31.7.2026
Composition Competition for EUROPASINFONIE
EUROPASINFONIE / Dresdner Sinfoniker, Germany
Europasinfonie invites composers from across Europe to write for an orchestra unheard of before. Each instrumental group speaks from a different place on the continent – twelve ensembles and choirs distributed across twelve European countries, connected in real time through cutting-edge low-latency technology. It is the composer’s task to give this new, vast ‘instrument’ its voice.
Two categories are open for submission: works for large symphony orchestra, and works for large symphony orchestra with choir. Three winning composers will each receive a commission of €14,000 gross, with world premieres at Messe Dresden on 18 June 2027, as a real-time, multi-location concert performance taking place simultaneously across twelve European countries, with a live audience in Dresden, Germany, and a worldwide livestream broadcast.
The competition is open to composers who are legal residents of one of the Creative Europe eligible countries. There are no restrictions regarding nationality or citizenship.
The deadline for submission is 31 July 2026 (23:00 CEST).