V Queen Elisabeth Music Competition

The 5th edition of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition took place in 1953. It was the inaugural edition of its composition competition.

	Winner	Composition
1st Prize	Michał Spisak	Serenade for Orchestra
2nd Prize	Jean-Michel Defaye	Symphonic Dances
3rd Prize	Carlo Franci	Concerto for Orchestra
4th Prize	Alvin Etler	Symphony
5th Prize	Matthijs Vermeulen	Symphony No. 2 Prélude a la Nouvelle Journée
6th Prize	Michel Ciry	Le Mystère de Jésus
7th Prize	Makoto Moroi	Composition No. 1
8th Prize	Yiannis Papaioannou	Symphony No. 3
9th Prize	James Cohn	Symphony No. 2
10th Prize	Luctor Ponse	Symphony No. 1

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