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Winners announced for the Andrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Composition and the Luba Zuk Piano Duo Composition Prize

Published: 23 July 2021

The winners of theAndrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Compositionand theLuba Zuk Piano Duo Composition Prizehave been announced.

dz(current PhD) receives the Andrew Svoboda Prize forOrchestralComposition, ԻܴܳDzԲ(current DMus) receives the Luba Zuk Piano Duo Composition Prize.

This year the members of the jury included Professors Brian Cherney, Sean Ferguson (Chair and Dean’s Delegate) and Chris Paul Harman from theComposition Area, with Dr. Eliot Britton from the University of Toronto as external member. For the Svoboda Prizetheywere joined by Professor Alexis Hauser, Director of the VRƵ Symphony Orchestra, and for the Zuk Prizetheywere joined by Professor SaraLaimonof thePiano Area.

Though a challenge to evaluate the many applications,Sean Ferguson shares that,“We were impressed by both winners, each of whom has a burgeoning compositional career already in progress. Both Chelsea ԻZhuoshengpresented exciting project proposals that we look forward to hearing in the future!”

We wish these two talented and deserving prize-winners a hearty congratulations.TheLuba Zuk Piano Duo Composition Prize-winning piece isslated topremierein2022,ԻtheAndrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Compositionaward-winning work can be heardduring the2022-2023 Schulich concert season.

Discover the composer behind the prize by reading our interviews with Chelsea Komschlies ԻZhuosheng Jin.

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