The Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei is an orchestral triptych by the American composer Elliott Carter. Its three movements were composed between 1993 and 1995. The complete work was first performed on April 25, 1998 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Oliver Knussen.[1] The second movement "Adagio tenebroso" was a finalist for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Music.[2] The third movement "Allegro scorrevole" won The Prince Pierre of Monaco Music Composition Prize in 1998.