We are happy to announce the winners of the 2nd International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition!
Main Group:
- 1st Prize – Kristupas Bubnelis (Vilnius, Lithuania) “…ad infinitum…” for string quartet
- 2nd Prize – Hannah Selin (New York, USA) “Winter” (from “Four Mountain Songs”) for choir
- 3rd Prize – Akın Kilis (Istanbul, Turkey) “Brancusi” for string orchestra
Junior Group:
- 1st Place – Matthias Guntner (Ort im Innkreis, Austria) “To One in Paradise” for mixed choir
- 2nd Place – Jenny Wei (Allen, USA) “Pandora’s box” for string quartet
- 3rd Place – Yuchan Li (Tianjin, China) “Four Noble Characters” for piano trio
Ambassador’s Prize from Professor Atis Bankas (Canada) For new musical work with biggest international appeal:
- Mateusz Czarnowski (Szczecin, Poland) “sTREEtS” for 16 string instruments
The composition that received most votes from the audience:
- Hannah Selin (New York, USA) “Winter” (from “Four Mountain Songs”) for choir
The diplomas for the finalists are awarded to:
- Lasha Kharkhelauri (Tbilisi, Georgia) “Noema” for piano trio
- Stefano Paolo Penazzi (Paris, France) “magnolia enneigé” for piano trio
- Guo Haimeng (Beijing, China) “Light and Shadow in the Crack” for piano quintet
- Jorge Tabarés Garcia (New York, USA) “Logré Morir con los Ojos Abiertos” for mixed choir and 5 soloists
- Linas Rupšlaukis (Vilnius, Lithuania) “Waking Up at the Midnight” for choir
- Mateusz Czarnowski (Szczecin, Poland) “sTREEtS” for 16 string instruments
- Jacob Nelson Elkin (Astoria, USA) “Amber Waves” for string orchestra
FINAL CONCERT OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL EDUARDAS BALSYS YOUNG COMPOSERS COMPETITION