The fifth edition of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition took place in 1953. It was the inaugural edition of its composition competition.
Palmares 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
Jury Jean Absil Nadia Boulanger Marcel Cuvelier (chairman) Sem Dresden Camargo Guarnieri Léon Jongen Gian Francesco Malipiero Frank Martin Aloys Mooser Andrzej Panufnik Marcel Poot Domingo Santa Cruz
References Queen Elisabeth Music Competition