Krakow, 7th February 2024
Minutes of the Meeting of the Jury
of the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition
for Young Composers
The meeting of the Jury of the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers was held on the 7th of February 2024.
15 scores from 9 countries – Austria (1), China (1), France (1), Hongkong/Great Britain (1), Kosovo (1), Poland (6), Sweden (1), Ukraine (1), USA (2) – were submitted to the Competition. 1 of them was rejected as it was against regulations.
The Jury consisted of: Marcel Chyrzyński (Chairman), Zbigniew Bargielski, Ivan Buffa (Slovakia), Federico Gardella (Italy), Gośka Isphording (Poland/Netherlands) and Wojciech Widłak. The Secretary of the Competition was Aleksandra Patalas.
The Jury, after examining 14 scores, decided to award the Main Prize – 1,000 USD – to the composition titled:
Musical clicks, whistles and knocks (emblem: Star)
Moreover, the Jury decided to grant 2 honourable distinctions to the compositions titled:
October-abschied (emblem: Nysewalk)
Breathings (emblem: 211289)
When the envelopes had been opened, it appeared that the winner of the Main Prize is Ylli Daklani from the Republic of Kosovo.
The winners of the honourable distinctions are Filip Gołdanowski from Poland (emblem: Nysewalk) and Otto Wanke from Austria (emblem: 211289).
The official reading of the minutes and the premiere of the composition granted the Main Prize will take place on the 28th of April 2024, during the concert within the 36th Krakow International Festival of Composers.
The minutes were concluded.
Minutes prepared by
Aleksandra Patalas
The Secretary of the Competition
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