Results of the 21st International Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition 2021/22:
Prize winners

The Carl von Ossietzky Composition Prize was announced this year for the 21st time by the Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg. The ensembles for which the competition is organised change from year to year. In this way, a continuously growing repertoire of compositions with a focus on a medium level of difficulty is created, which brings together pupils, students and amateurs from different styles to play together. The 21st Carl von Ossietzky Composition Prize was advertised for compositions for 1-4 pianos with experimental playing forms and techniques. Works from 5 countries were submitted.

The jury reviewed the very demanding and artistically diverse submissions and decided to honour the following compositions:

1st prize - 1,000 euros goes to Jens Klimek, Magdeburg, for "Discoveries and Inquiries"

2nd prize - 700 euros goes to Christoph Renhard, Lieboch/Austria, "Four stars and one dark nebula"

3rd prize - 500 euros goes to Volker Ignaz Schmidt, Heimsheim, for puls I, "on the edge"

The sponsorship award - 500 euros goes to Niklas A. Chroust, Vienna, for "Blicke in den Himmel" (Views into the sky)

The following works also received an award:

"Timbre" by Günter Berger, Dötlingen

"Utopia V" by Christian Dimpker, Berlin

"Bathypelagio" by Valerio Sannicandro, Paris

Furthermore, the following entries will be included in the repertoire of the Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition due to their high compositional quality:

"...dots and loops..." "by Otto Wanke, Vienna

"Halm" by Jakob Böttcher, Berlin

The award ceremony and the performance of selected compositions are expected to take place in June/July 2023 in the auditorium of the University of Oldenburg. The exact date will be announced.

Next year, the Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition will be announced for the "musik_szene_theater" category.

Submission deadline extended until 1 June 2022

With the announcement of the 21st International Composition Competition 2021/22, the
Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg aims to expand the repertoire of contemporary music of medium difficulty.
For 2021, the Institute of Music is organising the competition for compositions for experimental and/or electronically played piano(s). This may be a conventional upright or grand piano and up to 4 instruments, which will be expanded in the sound spectrum via miking / electrification and also preparations. Conventional and experimental playing styles may and should be mixed as required! The Institute has a lot of experience with preparations (from John Cage to the present day) and is well equipped in terms of studio technology.
The submitted works should be easily readable and performable by trained amateurs or interested piano students in order to familiarise them with the literature of experimental playing techniques on the keyboard instrument and to enable them to experience them as extensions of the sound spectrum. The performance should last a maximum of 10 minutes.
It is possible to submit several works. The compositions should not yet have been published or premièred. There is no age limit.
The content of the works is optional.
The works with commentary are requested anonymously in duplicate, as well as a sealed envelope containing the name and address of the sender and a short CV. Entries can only be sent by post.

Submission deadline extended to 1.6.2022 - closing date is 1 March 2022 (postmark) to:
University of Oldenburg
Faculty III, Institute of Music

Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition
Attn: Christiane Abt
P.O. Box 5634
D-26046 Oldenburg, Germany

The jury will award three main prizes (1st prize: 1,000 euros, 2nd prize: 700 euros, 3rd prize:
500 euros) and a sponsorship prize (500 euros) for young composers (up to 25 years old, please mark entries with an "F" on the envelope), as well as awards and repertoire prizes.
The performances of selected works under the artistic direction of Christiane Abt and Werner Barho are expected to take place at the end of the summer semester 2022 in the auditorium of the University of Oldenburg.

Jury:
Christiane Abt, pianist and artistic collaborator

Werner Barho, pianist

Krystoffer Dreps, composer
Christoph Keller, composer

Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz, composer and pianist
Rida Murtada, conductor of the symphony orchestra of the University of Oldenburg

Volker Schindel, Artistic Assistant for Music, Scene, Theatre

Students of the subject Music

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With the announcement of the 21st International Composition Competition 2021/22, the Institute of Music of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg to expand the repertoire of contemporary music of medium difficulty.

For the year 2021, the Institute of Music announces the competition for compositions for experimentally and/or electronically played piano(s). This may be a conventional piano(s) (upright) or grand piano(s) and up to 4 instruments, which will be extended in sound spectrum via miking / electrification and also preparations. Conventional and experimental playing styles may and should be mixed as needed! The Institute has a lot of experience with preparations (from John Cage to the present) and is well equipped in terms of studio technology.

The submitted works should be easy to read and perform by trained amateurs or interested piano students, in order to get to know the literature of experimental playing styles on the keyboard instrument and to make it possible to experience them as extensions of the sound spectrum. Performance time should be no more than 10 minutes.

It is possible to submit several works. The compositions should not yet have been published and have not been premiered. There is no age limit. The content of the works is optional. The works with commentary are requested anonymously in duplicate, as well as a sealed envelope containing the name and address of the sender and a brief curriculum vitae. Submissions can only be made by email.

NEW DEADLINE for submission is June 1st, 2022 (postmark) - Deadline for submission is March 1, 2022 (postmark) to:

Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg

Faculty III, Institute of Music, P.O. Box 2503,

Carl von Ossietzky Composition Competition

for the attention of Christiane Abt

D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany

Jury:

Christiane Abt, pianist and artistic collaborator

Werner Barho, pianist

Krystoffer Dreps, composer

Christoph Keller, composer

Olga Riazantceva-Schwarz, composer and pianist

Rida Murtada, Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Oldenburg

Volker Schindel, artistic collaborator for music, scene, theatre

Students of the subject music