Composition Contest 2025

The Franz Josef Reinl Foundation and its chairman Ernst Grossmann organise this composition contest in collaboration with universities, colleges, and conservatories for music to support young composers.

Hilde Reinl, the wife of composer Franz Josef Reinl and mother of harpist Hermann Ertl, started the Franz Josef Reinl Foundation in their honour and to support young musicians.

All composers born after January 1st 1993 are invited to enter the contest.

A composition of approximately ten to fifteen minutes in length with a sophisticated and distinctive musical language that is suitable for reaching a wider audience. The competition is open to all stylistic and aesthetic directions of the contemporary era. The decisive factor is the individual quality and originality of the compositions submitted.

The performance time must be stated in the score.

The piece must not have been written before 2018 and must not have been published or performed in public.
The ensemble may consist of 3 to 5 instruments. The following can be selected: one each of flute (also piccolo or alto flute), oboe (also cor anglais), clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon (also contrabassoon), horn, percussion, piano (also synthesiser), harp, double bass. Alternatively, up to 4 instruments and 1 singing or speaking voice are possible.

The anonymised score with a keyword must be submitted as a PDF by e-mail to rakanzlei@masser-partner.at. Optionally, a demo recording in mp3 format can be sent.
The composer’s name, date of birth, nationality, address, telephone number and e-mail address must be stated in a separate e-mail with the same keyword. The e-mail must also contain a signed declaration that the work was written by him/her and that the conditions of participation are recognised.

The above mentioned submission documents need to be submitted by 30th April 2025 to:
rakanzlei@masser-partner.at

An expert jury conducts the review process and the award ceremony.
The jury’s decision is final.

The Reinl Award 2025 for Composition amounts to

• 4,000 euros for the first place,
• 2,500 euros for the second place, and
• 1,500 euros for the third place.

These awards are documented with diplomas.

An award winners concert will take place on 27h September 2025 in 1030-Vienna, Anton-von-Webern Platz 1 (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna).

There is no entitlement to a (public) concert.