An international composition competition
Tommie Haglund
Composition Competition 2027
We invite composers from around the world to take part in the Tommie Haglund Composition Competition.
Apply for the competition- Application deadline
- 15 January 2027
- Application fee
- €50
- Duration
- 8–12 minutes
- Composition years
- 2024–2026
Tommie Haglund is one of Scandinavia’s most distinctive and visionary composers. His music is marked by a profound sense of musical expression, emotional intensity, and a deeply personal artistic voice.
In the spirit of Tommie Haglund’s music and artistic vision, the Tommie Haglund Festival is proud to launch a new international composition competition. The competition seeks to encourage composers who, like Haglund, are prepared to follow their own artistic path and create music of depth, integrity, and powerful expression.
To celebrate the launch of this new prize, we are opening the competition for both brand-new works and works composed during the last three years, 2024–2026. The winner will be announced during the Tommie Haglund Festival in April 2027.
Before you apply
Competition rules & criteria
All of the following instructions must be fulfilled, or the application will not be accepted.
Eligibility
The competitors must be born on January 1st, 1992, or thereafter. Each competitor may submit only one work.
Instrumentation and duration
From chamber orchestra to full symphony orchestra: maximum instrumentation 3.3.3.3.4.3.3.1. timp. 2 perc. hp. celesta, strings.
Duration of the work: 8–12 minutes.
Age of the work and rights
The work must be newly written or composed during the period 2024–2026. The work must not have previously participated in any other composition competition or be published. Composers of the pieces submitted represent that they hold all the rights to the pieces, that the pieces are original, and that the Competition Organiser will be provided with relevant performance materials free of charge.
Adjudication
All entries will be evaluated by a prominent jury led by Tommie Haglund, Joachim Gustafsson (conductor), Kristina Fryklöf (Gehrmans Förlag), Felix Thiedmann (orchestra director, Brandenburger Symphoniker), Dr David Garcia (Director General, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá) and Nick Barnard (music critic).
The Jury's work organisation rules, including the rules of voting and scoring, shall be defined internally by the Jury. The minutes from the meetings of the Jury shall not be made available to the public.
AI
If it is discovered that participants have used AI, the work will be immediately disqualified.
Terms
The Competition Organiser reserves its right to change these rules, to change the course of the Competition, and to cancel the Competition for reasons beyond the Organiser's control. Information referring to this shall be deemed made public as of the moment of publishing it on the Organiser's website.
The jury reserves the right not to select a winner if none of the submitted entries meet the expected artistic quality. The decision of the jury is final.
Submitting an application in the Competition is equivalent to acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Application fee
To enter the competition, an application fee of 50 euros must be paid when the application form is submitted, to cover administrative costs.
Pay by bank transfer at the same time as you submit your application. Use the reference THF2027. No payment receipt needs to be uploaded.
- Amount
- 50 EUR
- Reference
- THF2027
- IBAN
- SE65 9500 0099 6018 2181 1617
- SWIFT/BIC
- NDEASESS
Application form
Send your application no later than 15 January 2027, 23:59 Stockholm time.
Fields marked with an asterisk and all confirmations are required. Upload your score, MP3 recording and complete list of works. WAV files will be requested separately from finalists.
Personal data and submitted material
Tommie Haglund Festival processes the information and files in your application to administer the competition and allow the jury to assess your work. Applications and files are stored privately. The competition organisers receive an email notification with private download links.
The Competition Jury undertakes not to forward or otherwise distribute the submitted scores and/or recordings in any way after the Competition has concluded.
The form uses Cloudflare Turnstile to protect against automated submissions. For questions about your application or the processing of your personal data, contact festival@tommiehaglund.se.