8th International Nikolaus-Fheodoroff-Composition-Prize

Composer, conductor, pianist and sound engineer, Professor Nikolaus Fheodoroff (b 15 September 1931; d 27 August 2011) was for several decade a major influence in the musical life of Carinthia. In 2013, the Province of Carinthia, in co-operation with members of the Fheodoroff family, initiated the International Nikolaus-Fheodoroff-Composition-Prize, in recognition of his contribution. Since then, the Prize has been awarded biennially, by means of public announcement, in different categories. For Nikolaus Fheodoroff, compositional work always had a holistic, philosophical meaning in a humanistic context: Music should touch the listener directly and encourage them to reflect. He was particularly interested in new forms of expression, which do this approach justice. The International Nikolaus-Fheodoroff-Composition-Prize is intended to encourage composers to take up this claim and translate it into a contemporary musical language.

Full information about the prize and instrustions for application are availble here: https://www.kulturchannel.at/fileadmin/ausschreibungen/nikolaus_fheodoroff/application_guidelines_2025.pdf