2028 Azrieli Music Prizes
Call for Proposals
Focus: Chamber music (up to 15 musicians)
Launch date: February 4, 2026
Application Deadline: May 6, 2026
Link: www.azrielifoundation.org/AMP
Created in 2014 by Dr. Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, the biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offers opportunities for discovering, creating, performing and celebrating excellence in music composition.
The Prizes
The Azrieli Music Prizes are awarded to the composers who display the utmost artistry, technical mastery and professional expertise in response to the Prize theme.
The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is open to composers worldwide with the aim of encouraging creative and critical engagement with the question ‘What is Jewish Music?’
The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music is open to all Canadian composers with the aim of encouraging a deep engagement with the complexities of composing music in Canada today.
The Azrieli Commission for International Music is awarded to a composer who engages in a profound exploration of cultural expression that has a meaningful connection to their lived experience.
Open to the international music community, AMP accepts nominations for works from individuals of all ages, nationalities, faiths and genders.
The eventual prize-winning commissions will be premiered by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at the AMP Concert Gala in Autumn 2028 in Montréal. The world premiere is just one component of the AMP prize package, valued at over CAD $250,000 — the most substantial of its kind in Canada. Laureates also receive a cash award of CAD $50,000, two subsequent international performances and a commercial recording of their work.
To apply, or for more information, full application guidelines, information about the Prize juries and biographies of past Laureates please visit azrielifoundation.org/amp.