Limina Festival

The annual LIMINA festival, hosted by the Institute for New Music at the Mozarteum University, promotes international cooperation between composers and students of contemporary music from different countries. LIMINA offers young musicians both performing and networking opportunities, and focuses on building and expanding international relationships.
About
Every year, the LIMINA Festival invites young composition students from various European countries to develop and present their works, participate in lectures and exchange ideas with students from the Mozarteum University. Participants are selected in advance through a Call For Scores.The festival's rich programme of concerts and lectures is complemented by social events and special productions.
Events
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LIMINA 2025: RaumklangSieben Uraufführungen erkunden mit den vier Pfeilerorgeln im Kuppelbereich die Raumakustik des Salzburger DomesConcert· Free
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LIMINA 2025: NAMES ensemblemit Werken von Parham Behzad, Giovanni Falascone, Aurélie Ferrière, Ynyr PritchardConcert· Free
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LIMINA 2025: Katarina Gryvul - Sweet SpotElektroakustisches Konzert mit Werken von Katarina Gryvul, Boris Loginov, Daniel Puerto, Mahak Sadeghzadehpishjari, Joan Tan, Unai Urkola EtxabeConcert· Free
Information
Applications are welcomed from composers of any age and nationality who are currently studying in Europe.
Composers who have already been selected as participants in the festival twice previously cannot apply.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: TBC
(For your information: deadline for complete scores and parts: TBC)
Application documents should be sent by e-mail to limina@moz.ac.at in the form of a single, merged pdf document or as a link to a cloud storage. Please note: applications received after the deadline or missing any of the required files cannot be considered!
Send us the following:
- An indication of which ensemble you want to compose for (information below). Please choose only one ensemble!
- Short biography in English
- Link(s) to (a) recording(s) of any of your recent works (links to the scores may be attached in addition to the recordings).
- A copy of a document proving your current enrolment in composition studies in Europe (e.g. confirmation of enrolment; up-to-date student card with a visible expiry date; a signed letter from your university/music college). Failure to include this document will result in the application being rejected.
- Short letter of motivation (let us know why you want to participate, your reasons for choosing that ensemble, what compositional ideas you would have for your chosen ensemble in case you are selected, etc.).
Participants will be chosen by the ensemble members, with decisions being based predominantly on the quality and style of the candidate's recent pieces, as demonstrated by the recordings submitted with the application.
Selected students will be provided with accommodation in Salzburg for the duration of the Festival, and will also receive up to €150.00 towards their travel costs.
The larger ensembles can also perform pieces for a semi-full instrumentation, but we encourage you to consider composing for the full ensemble.
Finished compositions which fulfil all the requirements will also be considered.
The festival and the ensembles reserve the right to cancel the performance of the selected composer’s piece if the composer fails to provide a good quality score and parts on time, or in the case of any other objective issue that could arise.
Following selection and confirmation, active participation in the festival is obligatory. If the selected composer is not able to attend the festival, their composition (even if already finished) will not be performed!
All applicants will be informed of the outcome of the selection process by: TBC
Upon being selected, composers will be given more detailed information about the composition requirements.
All questions welcome: limina@moz.ac.at

- Jan Fredrich
- Felix Kiesel
- Marco Döttlinger
- Marco Sala
- Silvija Čiuladytė
- Alexander Bauer
- Achim Bornhöft
- Matthias Leboucher
Gallery
Archive
29th November - 1st December 2023, Salzburg
Ensembles
- Duo eventuell (CH)
- Duo Stump-Linshalm (AT)
- Ensemble Adapter (DE)
- Ensemble Garage (DE)
- NAMES (AT)
Speakers
- Georgia Koumara
- Cathy van Eck
- Laure M. Hiendl
24th - 26th November 2022, Salzburg
Ensembles
- NAMES (AT)
- String&Noise (AT)
- Cantando Admont (AT)
- Duo Santorsa-Pereyra (DE)
- Ensemble Chromoson (IT)
Speakers
- Pedro González (ES)
- Peter Jakober (AT)
- Sarah Nemtsov (DE)
26th - 29th November 2021, Salzburg
Ensembles
- Riot Ensemble (UK)
- Airborne Extended (AT)
- Colletivo_21 (IT)
- œnm . œsterreichisches ensemble fuer neue musik (AT)
- NAMES (AT)
- NO1 (Kutin/Lenz/Lechner) (AT
7th - 9th November 2019, Salzburg
Ensembles
- Zahir Ensemble (ESP)
- The Interstring Project (DE)
- Ensemble for New Music Tallin (EE)
- Schallfeld (AT)
- NAMES (AT)
6th - 8th December 2018, Salzburg
Celebrating 60 years of SEM - Studio for Electronic Music, Mozarteum University
Ensembles:
- hand werk (D)
- Platypus (AT)
- Duo Enßle-Lamprecht (AT)
- Hebrides Ensemble (GB)
- NAMES ensemble (AT)
- Dedalus (FR)
Composers:
- Eliane Radigue (FR)
- Francois Bayle (FR)
- Javier Torres Maldonado (MX)
- Barry Truax (CAN)
- Jean Luc Herve (FR)
- Matthias Leboucher (FR)
- Marco Döttlinger (AT)
- Christoph Feiel (AT)
