Taking into account competition rules infringements identified, the Jury made a decision different to the previous.

Main group:

• 1 ^st Prize – Not awarded
• 2 ^nd Prize – HAMID – Hamidreza Golestani Sani (Tehran, Iran) „The Angel of Darkness“ – 1000 EUR
• 3 ^rd Prize – NING -Yi-Ning Lo (Taiwan, res. New York, USA) „High Heels on the Clock Face“ – 500 EUR
• 3 ^rd Prize – KHJ4932 – Hyeokjae Kim (South Korea, res. Graz, Austria) „Does He Look Like A Bitch“ – 500 EUR

Junior group:

• 1^st Place – SPROT – Marek Cimbal (Liberec, Czech Republik) String Quartet in G
• 2^nd Place – GUOHAO – Guohao Li (BeiJing, China) „Abyss“
• 3^rd Place – MORE – Zechen Ren (BeiJing, China) „Terra-cotta warriors“

Finalist diplomas are awarded to:

• 2517 – Ihar Komar (Baranovichi, Belarus) “Home“
• LIN – Xiaolin Pan (Shanghai, China) “Mountain and valleys”
• ACEG1357 – XY Mike Zhou (China, res. New York, USA) “All The Small Things”
• JANET GREEN – June Young Kim (South Korea, res. USA)  “A Sigh Into Thin Air”

We are happy to announce the winners of the 1^st International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition.

Main group:

1^st Prize – suspended

2^nd Prize – HAMID – Hamidreza Golestani Sani (Tehran, Iran) „The Angel Of Darkness“

3^rd Prize – NING – Yi-Ning Lo (Taiwan, res. New York, USA) „High Heels on the Clock Face“

Junior group:

1^st Place – SPROT – Marek Cimbal (Liberec, Czech Republik) String Quartet in G

2^nd Place – GUOHAO – Guohao Li (BeiJing, China) „Abyss“

3^rd Place – MORE – Zechen Ren (BeiJing, China) „Terra-cotta warriors“

Finalist diplomas are awarded to:

• 2517 – Ihar Komar (Baranovichi, Belarus) “Home“
• LIN – Xiaolin Pan (Shanghai, China) “Mountain and valleys”
• ACEG1357 – XY Mike Zhou (China, res. New York, USA) “All The Small Things”
• JANET GREEN – June Young Kim (South Korea, res.USA)  “A Sigh Into Thin Air”
• KHJ4932 – Hyeokjae Kim (South Korea, res.Graz, Austria) “Does He Look Like A Bitch”

Concert recording and more information will follow shortly.

Live streaming of the 1^st International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition final round – finale concert from the Church of st. Catherine (Vilnius st. 30, Vilnius, Lithuania) 23 November 2019, 6:00 p.m (GMT+2) watch here: http://www.delfi.lt/a/82851803

Please be informed that the final round – finale concert of the 1^stInternational Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition will be streamed live online. Detailed information will follow shortly.

Sincerely Yours,
Organisers

We are happy to announce the finalists of the 1^st International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition.

The following young composers will compete in the final round – in the Church of st. Catherine (Vilnius st. 30, Vilnius, Lithuania), 23 November 2019.

Junior group:

Guohao. ABYSS (for piano trio)

More. Terra-Cotta Warriors (for string quartet)

Sprot. Streichquartett in G (for string quartet)

Main group:

2517. Home (for string quartet)

aceg1357. All the Small Things (2019) (for woodwind quintet)

GrainSound. The Little Match Girl (for string orchestra)

Hamid. Angel of Darkness (for string orchestra)

Janet Green. A Sigh Into Thin Air (for string quartet)

khj4932. Does He Look Like A Bitch? (for 7 musicians)

Lin. Mountain and valleys (for string quartet)

Ning. High Heels on the Clock Face (for 4 musicians)

Please note that you have to send an envelope with your documents to the 1^st International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition.

Full address:

1^st International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition

Lithuanian Musicians’ Union

Gedimino av. 32-2, LT-01102 Vilnius

Lithuania