Competition
The Rued Langgaard Competition is a competition for conservatory students and young musicians.
The aim of the competition is to stimulate awareness of Rued Langgaard’s music in the professional Danish environment and give talented students concert experience.
The winner of the competition receives DKK 25,000 and a concert at the Rued Langgaard Festival in September in Ribe.
2nd prize is DKK 15,000 and
3rd prize is DKK 10,000.
The competition takes place the first weekend in May in Koncertkirken in Copenhagen and St. Mark’s Church in Frederiksberg.
How to enter the Rued Langgaard Competition!
Who can participate in the Rued Langgaard Competition?
The Rued Langgaard Competition has two competitions:
- Main competition: incl. Arrangements by Langgaard
- Special competition: Langgaard Freely Interpreted
There is room for a total of 16 ensembles and soloists in the Rued Langgaard Competition.
The main competition:
You can participate as singers, pianists, string players and organists who are enrolled as students at the Danish classical conservatories in the following programs: bachelor, master and soloist class and students at the Opera Academy.
- Pianists – solo piano, lied duo and violin/piano duo
- Strings – violin/piano duo and string quartet
- Sangere – song duo
- Organists
- Arrangements by Langgaard (free crew)*
*Youcan participate in this category with any number of musicians. Read more under “Conditions for participation in the competition”.
Special competition: “Langgaard freely interpreted”:
You can participate in this category with free adaptations of Langgaard’s music in an ensemble of your choice from all styles and conservatories. This competition can include both notated music and improvisation. “Langgaard freely interpreted” is not included in the main competition. See more under “Framework for participation in the competition”.
The framework for participation in the competition:
- Pianists can compete in solo piano, lied duo and violin/piano duo categories.
- Violinists can perform in both violin/piano duos and string quartets.
- In the category Arrangements of music by Rued Langgaard, the instrumentation is optional. Both new arrangements and existing arrangements can be used, e.g. the piano collection Sommerferie i Blekinge arranged for wind quintet. When registering for the competition, the current arrangements are enclosed.
- In the special competition Langgaard freely interpreted, arrangements are freely adapted from Langgaard’s music and with an ensemble of your choice. The ensembles Dybfølt and Jonas Frølund and Stundom’s interpretations of Langgaard can serve as inspiration and examples. This competition can include both notated music and improvisation. When registering for the competition, please enclose an account of which works by Langgaard are to be used as a starting point.
- It is possible to enter both the main competition and the special competition.
- For ensembles, up to 50% of the cast may have completed their education within the last year.
- The selection of competition participants is carried out by teachers at the Academy in collaboration with teachers at Langgaard Masterclass.
Sign up for the competition:
Registration deadline for the competition is April 7, 2025.
Fill out the the registration form and send it to the project manager of the competition Helle Lund Rosborg.
Email: hlr@langgaardfestival.dk
Mobile: +4522683090
How does the Rued Langgaard Competition work?
The main competition:
- All participants/ensembles in the Main Competition must choose works from the repertoire list.
- For all participants, works played in Round 1 may NOT be repeated in Round 2.
Round 1 has a maximum of 16 participants/ensembles. Duration per participant/ensemble is 12-15 minutes.
Round 2 is the Final. Varighed i anden runde er:
a) 15-20 min.
for voice-piano duo, solo piano and organ.
b) 20-25 min.
for violin-piano duo and string quartet.
Category “Events by Langgaard” is part of the Main Competition
- In the category Arrangements by Langgaard, you are free to choose from Langgaard’s work(s) and free choice of cast.
Round 1: (12-15 min)
2.Round – Final: (20-25 min)
The special competition Langgaard freely interpreted
In the category Special Competition – Langgaard freely interpreted, choose freely between Langgaard’s works for a free crew
Round 1: (12-15 min)
2. Round: (20-25 min)
The main competition final has a maximum of 6 participants/ensembles. Of these, there are 3 winners. The Special Competition final has a maximum of 3 participants/ensembles. Of these, there will be 1 winner.
What is the repertoire?
You are free to choose works from the repertoire lists below.
There is no distinction between 1st round repertoire and 2nd round repertoire, and there are no compulsory pieces.
For all participants, works played in Round 1 may NOT be repeated in Round 2.
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Repertoire lists for download. See which works are available to play for the competition:
- Violin/piano and string quartet
- Solo pianos
- Song/song duo
- Organ
Awards and prizes
- Price: 25.000 + concert at Rued Langgaard Festival 2025
- Price: 15,000
- Price: 10,000
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Who is on the jury?
- The jury consists of a number of Langgaard capacities. In 2025 the jury is:
- Esben Tange, Jury Chairman
- Jakob Lorentzen, Organist, Holmens Church in Copenhagen
- Louisa Schwab, Cellist in Nightingale String Quartet
- Sofie Elkjær Jensen, Soprano
- Kristoffer Hyldig, pianist
- Teresa La Cour, Violinist
Previous winners:
The winners in 2024 were:
- Prize: Marie Borup and Stefan Macovei, vocals/piano
- Price: Ari Hammer Joensen, organ
- award Jule Husballe Hansen and Sonja Honkamaa, vocals/piano
Congratulations to them all
The winners in 2023 were:
- Prize: Marcelina Sztekmiler and Benjamin Skydsgaard (DKDM) – Violin/piano duo
- Award: Ian Marcus Bjørsvik and Kei Solvang (DKDM) – Lied duo
- Prize: Adrian Baguena (RAMA) on organ
Congratulations to them all
The winners in 2022 were:
- The DKK 25,000 prize and a concert at the Langgaard Festival: mezzo-soprano Laura Hilden and pianist Ruben Høgh
- The DKK 15,000 prize goes to soprano Katrin Helena Kuslap and pianist Hazel Friedman
- The DKK 10,000 prize goes to tenor Niklas de Fries and pianist Cecilia Apostolo
The winners in 2021 were:
- Prize x 2 was awarded to: a) Lied-duo with Louise McClelland Jacobsen (soprano) and Kristian Riisager (pianist) b) Absalon Quartet with Thera Ortved (violin), Andreas Lienhøft Larsen (violin), Caroline Risbo Gammeltoft-Hansen (viola), Olga Chwaszczewska (cello).
- The price was discontinued.
- The prize of DKK 10,000 went to the duo Kaya Kato Møller (violin) and Mads Fuglsang Ryborg (piano) Both 1st prize winners played at the Rued Langgaard Festival’s opening concert 2021 in Ribe
