COMPETITION FINAL – NOVEMBER 29, 6 PM, AT THE PALACE OF THE GRAND DUKES OF LITHUANIA

The International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition invites you to listen to the most interesting works by young composers from around the world and choose the winners! On November 29 at 6 p.m., eleven world premieres will be performed at the FINAL CONCERT of the competition, which will take place at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Vilnius, Katedros a. 4).

The concert is free of charge, but registration is required:
http://registracija.valdovurumai.lt/xm4bqh6g 

PROGRAM
This year’s competition received a record number of applications – 56 scores were submitted from 24 countries. An international jury selected 11 works for the final. These are compositions for string orchestra, mixed choir, and various chamber ensembles by young composers from Brazil, Italy, the USA, China, Latvia, Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Germany and Lithuania. To maintain anonymity, the jury evaluates the works without knowing the names or nationalities of the composers – the true authors of the works will only be revealed after the final results are announced.

JURY
The competition jury: composers Veronika Krausas (Canada/USA), Jānis Petraškevič (Latvia), Justė Janulytė (Lithuania), Algirdas Martinaitis (Lithuania), and saxophonist Marcus Weiss (Switzerland).

PERFORMERS
Riga Chamber Choir “Ave Sol” (artistic director Andris Veismanis, conductor Matīss Pēteris Circenis),
Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Mindaugas Bačkus, conductor Robertas Šervenikas),
“FortVio” trio (Ingrida Rupaitė (violin), Povilas Jacunskas (cello) Indrė Baikštytė (piano)),
Raimondas Sviackevičius (accordion),
Paula Bagotyriūtė (piano),
Monika Kiknadzė (viola),
Donatas Butkevičius (double bass),
Vytautas Giedraitis (clarinet),
Vytenis Gurstis (flute),
Jovaras Šiekštelė (trombone),
Sigitas Gailius (percussion).

The competition’s information partner is LRT. 

Competition partners: Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Lithuanian Composers’ Union, Lithuanian Music Information Centre.

The International Eduardas Balsys Composition Competition is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Vilnius City Municipality, and sponsors: UAB Itoma, the public organization “Vilnoja”, UAB Video FIX, UAB 3T – Transfers technologies for textile, and Professor Dalia Balsytė.