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The Azrieli Foundation has launched the biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) call for submissions to composers across Canada and around the world.
With this fifth edition, AMP is seeking scores and proposals for a cappella choral works that match the forces of its Performance Partner – the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Chorus. Submissions may include up to four additional instruments and/or soloists.
The three existing Azrieli Music Prizes continue in this latest edition: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, and The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. A fourth prize has been added this year: the inaugural Azrieli Commission for International Music.
The total package for each Azrieli Music Prize is valued at more than $200,000 CAD and includes:
- A $50,000 CAD cash prize;
- A premiere performance at the AMP Gala Concert in mid-October 2024 in Montréal;
- Two subsequent international performances; and
- A professional recording for future commercial release.
The Azrieli Foundation upholds Fair Access Principles in managing AMP. Submissions are accepted from institutions and composers of all nationalities, faiths, ages, genders, backgrounds and levels of experience. There is no entry fee.
The deadline for submissions for all four prizes is Friday, May 5, 2023.
Full application guidelines, information about all three prize juries, and biographies of past laureates can be found here.
Learn more about the Azrieli Music Prizes
To apply for the 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes, please visit our online portal.
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GALA CONCERT REACHES OVER 10,000 VIEWERS!
We’re thrilled that the Azrieli Music Prizes 2022 Gala Concert was enjoyed by more than 10,000 viewers in 65 countries, thanks to its partnerships with production company ProdCan Inc. and Medici TV – the world’s leading classical music channel. You can still experience this “must-see” event online until April 20, 2023.
Watch the 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala
PARTNERSHIPS GIVE PROFILE TO AMP LAUREATES
AMP is pleased to sustain two valuable partnerships that help us tell the stories of our Laureates and their prize-winning works.
SOUNDLAB new music podcasts take a deep dive into the stories behind and between the music. Each one-hour audio interview, hosted by producer Paul Steenhuisen, delves into the creative influences and experiences that inspire our 2020 and 2022 Laureates, through a series of enlightening and engaging conversations. Take a listen!
In tandem, the Violin Channel – one of the most important platforms for classical music news – features piece-by-piece replays of the prize-winning works from our 2022 Laureates Iman Habibi, Aharon Harlap and Rita Ueda. Each video is accompanied by personal interviews that revisit these amazing works and add new insight.
ABOUT AMP
Established in 2014, the biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) are an expression of the Azrieli Foundation’s conviction that music is a vital human endeavour that allows us to express our creativity, expands our worldview and fosters positive cultural exchange. Open to the international music community, AMP accepts proposals for works from individuals of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and faiths. These proposals are submitted to our expert juries for review through a biennial open call.
AMP’s four prize packages (valued at $200,000 CAD each) make it the top competition for music composition in Canada and one of the most substantial in the world.
Past prize winners include Canadian composers Rita Ueda (2022), Keiko Devaux (2020), Kelly-Marie Murphy (2018) and Brian Current (2016); Iranian Canadian composer Iman Habibi (2022); Israeli Canadian composer Aharon Harlap (2022); Australian Israeli composer Yitzhak Yedid (2020); Israeli American composers Yotam Haber (2020) and Avner Dorman (2018); and Polish American composer Wlad Marhulets (2016).
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