Balsys competition

01/12/2025

Šeštadienio vakarą (lapkričio 29 d.) Vilniuje Valdovų rūmuose įvykusio Tarptautinio E. Balsio kompozitorių konkurso finale geriausiu buvo pripažintas iš Suomijos atkeliavęs Niki Main kūrinys styginių orkestrui „Ea was of water but could not cry“. Dramatiška kompozicija įsiminė ne...

01/12/2025

Šio ryto Mariaus Eidukonio pokalbis LRT Klasika kanale su konkurso organizacinio komiteto pirmininku 𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐮 ir kompozitore 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞, kuri vienintelė iš lietuvių šiemet pakliuvo į finalą.

Būtent čia tiesioginiame eteryje Monika Sokaitė pirmoji sužino apie jai skirtą specialųjį prizą - Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės įsteigtą Mero premiją už Geriausią lietuvių kompozitoriaus kūrinį!

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Konkursą finansuoja Lietuvos kultūros taryba ir Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė.

Šiaulių valdininkai nusprendė naikinti istorinę miesto savivaldybės pastate esančią „Liaudies namų“ salę ir paversti ją sandėliu.Vilniuje Valdovų savaitgalį baigėsi Tarptautinis E. Balsio kompozitorių konkursas.Su kokiomis politinio poveikio priemonėmis susiduria žinaisklaida Sa...

01/12/2025

We're delighted to announce an additional award!

𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 presents a special 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 to Monika Sokaitė 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫.
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Monika Sokaitė "Douleur et liberté (after De Sade)" for mixed choir
performed by Riga Chamber Choir "Ave Sol"
Artistic Director Andris Veismanis, conductor Matīss Pēteris Circenis
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Džiaugiamės galėdami paskelbti dar vieną apdovanojimą!

Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė skiria specialią Mero premiją Monikai Sokaitei už geriausią lietuvių kompozitoriaus kūrinį.
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Monika Sokaitė "Douleur et liberté (after De Sade)" mišriam chorui
atliko Rygos kamerinis choras "Ave Sol"
meno vadovas Andris Veismanis, dirigentas Matīss Pēteris Circenis

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Konkursą finansuoja Lietuvos kultūros taryba ir Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė

30/11/2025

We're pleased to share! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 is now ready to watch.
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PROGRAMME

Ho Sen Ken Xiao (United States) – “In Pieces” for flute, marimba and piano 💎 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
Thomas Pennisi (Italy) – “Micro-cinematics” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano 💎 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚
Bátor Mátyás Bedő (Hungary) – “Threnodia – in memoriam Sophiae Gubaidulinae” for trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano 💎 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
Filip Gołdanowski (Poland) – “Like a (wounded) little bird” for flute, clarinet, cello, double bass, accordion and piano 💎 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
Yiding Wang (China) – “Pure Snow, Bright Blood” sound theater for flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello and piano 💎 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚

Monika Sokaitė (Lithuania) – „Douleur et liberté (after De Sade)“ for mixed choir 💎 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚 💎 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
Tymon Zgorzelski (Poland) – “Nirvana' for mixed choir 💎 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 (𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
Frederiks Gints Rutks (Latvia) – “Rise, my soul!” for mixed choir 💎 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 💎 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚

Guilherme De Almeida (Brazil) – “The suspension of miracles” for string orchestra 💎 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚
Zihan Wu (Germany) – “Lurk” for string orchestra 💎 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 (𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
Niki Main (Finland) – “Ea was of water but could not cry” for string orchestra 💎 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 (𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)
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PERFORMERS

Riga Chamber Choir AVE SOL
Artistic Director Andris Veismanis
Conductor Matīss Pēteris Circenis

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director Mindaugas Bačkus
Conductor Robertas Šervenikas

Indrė Baikštytė (piano)
Paula Bagotyriūtė (piano)
Raimondas Sviackevičius (accordion)
Ingrida Rupaitė (violin)
Monika Kiknadzė (viola)
Povilas Jacunskas (cello)
Carmen Torrano (double bass)
Vytenis Gurstis (flute)
Vytautas Giedraitis (clarinet)
Jovaras Šiekštelė (trombone)
Sigitas Gailius (percussion)
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The International Eduardas Balsys Composition Competition is funded by the Lietuvos kultūros taryba and Vilnius City Municipality

Tiesioginės transliacijos įrašas.

29/11/2025

🏆 We are very happy to announce the 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩:
🥇1st Prize – Niki Main (Finland) "Ea was of water but could not cry" for string orchestra
🥈 2nd Prize – Tymon Zgorzelski (Poland) "Nirvana" for mixed choir
🥉 3rd Prize – Zihan Wu (Germany) "Lurk" for string orchestra

𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩:
🥇 1st Place – Filip Gołdanowski (Poland) "Like a (wounded) little bird" for flute, clarinet, cello, double bass, accordion and piano
🥈 2nd Place – Bátor Mátyás Bedő (Hungary) "Threnodia – in memoriam Sophiae Gubaidulinae" for trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano
🥉 3rd Place – Ho Sen Ken Xiao (United States) "In Pieces" for flute, marimba and piano

👏 Audience Award - Frederiks Gints Rutks (Latvia) "Rise, my soul!" for mixed choir

💎Mayor's Award for the Best Work by a Lithuanian Composer - Monika Sokaitė "Douleur et liberté (after De Sade)" for mixed choir

Congratulations!

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The International Eduardas Balsys Composition Competition is funded by the Lietuvos kultūros taryba and Vilnius City Municipality

29/11/2025

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 - 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 (𝐆𝐌𝐓+𝟐) in Vilnius, at the Palace of the Grand Dukes.

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https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/tiesiogiai/live2

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20/11/2025

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

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The International Eduardas Balsys Composition Competition is funded by the Lietuvos kultūros taryba and Vilnius City Municipality

03/10/2025

We are happy to announce 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

MAIN GROUP:
✅Vergorers “Rise, my soul!”
✅Fetishist with a little halo “Douleur et liberté (after De Sade)”
✅Pana-Pana “The suspension of miracles”
✅Zio “Lurk”
✅GMJT25 “Micro-cinematics”
✅De Iks “Nirvana”
✅YD “Pure Snow, Bright Blood”
✅Turtle1 “Ea was of water but could not cry”

JUNIOR GROUP:
✅owelt “Threnodia — in memoriam Sophiae Gubaidulinae”
✅HSK “In Pieces”
✅Burung “Like a (wounded) little bird”

We generously thank all the participants and congratulate the finalists!

The scores will soon be sent to the performers and we are counting down the days until the 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭. Real names of all the finalists will be revealed only after the concert 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 in Vilnius when the winners of the competition will be announced.

And in the meantime, we can announce which countries the composers who made it to the final are from:
🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇳 China, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland and 🇺🇸 USA

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The International Eduardas Balsys Composition Competition is funded by the Lietuvos kultūros taryba and Vilnius City Municipality