4th Juozas Naujalis International Competition for Choral Conductors

25/04/2024

4th International Juozas Naujalis Choir Conductors' Competition final concert.

07/11/2023

06/11/2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS!!!

Results and Awards:

1st place – Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
2nd place – Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
3rd place – Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)
The most impactful interpretation of Juozas Naujalis' motet – Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
Public sympathy – Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
The best interpretation of a Western European composer's composition – Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
Sympathy of the LAMT Choir – Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)

📸 Gabija Matkutė

05/11/2023

We announce the winners!!!

1st place - Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
2nd place - Guga Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
3rd place - Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)

CONGRATULATIONS!

05/11/2023

05/11/2023

WATCH LIVE on facebook from 6PM!

05/11/2023

TODAY!!! 18.00 St Catherine‘s Church (Vilniaus str. 30)! FINAL ROUND!

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JAU ŠIANDIEN. 18.00 val. Vilniaus Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčioje - FINALAS!

04/11/2023

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
5 participants made it to the FINAL Round 3.
Final Round 3 will be held tomorrow 18.00-19.30 on St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus Str. 30).
ENTRANCE IS FREE.
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5 dalyviai pateko į FINALĄ (3 Turą).
Finalas vyks Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčioje (Vilniaus g. 30) 18.00-19.30 val.
ĮĖJIMAS LAISVAS.

Random order:
Xie Zhizhong (Singapore)
Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
Povilas Vanžodis (Lithuania)
Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)

04/11/2023

The following participants compete in the ROUND 2 (random order):

Dominika Nakielna (Poland)
Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
Kirill Gorjušin (Estonia)
Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)
Milda Švelnienė (Lithuania)
Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
Povilas Vanžodis (Lithuania)
Xie Zhizhong (Singapore)

04/11/2023

Day 2 - ROUND 2A and 2B. WATCH LIVE. :)
Choras „Vilnius“
LMTA Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija

In 2023, from November 3 to 5, after a 6-year, Juozas Naujalis International Competition for Choral Conductors is being organized once again. The first and s...

03/11/2023

DAY 1! WATCH LIVE!
ROUND 1 - November 3, 10 AM-7 PM

In 2023, from November 3 to 5, after a 6-year, Juozas Naujalis International Competition for Choral Conductors is being organized once again. The first and s...

02/11/2023

TODAY at 3 PM! The opening ceremony of the competition and drawing lots for Round 1.
In LAMT Main Building Juozas Karosas Hall (Gedimino ave. 42).

SEE YOU SOON!

https://www.naujaliscompetition.com/
Choras "Jauna muzika"
Choras „Vilnius“
LMTA mišrus choras
LMTA Meno centras
LMTA Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija

01/11/2023

We are happy to announce that ROUNDS 1 and 2 of the competition will be available to watch LIVE!

ROUND 1 - November 3, 10 AM-7 PM
https://youtube.com/live/LfJVTGYxvgE?feature=share

ROUND 2 - November 4, 10 AM-7.30 PM
https://youtube.com/live/ghWPBg3u9kY?feature=share

In 2023, from November 3 to 5, after a 6-year, Juozas Naujalis International Competition for Choral Conductors is being organized once again. The first and s...

31/10/2023

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT! Let's meet on November 2nd at 3:00 PM at LAMT Main Building Juozas Karosas Hall (Gedimino ave. 42).
Youcan find the full schedule: https://www.naujaliscompetition.com/

​Choirs participating in the competition:

27/10/2023

Only one week left!

Jau po savaitės prasidės ilgai lauktas tarptautinis Juozo Naujalio choro dirigentų konkursas, sugrįžtantis net po 6 metų pertraukos ir organizuojamas jau ketvirtą kartą. Lapkričio 3–5 d. Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademijoje bei Vilniaus Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčioje varžysis jau...

24/10/2023

Meet the Jury of the Competition

03/10/2023

Competition Participants

Anna Goeke (Germany)
Dominika Nakielna (Poland)
Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia / Austria)
Illia Humeniuk (Estonia)
Kirill Gorjušin (Estonia)
Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)
Milda Švelnienė (Lithuania)
Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
Nicolette Foo (Singapore)
Povilas Vanžodis (Lithuania)
Sandra Bareikaitė (Lithuania)
Sara Corriga (Italy)
Tamas Szarka (Hungary)
Tomasz Siegrist (Switzerland / Poland)
Yeonju Jessica Lee (Republic of Korea)
Zhizhong (Danny) Xie (Singapore)

14/08/2023

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Pirmieji J. Naujalio vardiniai konkursai surengti 1990 ir 1994 metais ir žymėjo Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atgavimo ir įtvirtinimo laikmetį. 1990-ųjų konkurse varžėsi Vilniaus, Rygos, Talino ir tuometinio Leningrado aukštųjų mokyklų studentai. Prizines vietas užėmė šiandien pripažin...

14/08/2023

We are pleased to introduce the participants of the 4th J. Naujalis Choir Conductors' Competition. Out of 36 applications from 21 countries, 16 participants were selected. The list is arranged in random order:

Nicolette Foo (Singapore)
Anna Goeke (Germany)
Povilas Vanžodis (Lithuania)
Tamas Szarka (Hungary)
Dominika Nakielna (Poland)
Milda Švelnienė (Lithuania)
Guram Tsintsadze (Georgia/Austria)
Illia Humeniuk (Estonia)
Zhizhong (Danny) Xie (Singapore)
Kirill Gorjušin (Estonia)
Kristaps Solovjovs (Latvia)
Sandra Bareikaitė (Lithuania)
Sara Corriga (Italy)
Neringa Sidaugaitė (Lithuania)
Tomasz Siegrist (Switzerland/Poland)
Yeonju Jessica Lee (Republic of Korea)

The other 20 remaining participants who have submitted applications to participate:

Cyrill Nanchen (Switzerland)
Oleksandra Stetsiuk (Ukraine)
Gabrielius Gaidamavičius (Lithuania)
Tom Amir Karni (Israel)
Joao Martins (Portugal)
Jan-Philip Dolci (Switzerland)
Jonathan Lucas Wood (United Kingdom)
Gabriel Machado (Brazil)
Kristin Pintson (Estonia)
Rebekka Ingibjartsdottir (Norway)
Inga Lizdenienė (Lithuania)
Jack Apperley (United Kingdom)
Justina Leinartaitė (Lithuania)
Marija Bacytė (Lithuania)
Jacob Ivačič (Slovenia)
Magdalena Kozlovskaja (Lithuania)
Justina Kuliūnienė (Lithuania)
Boris Kondov (Belgium)
Denis Vysokovych (Lithuania)
Haodong Ma (China)

19/07/2023

Last chance❗️❗️❗️Deadline --- July 20, 2023 11:59 pm (EET).

16/07/2023

Only 4 days left!

📨 APPLY NOW. ❗️ The competition deadline is July 20, 2023 11:59 pm (EET).
---- Steps:
✅️ Application form
✅️ CV
✅️ Photo
✅️ Under 10 min. link(s) to video recording(s)
--- Apply to:
[email protected]

10/07/2023

📨 APPLY NOW. ❗️ The competition deadline is July 20, 2023 11:59 pm (EET).
---- Steps:
✅️ Application form
✅️ CV
✅️ Photo
✅️ Under 10 min. link(s) to video recording(s)
--- Apply to:
[email protected]

08/07/2023

📨 APPLY NOW. ❗️ The competition deadline is July 20, 2023 11:59 pm (EET).

---- Steps:
✅️ Application form
✅️ CV
✅️ Photo
✅️ Under 10 min. link(s) to video recording(s)

--- Apply to:
[email protected]

26/06/2023

We are pleased to announce the program of the 3rd round! These are 5 compositions from the 2023 "Vox Juventutis" composer competition:

o Adam Färnlöf 'Dieviškos slėpynės'
o Evaldas Alekna 'Stebuklas'
o Deividas Kukta 'Štai čia šviesa'
o Domantas Balsas 'Šviesos užkalbėjimas'
o Miglė Palkevičiūtė 'Vilnija Vilnia'

More information is available in the Repertoire section:

We are very pleased to invite to the 4th Juozas Naujalis International Competition for Choral Conductors which will take place in Vilnius from November 3rd to 5th, 2023.