Rusk is a chamber music festival held annually in Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, Finland at the end of November.

Rusk seeks to reflect the present day and age with its myriad variations and challenges. It is a melting pot in which creativity is unleashed in exotic contexts at the darkest, bleakest time of the northern year.
The Rusk Composition competition 2023 is now open!

Idea and theme

The composition should be music for a fanfare for the opening of Rusk Chamber Music in Jakobstad 2023. The Rusk Festival was founded in 2013 and will celebrate its 10th anniversary in November 2023. The anniversary is celebrated on November 21st –25th 2023 with a jubilee festival that revives memorable experiences from the past years while still keeping its eyes firmly fixed on the future and the next ten years. In honor of the jubilee, this year’s festival theme is “A Royal Feast”. The theme unites the entire festival program and festivities, and is found in both repertoire and artists.

Time and prize

It is possible to submit competition entries during the period 01.08.2023 to 30.09.2023. The competition is open to students, born 1993 or later, with an interest in composition. All participants undertake to follow the competition rules.

The winner will be awarded with a prize of of 1,000 euros in connection with the opening of Rusk Chamber Music in Jakobstad in 2023. A jury appointed by Jakobstad’s Sinfonietta will select the winner. The jury’s decision cannot be appealed.

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The composition competition Rusk-fanfar is organized by Jakobstad’s Sinfonietta.

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