The 21^st PETR EBEN
INTERNATIONAL
ORGAN COMPETITION
Opava 2022

The competition is open to candidates from all countries whose age does not exceed 32 years on the first day of the competition (i.e. those born on or after 24^th of October 1990).

The competition is a three-round. Competition will be held: 

1^st Round - 24-26 October 2022, Petr Bezruč Library in Opava,

2^nd Round - 27 October 2022, Church of St. John the Baptist in Hlučín,

3^rd Round - 29 October 2022, Church of St. Vojtěch in Opava.

Competition Conditions - Interpretation

is a part of the competition that is independent of the performance section. The improvisation competition is open to candidates from all countries whose age does not exceed 32 years on the first day of the competition (i.e. those born on or after 24 October 1990). The competition will take place on 26 October 2022 at the  Co-cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Opava.

In 2022, the improvisation competition is dedicated to the memory of the late organist and improviser Aleš Rybka, who co-founded the Young Organists Competition in 1978.

Competition Conditions - Improvisation

• 1^st prize: CZK 50.000
• 2^nd prize: CZK 30.000
• 3^rd prize: CZK 15.000
• Improvisation: CZK 5.000

Special Prize awarded by the Czech Music Foundation (CMF) for the best performance of a composition by Petr Eben interpreted in the 3^rd Round. The Jury may (with the exception of the 1^st Prize, the Improvisation prizes, and the CMF Prize) divided the prize monies.

Concert for the winner

• Remunerated performance at the Leoš Janáček International Music Festival, Janáček’s May – Silesian Organ Day, Opava 2023
• Remunerated performance of one of the competition laureates for a solo recital as part of the International Organ Festival Audite Organum 2023 in St. Jacob's Basilica in Prague
• Remunerated performance at the International Bratislava Organ Festival - 2023
• Remunerated performance at the "Chorzowski Festiwal Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej ORGANY PLUS" – Prize awarded by the Musica Polonia Fundation – October 2023

• Julian Gembalski, Poland (chair)
• Petr Čech, Czech Republic
• Irena Chřibková, Czech Republic
• Aude Heurtematte, France
• Zuzana Ferjenčíková, Slovakia/Switzerland
• Martin Sander, Germany
• Marek Vrábel, Slovakia

19 June 2022

The competition will take place from 24 to 29 October 2022 (registration for the 1^st Round starts on 21 October 2022) at  Petr Bezruč Library in Opava (1^st Round), at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Hlučín (2^nd Round), and at the Church of St. Vojtěch in Opava (3^rd Round). The Improvisation competition will take place on 26 October 2022 at the Co-cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Opava. The candidates’ performances will be evaluated by a jury of experts appointed by the competition organizers. All rounds of the competition and the competitors’ names are public. The competition will end with a concert in the Church of St. Vojtěch in Opava. The winners will receive prizes and perform compositions chosen by the Jury without any remuneration for their performance. The competition proceedings and the jurors’ duties are specified in the “Rules of Procedure and Organisation of the 21^st Petr Eben International Organ Competition 2022.”
The competitors are obliged to comply with the current Covid 19 anti-epidemic measures.

Interpretation: CZK 1.500 / EUR 60

Improvisation: CZK 500 / EUR 20

There is no entry fee in the category Improvisation. Fill in the electronic application form on the competition website www.ebencompetition.cz by  19 June 2022 (attach a proof of payment and ID photo in JPG format, minimum resolution 800x1020px). The entry fee is non-refundable. The competition participants are expected to cover their accommodation and travel costs.
The competitors are obliged to comply with the current Covid 19 anti-epidemic measures.
Accommodation