Elevate your composition to the global stage with the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP), one of the world’s most prestigious competitions. Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, AMP offers the largest prize package of its kind. Whether you are an emerging or established composer, this is a rare opportunity to have your music performed, recorded, and recognized on an international scale.
For its sixth edition, AMP is seeking scores and proposals for choir and orchestra (with optional soloists). The competition awards four prizes: three commissions for original works responding to a specific theme and one prize for an outstanding previously written composition that deserves greater recognition. The categories are: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, The Azrieli Commission for International Music, The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, and The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music.
“We are looking for composers who exhibit the most creativity, artistry, proficiency and expertise to become the next cohort of AMP Laureates. Our commitment is to help advance their careers and extend the reach of their award-winning music,” says Azrieli, who is the Chair of the Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre and a Board Member of the Azrieli Foundation. “Our prize program gives Laureates the gift of time and support to compose the best new pieces possible. Then, we offer them maximum career-building exposure by presenting their prize-winning works in key music markets, supplemented by a professional recording and an extensive promotional campaign.”
The Call for Submissions is now open until 2 May 2025. Composers selected to become an AMP Laureate will receive a prize package valued at over $200,000 CAD, including a cash award of $50,000 CAD; a premiere of their prize-winning work at a gala concert in Montreal in the 2026-27 season, which will also be livestreamed globally; at least two subsequent international performances; and a commercial recording release.
Past prize-winners include Canadian composers Jordan Nobles (2024), Rita Ueda (2022), Keiko Devaux (2020), Kelly-Marie Murphy (2018) and Brian Current (2016); Israeli composer Yair Klartag (2024); Israeli-Georgian composer Josef Bardanashvili (2024); Mexican American composer Juan Trigos (2024); Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi (2022); Israeli-Canadian composer Aharon Harlap (2022); Israeli-Australian composer Yitzhak Yedid (2020); Dutch-born American composer Yotam Haber (2020); Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman (2018) and US-based Polish composer Wlad Marhulets (2016).
AMP welcomes applications from composers of all ages, genders, nationalities, faiths, and backgrounds. There is no application fee. For full details about each category and their submission guidelines, visit: https://azrielifoundation.org/amp/
