The competition has a prize pool of €20,500.

For each of the two categories:

• 1st prize: €5,000
• 2nd prize: €3,000
• 3rd prize: €2,000

Common price for both categories:

- Audience price: €500

The finalists will benefit from:

• a cash prize;
• a 4 to 5 day residency with the European Youth Symphony Orchestra Eurochestries International;
• of media coverage;
• from a live recording of the play on the day of the final;
• guaranteed visibility within the Eurochestries International network and with its partners.

• Category 1: Composers under 30 years of age (born after March 31, 1997)
• Category 2: composers aged over 30 (born before March 31, 1997).

• Round 1: Each composer will submit a musical excerpt of two to three minutes, accompanied by a statement of intent of 10 to 15 lines describing the final concept of the work.

Deadline: August 31, 2026

• Round 2: Each selected composer will submit the complete score

Deadline: March 31, 2027

• 6 to 8 minutes for category 1
• 8 to 10 minutes for category 2

- All styles and aesthetic forms are permitted.

- The works must be able to be performed by high-level youth orchestras