
PERCUSSION
JURY
Martin Grubinger, Austria, Chairman
Camille Baslé, France
Johannes Fischer, Germany
Sanja Fister, Germany/Croatia
Timothy Genis, USA
Marta Klimasara, Germany/Poland
Vassilena Serafimova, Bulgaria/France
REPERTOIRE
1ST ROUND
- Iannis Xenakis, Rebonds B*
One of the following works FOR MARIMBa solo
- Kalevi Aho, Solo XV
- Michael Jarrell, Entlehnungen
- Bruno Mantovani, Moi, jeu
- Joseph Schwantner, Velocities
- Andrew Thomas, Merlin
One of the following works for snare drum solo
- Casey Cangelosi, Meditation Nr. 2
- Michael Colgrass, Six Unaccompanied Solos for Snare Drum
- Alexej Gerassimez, Asventuras
- Dan Heslink, Theme and Variations
- Áskell Másson, Prim
2ND ROUND
- Pit Dahm, Exorcism for timpani solo
(scores can be ordered by email to pitdahmmusic@gmail.com)
One of the following works for vibraphon
- Franco Donatoni, Omar
- Bruce Hamilton, Interzones
- Philippe Manoury, Le livre des claviers IV
- Arnold Marinissen, Le temps inhabitable
One of the following works for „Theatrical Percussion“
- Georges Aperghis, Graffitis
- Georges Aperghis, Le corps a c
- orps
- Peter Eötvös, Memoriam Frank Zappa new Psalm 151
(Selection of movements) - Vinko Globokar, Toucher
- Vinko Globokar, Corporel
- Compagnie Kahlua, Ceci n’est pas une balle
- Francois Sarhan, Homework
- Johannes X. Schachtner, Siebenundzwanzig, Composition commissioned by ARD International Music Competition 2026 (World premiere).
semifinal
One of the following works for set-up
- Brian Ferneyhough, Bone Alphabet
- Maki Ishii, Thirteen Drums
- Helmut Lachenmann, Interieur
- David Lang, The Anvil Chorus
- Kevin Volans, She Who Sleeps With a Small Blanket
- Iannis Xenakis, Psappha
- Béla Bartók, Sonata for two pianos and percussion Sz 110 – Marimba Part Line up:
Marimba 1: Participant Marimba 2: Jürgen Leitner (BRSO)
Drumset: Prof. Jochen Schorer (HfM Trossingen)
Timpani: Vincent Vogel (Berliner Philharmoniker) Piano: Per Rundberg
final
with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Friedrich Cerha, Concerto for percussion and orchestra*
- A freely chosen piece for a single instrument; duration 3 minutes maximum
* Setups and instruments see separate document at
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