2026 Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize

The Henri Lazarof Living Legacy at Brandeis University announces the Seventh Annual Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize for the composition of an original work for select instruments. The specific instrumentation will change annually to complement an existing work by Henri Lazarof, and the commissioned piece will be performed alongside Lazarof's work. Instrumentation for the 2026 prize commission will be a string quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, cello). Electronic music components and/or multimedia may also be included. The winner will be awarded a $15,000 commission prize, and the winning composition will be performed at Brandeis University in the spring of 2027. Application deadline is 11:59 EDT, March 1, 2026. There is an application fee of $25.