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Krakow, 9th March 2026

Minutes of the Meeting of the Jury

of 9th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition

for Young Composers

The meeting of the Jury of 9th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers was held on the 9th March 2026.

Scores from France, Poland, Ukraine and the USA were submitted to the Competition. One of them was rejected as it was against regulations.

The Jury consisted of: Marcel Chyrzyński (Chairman), Zbigniew Bargielski, Miłosz Bembinow, Ivan Buffa (Slovakia), Federico Gardella (Italy), Grzegorz Palus and Jeajoon Ryu (South Korea). The Secretary of the Competition was Aleksandra Patalas.

The Jury, after examining the scores, decided to award the Main Prize – 15.000 PLN – to the composition titled

Pitch machine (emblem: OkeymowMaskiki2)

Moreover, the Jury decided to grant two equivalent honourable distinctions to the compositions titled

out-of-body-experience (emblem: 3rn4rd 7rajzer)

for ever (emblem: hbjz211)

When the envelopes had been opened, it appeared that the winner of the Main Prize is Alina Dzięcioł from Poland.

The winners of the honourable distinctions are: Szymon Golec and Mateusz Groth from Poland.

The official reading of the protocol and the premiere of the composition granted the Main Prize will take place in May 2026, during the concert within the 38th Kraków International Festival of Composers.

The minutes were concluded.

Minutes prepared by

Aleksandra Patalas

The Secretary of the Competition

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Results of the 1st Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(15 February 2018).

The subject of the competition was a piece for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello.

Main Prize:

Orestis Papaioannou (Greece/Germany) – Quintet in five scenes 

And 2 (two) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Olgierd Juzala-Deprati (Poland) – Strumienie 

Lina Tonia (Greece) – U_topia 

Results of the 2nd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(11 March 2019).

The subject of the competition was a piece for string quartet.

Main Prize:

Olgierd Juzala-Deprati (Poland) – Szepty 

And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Otto Wanke (Austria) – Interpolations 

Andrzej Ojczenasz (Poland) – De profundis 

Xinyang Wang (China) – San-Guei 

Results of the 3rd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(28 February 2020).

The subject of the competition was a piece for flute and piano.

Main Prize:

Otto Wanke (Austria) – streams…contacts 

And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Orhan Veli Özbayrak (Turkey) – Dialoge 

Tetsuya Yamamoto (Japan/France) – Éclat dans le brouillard 

Wojciech Chałupka (Polska) – Metanoia 

Results of the 4th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers
(20 March 2021).

The subject of the competition was a piece for chamber orchestra.

Main Prize:

Jongsung Oh (South Korea) – A Horny Faun’s Rampage

And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Franciszek Araszkiewicz (Poland) – Jeux Holomorphes 

Michał Dorman (Poland) – From the ground

Ashley John Long (Great Britain) – The Dreaming 

Results of the 5th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (23 March 2022).

The subject of the competition was a piece for string orchestra.

Main Prize:

Krystian Neścior (Poland) – Palimpsest 

And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Andrea Gerratana (Italy) – Le Maree

Maciej Kabza (Poland) – The Infinity Mirror

Candra Bangun Setyawan (Republic of Indonesia) – Hidden Carving

Results of the 6th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (15 February 2023).

The subject of the competition was a piece for chamber ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello).

Main Prize:

Junghoon Nam (South Korea) – Earnendel

And 3 (three) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Meng Sicong (China) – Star Atlas I – the Big Dipper No.5 – ‘Lian Zhen’

Lixing Ding (China/Germany) – Meteor Sink Into The Sea

Xiaowen Lei (China) – Dance of Water

Results of the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (7 February 2024).

The subject of the competition was a piece for harpsichord and string quartet.

Main Prize:

Ylli Daklani (Republic of Kosovo) – Musical clicks, whistles and knocks

And 2 (two) honorable equivalent distinctions:

Filip Gołdanowski (Poland) – October-abschied

Otto Wanke (Austria) – Breathings

Results of the 8th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers (24 March 2025).

The subject of the competition was a piece for clarinet, cello and piano.

Main Prize:

Andrea Mastropasqua (Italy) – Silver Chimes

And 1 (one) honorable distinction:

Szymon Golec (Poland) – Beyond the Veil of Shadows