LMTA Composition Student Emilė Riškevičiūtė Wins First Prize at International Composition Competition

Emilė Riškevičiūtė, a second-year bachelor’s student of Composition at the Music Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA), has won first prize at the International Composition Competition & Symphonic Lab “Generace 2026.” Riškevičiūtė studies composition under Prof. Dr. Mārtiņš Viļums.

This year’s competition attracted 51 composers from 20 countries, including participants from the United States, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Emilė Riškevičiūtė was awarded First Prize in the “Under 21” category, which focuses on chamber music compositions by young composers born after 24 January 2005. Her work was selected by the international jury as the best submission in the category, earning her a €1,000 prize.

Other laureates in the category include Dominik Klučka, who received the AHUV Award for the best composer from the Czech Republic, while Periklis Sdravopoulos and Sarina Hashemi were given honorable mentions.

The winning compositions will be performed in autumn 2026 at the contemporary music festival “Hudební současnost” in Ostrava (Czech Republic). The selected composers will have the opportunity to attend rehearsals, collaborate with performers, and participate in a composition seminar led by a member of the competition jury.

The International Composition Competition & Symphonic Lab “Generace 2026” is organized by the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava in cooperation with the Creative Center Ostrava. This year marked the 51st edition of the competition.

The LMTA community congratulates Emilė Riškevičiūtė on this significant international achievement and wishes her continued success in her creative career.

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