12th Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize 

The Mivos/Kanter Prize 2022 will open August 1st, 2022.
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The Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize was established in 2011 to support the work of emerging and mid-career composers and to encourage continued interest in new compositions for string quartet. The winning composer, selected from over one hundred applicants, receives a cash prize and a performance of their work in New York City by the Mivos Quartet.

The Mivos/Kanter Prize is made possible through the generous contributions of Carl Kanter.

Previous Winners:

2011: Felipe Lara, "Corde Vocale"
2012: Chris Fisher-Lochhead, "Dig Absolutely"
2013: Taylor Brook, "El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan"
2014: Andrew Greenwald, "a thing is a hole in a thing it is not"
2015: Yvonne Wu, "Utterance"
2016: Matthew Ricketts, "In Partial View"
2017: Jon Yu, "o reche modo”
2018: Alex Huddleston, “I found a few configurations// some stripes”
2019: Peter Kramer, “Mirror Mirror”
2020: Bethany Younge, “Carving Our Wooden Bodies”
2021: Marguerite Brown, “chroai: tetrachords”
2022: Ingrid Laubrock, “Ashes”

Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize

Mivos Quartet is pleased to announce the twelfth annual Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize. The competition is designed to promote works of talented emerging composers currently residing in the United States. The winner will receive a $650 cash prize, and a performance of the submitted piece in New York City during Mivos Quartet’s 2023-24 season. The Mivos/Kanter Prize is made possible through the generous support of Carl Kanter.

Application Guidelines

Eligibility: Eligible composers are those currently residing in the United States who are in the early to middle stages of developing an international career and for whom this prize would represent a significant career opportunity.

Application Fee: $0 FREE.

How to apply: Fill out Google Form.

Submissions must be time-stamped by October 15th, 2022, 11:59pm EST.

The competition will consist of two rounds. Applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of materials. A maximum of ten finalists will be notified via email by December 1st, 2022. The winner will be announced on December 15th, 2022.

Please direct all inquiries to mivoskanterprize@gmail.com