V Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
Introduction 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
References *  Queen Elisabeth Music Competition