title: V Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  