 and 26 inclusive on 31 December 2024 and hold passports from one of the 27 European Union member countries.

The auditions will take place in two rounds:

• – Pre-auditions for the and for wind, brass and percussion – tbc, pre-audition for the strings will be on Wednesday, 30 October at 14.30 in D-511;
  
• – Final round on Monday, 4 November 2024 at 10.00 in D-511.

Repertoire
Candidates will be asked to play a prepared piece of their own choosing (eg a movement from a concerto, sonata etc) and a selection of orchestral excerpts.
NB! Percussionists will be asked to play a selection of prepared orchestral extracts only (no piece).

How and when to apply
All the candidates are requested to fill in the application on the EUYO homepage latest by 21 October 2024.

Since its founding in 1976, the EUYO has grown into one of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, collaborating with many of the greatest musicians in history, such as Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Notably, the orchestra has also worked with its three Music Directors and the current Chief Conductor: Founding Music Director Claudio Abbado, former Music Director Vladimir Ashkenazy, former Music Director and current Conductor Laureate Bernard Haitink, and, since spring 2024, Chief Conductor Iván Fischer. The EUYO’s spring and summer sessions are held at its residency in Grafenegg, Austria, followed by concert tours, details of which can be found on the EUYO homepage.

Questions and additional info:
Kai Kiiv
6675 721
kai.kiiv@eamt.ee