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April 2000 Composers were invited to enter short works for symphony orchestra of between six and fifteen minutes November 2000 Close of registration and submission of scores. Over 1,100 entries from 65 countries were received. January 2001: Stage One of Judging Procedure A panel of international musicians gathered at Hartwell House, near Aylesbury, for a week to choose the twelve pieces for the semi-final. Those shortlisted entries that did not have a professional recording were recorded by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra of Spain and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. All twelve works were then broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and participating radio stations of the European Broadcasting Union during April and May 2001. Ryusuke Numajiri, Nicholas Cleobury, Mischa Damev, Andrew Kurowski Hartwell House, near Aylesbury June 2001: Stage Two of Judging Procedure A prestigious international panel of judges, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Thomas Hampson and Kent Nagano chose the five finalists. Thomas Hampson, Kent Nagano and Vladimir Ashkenazy August 2001: Stage Three of Judging Procedure The recordings of the five finalists' pieces were released as a covermount CD with the September 2001 issue of BBC Music Magazine (110,000 worldwide), and broadcast by BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service and participating radio stations of the European Broadcasting Union From mid-August to the morning of 10 October 2001 music-lovers all over the world voted for their preferred piece either by postal vote through the BBC Music Magazine, or via this website (please see on-line voting for more details). 10 October 2001: The Gala Final The Masterprize 2001 competition culminated on 10 October 2001 at London's Barbican Centre. The London Symphony Orchestra performed the five finalists' pieces under Daniel Harding. At the end of the concert, the Final Jury cast their vote. The audience in the hall and members of the London Symphony Orchestra also voted for their preferred piece. These votes were combined with the world-wide public vote prior to the concert and the winner was chosen. The winner of Masterprize received £30,000. The London Symphony Orchestra Alaistair King with Daniel Harding after the performance of Hit the Ground (Running, Running, Running) Sue MacGregor, presenter Pierre Jalbert, winner of Masterprize 2001 Sir Clement Freud introducing the awards ceremony