Dear composers,

We, the jury of the Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition, are very happy to announce the results of the^14th edition. We were overwhelmed by the number of works (more than 200) and the high quality of the compositions that were sent to us. Many thanks to You all for contributing in making this Competition a unique event in the cultural scene of Oldenburg and the North-Western Region of Germany.

The first prize (1.000 Euro) goes to: Jona Kümper for Musica viva Three Variations for Piano

The second prize (700 Euro) goes to: Kaiyi Kao for Kontrast for piano

The third prize (500 Euro) has been divided and goes to:

Gevorg Darbinyan for Hawun for two pianos and

David Holleber for Sphärenklänge for piano four hands

The youth career grant (300 euros) goes to: Luyuan Li (*1997) leap motion for piano

Furthermore the jury has decided to grant a special youth-prize to:

Myrsini Kagarlis (*2005) The dance of the colours for piano

The pieces of the following composers receive a SpecialMentioning/Award:

Ivan Božičević: Shaken from a crane's bill for piano

Alois Bröder: Chant funebre for pour piano

Gonzalo Joaquin Bustos: Epoché et Ataraxie pour piano

Daniele Gasparini: The mysterious Lake Natron for piano

Nickos Harizanos: Are the birds wondering? for piano four hands

Shoryu Itazu: Dancing wood for piano four hands

Manfred Klinkebiel: All the past for piano

Maksym Kolomiiets: Hymn for two pianos

Adrian Laugsch: Sichversinken for piano

Geli Li: Theme and variation for piano

Laura Manolache: Unterwegs for piano four hands

Mario Ruiz-Mariá: Five piano pieces for piano

Elena Samarina: Passacaglia for two pianos

Mesruh Savaş: Beş Parmak (Five Fingers) for piano

Maxim Seloujanov: Shavua for piano, left hand only

Tijmen van Tol: Het ergste moet nog komen (The worst is yet to come) for two pianos

Manuel Torres Arias: Two Lyric Pieces on Water Themes for piano

Andersen Viana: Micropieces for piano

Peter Weirauch: Schattenspiele for piano

YoungWoo Yoo: Yeoubi for piano

The pieces of the following composers will be included in the Repertory of

the Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition/Repertoire:

Simon Al-Odeh: "And now for something completly different" for piano

Kwon Bong Shin: Winter Night for two pianos

Saúl Chapela: Tricksfor piano

Christian Dimpker: Zu vier Händen - Interventions for concert grand piano for piano and assistant

Jan Tobias Ehlers: An einem Bächlein fliessend for piano

Ursula Erhart-Schwertmann: ... and peace shall be on earth for piano

Jean François de Guise: Equivocation for piano

Edmund Jolliffe: Note by note for piano duet

Dong-Myung Kim: Departure and... for piano

Grisha Krivchenia: Piano Sonata or piano

Julian Lembke: Zwischenferne for piano

Jon Lin Chua: Seven Miniatures for Piano

Martin Loridan: ... Fragment d'un rêve pour piano

Dimitris Maronidis: 4 (Hommage) Études pour piano

Michele Negro: 17 little pieces four piano four hands

Laura Peterson: Erinyes: Maegaera for two pianos

Pablo Quaß: Geröllwüste for piano

Elena Samarina: Ave Maria for Piano

Elena Samarina: Golgofa "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid" for piano four hands

Johannes X. Schachtner: pacifico Hymn for piano four hands

Volker Ignaz Schmidt: piano piece no. 8 "odradek" for piano

Maxim Seloujanov: Geminidgewinde for two pianos

Franz Surges: Un-erhörte Scharaden for piano

Christoph Theiler: "Das fliegt durch die Luft" for piano

Michail Vekiaris: Three little piano pieces

Daniel Woolnough: Birds of Springwood for piano

Dafina Zeqiri Nushi: Fantazy and Fugue for two pianos

Dafina Zeqiri Nushi: Quasi Variazione per pianoforte

Congratulations to all laureates!

The award ceremony will take place on

Saturday, July^18th, at 6 pm in the Aula of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg under the direction of the pianist Werner Barho.

We hope that you will participate to the next competition, which has been announced for compositions for voice with Oboe, Bassoon, Viola, Cello, Piano (instrumentations from duo to sextet).

To stay updated and for further information please visit the website of our institute: www.uni-oldenburg.de/musik

Best wishes to all, Violeta Dinescu & Roberto Reale

14th International Competition

For 2014, the Institute of Music is organising this competition for solo piano, four hands or two pianos. The aim is to expand the repertoire, which has been continuously built up through this competition in recent years, with works for this instrumentation.

The level of difficulty of the pieces submitted should offer both advanced pupils and experienced amateurs as well as students new challenges and experiences that can be mastered in terms of playing technique. The jury will award three main prizes and one junior prize.

Performance time maximum 10 minutes

The compositions must not have been published or performed before. There is no age limit. The content of the works is optional.

The closing date for entries is 30.11.2014

Address: University of Oldenburg

Fk III, Institute of Music
Composition Competition
for the attention of Prof. Violeta Dinescu
P.O. Box 5634
D-26046 Oldenburg

Oldenburg, Germany

The works are requested anonymously in duplicate, together with an equally anonymous commentary on the work and a sealed envelope containing the name and address of the sender and a brief curriculum vitae. Submissions may only be sent by post.

The premiere under the artistic direction of Werner Barho will take place in 2015.

Jury:

Violeta Dinescu, composer
Siegrid Ernst, composer
Christoph Keller, composer
Michael Searby, composer
Werner Barho, concert pianist and instrumental teacher
Roberto Reale, research associate