The pre-jury has now selected the 10 string quartets and 10 wind quintets who will be given the opportunity to compete on the three great venues of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Royal Danish Library and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen in April 2023. The number of applicants has increased for this year’s competition and almost 80 talented ensembles from all over the world have applied to the preliminary round.

3 major cultural institutions

FACTS

Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition is a collaboration between DR – Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Royal Danish Library and the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

The Competition is open for ensembles of all nationalities under the age of 35. All rounds will be live-streamed and broadcast on DR P2.

The competition takes place from 12 – 16 April 2023 and is a collaboration between three major Danish cultural institutions: Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Royal Danish Library and the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition is exclusively for string quartet and wind quintet and was established in 2015 to create more focus on the brilliant chamber music works of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen by letting it be interpreted by the best young musicians from all over the world.

The excellent, French Quatuor Arod won the quartet category and the sparkling, Danish Carl Nielsen – Kvintetten won the quintet category in 2015. In 2019 Austrian Simply Quartet won the 1st Prize for strings and French Quintet Ouranos won the winds category. It is now held for the 3rd time and all rounds will be live-streamed and broadcast on DR P2.

Selected String Quartets 2023

Selected Wind Quintets 2023