Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition 2026
We are delighted to announce the 3rd Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition
FIRST PRIZE £400
SECOND PRIZE £200
THIRD PRIZE £100
Plus runners-up prizes of £50
Winning compositions will be performed in the Surrey Hills International Music Festival, May 2026.
For 2026, in addition to specially composed works, entrants may submit a composition already written for other competitions or for coursework*.
Submitted works can be for one or any combination of the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello, string quartet, clarinet, oboe. (e.g. piano solo or violin and piano, string trio, or any appropriate chamber ensemble). Submissions should be between 2.5 – 5 minutes long.
Entrants must be 18 or under at the closing date of Friday, 16 January 2026, and living/studying in the historic county of Surrey.
International jury to include Wu Qian and Stephen Goss.
*The full Terms and Conditions of the competition may be downloaded here.
Entry forms can be downloaded here and submitted by email to tracy@shimf.co.uk or online here.
Surrey Hills International Music Festival is a Registered Charity No. 1171264