European Composer Award

At the festival Young Euro Classic the Mayor of Berlin presents the European Composer Award to the most deserving candidate.

The award is given in recognition of the festival’s best World première or German première. It is endowed with 5.000 euros. An 11-member audience jury determines the winner.

Winners 2000 – 2009

Magnus Lindberg (Finland): „Cantigas“ 2000

Stefán Arason (Iceland): „10-11“ 2001

Anatolijus Senderovas (Lithuania): „Konzert in Do“ 2002

Joachim F. W. Schneider (Germany): „Sylphidentänze“ 2003

Nina Šenk (Slovenia): „Konzert für Violine und Orchester“ 2004

Ülo Krigul (Estonia): „Jenzeits“ 2005

Magnar Åm (Norway): „‘tisn’t the snow falling, it’s us leaving the ground“ 2006

Guohui Ye (China): „Spätherbst für Orchester" 2007

Ahmet Altinel (Turkey): „Le Sources de la Nuit“ 2008

Niels Klein (Germany): „Refractions“ 2009