The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of the first International Competition Prize on Saturday 20th April, 2002. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, give the first performances of all six works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Stéphane Altier (France), Carsten Hennig (Germany), Nicholas Sackman (England), Thoma Simaku (Albania), Ittetsu Shimizu (Japan) and Carlos Satué (Spain).

Result:

1. Prize  Ittetsu Shimizu (Japan)
2. Prize  Carsten Hennig (Germany)
3. Prize  Stéphane Altier  (France)


Ittetsu Shimizu Carsten Hennig Stéphane Altier

The International Jury, consisting of Pierre-Yves Artaud (France), Miroslav Pudlak (Czech Republic), Gerhard Stäbler (Germany), Caroline Wilkins (England) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in January 2002.

A total of 137 candidates from the following 33 countries participated in the competition: Argentina, Armenia, Albania, Austria, Brazil, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the USA and Venezuela.



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of the second International Competition Prize on Saturday the 17th May 2003. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of all six works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Marco Carnevalini (Italy), Patrick Harrex (England), Francisco Lara (Spain), Kyung-Jin Han (Korea), Paul Robinson (England) and Cristian Marina (Sweden).

Result:

1. Prize  Francisco Lara (Spain)
2. Prize  Patrick Harrex (England)
3. Prize  Cristian Marina  (Sweden)


Francisco Lara Patrick Harrex Cristian Marina

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the English composer Paul Robinson for  his work entitled  Chamber Concerto.

The International Jury consisting of Theo Brandmüller (Germany), André Laporte (Belgium), Claude Lefebvre (France), Karen Tanaka (Japan) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in January 2003.

A total of 123 candidates from the following 26 countries participated in the competition:  Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, USA, Yugoslavia.  



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of the third International Competition Prize on Saturday the 8th May 2004. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of all five works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Jonathan Eato (England), Matteo Franceschini (Italy), Satoru Ikeda (Japan), Chañaral Ortega-Miranda (Chile), and Lin Wang (China).


Result:

1. Prize  Chañaral Ortega-Miranda (Chile)
2. Prize  Lin Wang (China)
3. Prize  Satoru Ikeda  (Japan)


Chañaral Ortega-Miranda Lin Wang Satoru Ikeda

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the Chinese composer Lin Wang.

The Orchestra Award was presented to the Japanese composer Satoru Ikeda
by the musicians of the Luxembourg Sinfonietta.

The International Jury consisting of Violeta Dinescu (Romania), Volker David Kirchner (Germany), Garth Knox (Great Britain), Roger Tessier (France) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in January 2004.

A total of 134 candidates from the following 37 countries participated in the competition: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldavia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA.



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of the fourth International Competition Prize on Saturday the 16th April 2005. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of all five works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Ezequiel Menalled (Argentina), Maiko Nakao (Japan), Cristina Pascual (Spain), Lorenc Xhuvani (Albania), and Frank Zabel (Germany).

Result:

1. Prize  Cristina Pascual (Spain)
2. Prize  Ezequiel Menalled (Argentina)
3. Prize  Maiko Nakao (Japan) and Frank Zabel (Germany)


Cristina Pascual Ezequiel Menalled Maiko Nakao Frank Zabel

 

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the Spanish composer Cristina Pascual.

The International Jury consisting of Klaus Arp (Germany), François Bousch (France), Jean-Luc Darbellay (Switzerland), Toshiro Saruya (Japan) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in January 2005.

A total of 163 candidates from the following 44 countries participated in the competition: Albania (2), Argentina (7), Armenia (1), Australia (2), Austria (4), Azerbaijan (1), Belgium (3), Bolivia (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Brazil (4), Bulgaria (4), Canada (3), Chile (1), China (1), Croatia (1), Cyprus (1), Czech Republic (2), Denmark (2), Finland (3), France (9), Germany (16), Great Britain (14), Greece (8), Hungary (2), Israel (1), Italy (21), Japan (14), Korea (2), Lithuania (1), Malta (1), Mexico (1), the Netherlands (1), Norway (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Republic of Belarus (1), Romania (2), Russia (1), Spain (6), Sweden (2), Taiwan (1), Turkey (1), Ukraine (2) and the USA (9).


The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of its annual International Competition Prize on Saturday the 14th October 2006. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of all five works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Alice Ho (Canada), Barnaby Hollington (Great Britain), Iain Matheson (Great Britain), Maki Nakajima (Japan) and Alexander Shchetynsky (Ukraine).

Result:

1. Prize  Barnaby Hollington (Great Britain)
2. Prize  Alexander Shchetynsky (Ukraine)
3. Prize  Maki Nakajima (Japan)


Barnaby HOLLINGTON Alexander SHCHETYNSKY Maki NAKAJIMA

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the British composer Barnaby Hollington.

The International Jury consisting of Theo Brandmüller (Germany), Jay Gottlieb (USA), André Laporte (Belgium), Seungwoo Paik (Korea) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in April 2006.

A total of 126 composers from the following 41 countries participated in the competition: Argentina (4), Australia (1), Austria (3), Belgium (2), Bolivia (2), Brazil (5), Bulgaria (1), Canada (2), Chile (2), China (2), Croatia (1), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (3), Finland (1), France (3), Germany (10), Great Britain (7), Greece (3), Hungary (4), Ireland (1), Israel (2), Italy (6), Japan (7), Korea (4), Lithuania (1), Luxembourg (1), Mexico (2), the Netherlands (3), New Zealand (2), Norway (2), Romania (3), Russia (1), Spain (5), Sweden (4), Switzerland (5), Taiwan (2), Tatarstan (3), Turkey (3), Ukraine (1), USA (8) and Venezuela (3).



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of its annual International Competition Prize on Saturday the 27th October 2007. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of four works which the international jury had nominated for this final round.

Result:

1. Prize   Nicholas Casswell (Great Britain)
2. Prize   Robert Lemay (Canada)
3. Prize   Akihiro Kano (Japan)
4. Prize   Gordon Hamilton (Australia)


Nicholas CASSWELL Robert LEMAY Akihiro KANO Gordon HAMILTON

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the British composer Nicholas Casswell.

The International Jury consisting of Klaus Ager (Austria), Jürgen Blume (Germany), John Casken (Great Britain), Xiaogang Ye (China) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in August 2007.

152 composers from the following 38 countries participated in the competition: Argentina (1), Australia (4), Austria (7), Bulgaria (2), Canada (10), Chile (1), China (2), Colombia (1), Czech Republic (1), Finland (2), France (4), Georgia (1), Germany (11), Great Britain (17), Greece (4), Hungary (2), Ireland (2), Israel (2), Italy (10), Japan (10), Korea (2), Lithuania (1), Mexico (4), Moldavia (1), Norway (2), Poland (3), Republic of Cyprus (1), Romania (2), Russia (5), Slovakia (1), Spain (4), Sweden (4), Switzerland (2), Thailand (1), the Netherlands (5), Ukraine (6), USA (12) and Venezuela (2).



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of its annual International Competition Prize on Saturday the 18th October 2008. The orchestra, the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of six works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The sheng-soloist, Wu Wei, has performed in each of the six premières. The compositions were by Stephen Yip (China), Kee Yong Chong (Malaysia), Lan-chee Lam (Canada), Ruo Huang (USA), Lok-Yin Tang (Hong Kong) and Xiaozhong Yang (China).

Result:

1. Prize  Ruo Huang (USA)
2. Prize Lan-chee Lam (Canada)
3. Prize Kee Yong Chong (Malaysia)
4. Prize   Xiaozhong Yang (China)



Ruo Huang
Lan-chee Lam
Kee Yong Chong
Xiaozhong Yang

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the American composer Ruo Huang.

The International Jury consisting of François Bousch (France), Wing Wah Chan (Hong Kong), Cord Meijering (Netherlands), Wu Wei (China) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in August 2008.

Composers from 42 countries participated in the International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2008: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czechia, Germany, Great Britain, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Republic of South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tatarstan, Thailand, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.

 


The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music held the closing concert of its annual International Competition Prize on Sunday the 18th October 2009. The Luxembourg Sinfonietta, under its conductor Marcel Wengler, gave the first performances of four works which the international jury had nominated for this final round. The compositions were by Pui-shan Cheung (China), Miguel Farias (Chile), Takahiro Sakuma (Japan) and Zhenzhen Zhang (China).

Result:

1. Prize Zhenzhen Zhang (China)
2. Prize Takahiro Sakuma (Japan)
3. Prize Pui-shan Cheung (Hong Kong)
4. Prize Miguel Farias (Chile)


Zhenzhen Zhang
Takahiro Sakuma
Pui-shan Cheung
Miguel Farias

A Special Prize was awarded by the audience to the Japanese composer Takahiro Sakuma.

The International Jury consisting of André Laporte (Belgium), Gerhard Müller-Hornbach (Germany), Roger Tessier (France), Richard Tsang (China) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) had selected the works for the final round in August 2009.

Composers from (47) countries participated in the International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2009: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kyrgysztan, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Ukraine, USA and Venezuela.



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music has announced its 9th International Composition Prize for the year 2010. Composers were invited to submit a concert piece for violin and the ensemble Luxembourg Sinfonietta. The International Jury consisting of François Bousch (France), Theo Brandmüller (Germany), Cord Meijering (The Netherlands), Peter Swinnen (Belgium) and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) decided to award three prizes as follows:

1. Prize Hanbiel Choi (Korea)

2. Prize Pierre-Alain Braye-Weppe (France)

3. Prize Karl Fiorini (Malta)

Hanbiel Choi P.-A. Braye-Weppe Karl Fiorini

Composers from 41 countries participated in the International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2010: Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzogowina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Domenican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Cyprus, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.



The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music has organised its 10th International Composition Prize for 2013 in cooperation with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. Composers were invited to submit new works for an orchestra consisting of seven traditional Chinese instruments and seven classical western instruments.

In the preliminary round the International Jury consisting of

Yan Hui-chang (Hong Kong)
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Chan Wing-wah (Hong Kong)
Chairman, The Composers & Authors Society of Hong Kong

Joshua Chan (Hong Kong)
Associate Professor, Department of Music, University of Hong Kong

Chew Hee-chiat (Malaysia)
Resident Conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Zhang Hao-fu (China)
Composer, Professor at the "Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles"

André Laporte (Belgium)
Composer and former Artistic Director of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels

Theo Brandmüller (Germany)
Composer and Professor at the "Hochschule für Musik des Saarlandes"

Cord Meijering (The Netherlands)
Composer and Director of the "Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt"

Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg)
Composer, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Luxembourg Sinfonietta

has chosen four works to be premiered in the closing concert. (Korea)

The selected compositions have been performed on January 11th, 2013 in a public concert at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Jockey Club Auditorium in Hong Kong by the joint orchestra of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the Luxembourg Sinfonietta: dizi, sheng, erhu, guzheng, pipa, sanxian, Chinese percussion, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, tuba, cello, piano, and Western percussion, conducted by Marcel Wengler and Yan Hui-chang.

Following the concert-performance the international jury, consisting of Yan Hui-chang (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra), Guo Wen-jing (Professor at the Department of Composition of the Central Conservatory of Music in China), Chan Wing-wah (President of the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong), Joshua Chan (Music Advisor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra), Marcel Wengler (Composer, Artistic Director) decided to award the prizes as follows:

Result:

1. Prize Chun-Wei Lee (Taiwan)

2. Prize Zhang Zhiliang (China)

3. Prize Naoko Kachi (Japan)

4. Prize Dic-lun Fung (Hong Kong)


Chun-Wei Lee Zhang Zhiliang Naoko Kachi Dic-lun Fung

The Orchestra Prize and the Special Prize by the audience for "The Most Popular Piece" were awarded to Naoko Kachi.

87 composers from 33 countries participated in the 10th International Composition Prize: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan and the USA.