Masterprize International Composing Competition
Awarded for	Orchestral composition
Sponsored by	Coutts & Co. (for 1998) [1]
Date	April 1996 (1996-04) [2]
Venue	Barbican Centre, London [3]
Country	United Kingdom
Reward(s)	GBP £25,000 (in 1998) [4] GBP £30,000 (in 2001) [2] [5] GBP £30,000 (in 2003) [3]
First awarded	1998
Last awarded	2003
Website	https://www.masterprize.com

Masterprize International Composing Competition, informally known as Masterprize, was an international composing competition founded in April 1996 by author, investment banker and former diplomat, John McLaren. ^{[2] [4]} The brief for the inaugural competition was "to find new and original works for symphony orchestra with artistic integrity with the potential for broad and lasting appeal". ^[1] Additional specifications were that the compositional entry should be of a duration of 8 to 12 minutes and that composers could be of any age or nationality. ^[6] For the 2001 competition, the submitted works had to have been scored for orchestral forces of between 50 and 90 players and have a duration of between 6 and 15 minutes. ^[7] Composers who were awarded first place received a monetary prize of either £25,000 for the 1998 competition, or £30,000 for the 2001 and 2003 competitions, respectively. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The first Masterprize competition which culminated in 1998 was supported by significant institutions, such as the European Broadcasting Union, ^[8] the BBC orchestras, BBC Radio 3, EMI Records, the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Music Magazine and the Worshipful Company of Musicians. ^[9] The final round of the competition was held at the Barbican on 7 April 1998 ^[1] where the London Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding performed the six finalist works in full. ^[10] The gala concert was attended by Cherie Blair who presented the winning composers with their prizes. ^[9]

Prize winners

Masterprize Winners and Finalists
Year	1st	2nd	3rd	Other finalists
2003	Christopher Theofanidis [11]	—		Nicolas Bacri [12]	Bechara El-Khoury [13]	Robert Henderson [14]	Arturs Maskats [15]	De:Anton Plate [16]
2001	Pierre Jalbert [17]	—		Qigang Chen [17]	Alistair King [17]	Anthony Iannaccone [17]	Carter Pann [17]	—
1998	Andrew March [18]	Victoria Borisova-Ollas [19]	It:Daniele Gasparini [20]	Stephen Hartke [21]	Zhou Long [21]	Carl Vine [21]	—

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