Competition final results - Balsys competition

Competition final results

We are very happy to announce the winners of the 3^rd International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition!

Main group:

1^st Prize – Jēkabs Bernāts (Latvia) “Historia von D. Johann Fausten” for mixed choir

2^nd Prize – Chengchen Wang (China) “Fall” for string orchestra

3^rd Prize – Wenyinan He (Austria) “Testament” for string quartet

Junior group:

1^st Place – Mátyás Papp (Hungary) “Too close to the Sun” for piano quintet

2^nd Place – Ethan Resnik (United States) “Time’s Up” for string quartet

3^rd Place – Fabian Leung (United States) “Preservation of Adolescence” for piano trio

The composition that received most votes from the audience:

Jēkabs Bernāts (Latvia) “Historia von D. Johann Fausten” for mixed choir

Vilnius City Mayor’s Prize of 1,000 euros for a composition for Vilnius was awarded to:

Lukas Butkus (Lithuania) and his work “Evocatio” for piano quintet, percussion and soprano

The diplomas for the finalists are awarded to:

Jiaqi Wang (United States) “The Revival” for string quartet

Lasha Kharkhelauri (Georgia) “Spark – Invisible” for piano quintet, flute and clarinet

Daniele Di Virgilio (Italia) “Frater, ave atque vale” for mixed choir

Zihan Wu (United States) “The Scapes of Realm” for string quartet

Lukas Butkus (Lietuva) “Evocatio” for piano quintet, percussion and soprano

Guil Treistman (Spain) “Fall Streaks in a Cirrus Cloud” for string orchestra