Lisztofonia

Lisztofonia-4 competition results
2023-10-19 – 22

LAUREATES: GROUP A:
young pianists up to and including 15 years old

1^st place: Paulina JANKOVSKA
National M.K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, teacher, associate professor Albina ŠIKŠNIŪTĖ

2^nd place: not given

3^rd place: Mantas BERULIS
National M.K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, teacher Vaida KIRVELYTĖ

LAUREATES: GROUP B:
adult pianists from 16 to 30 years old

1^st place: Povilas NORKŪNAS
National M.K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, teacher dr. Jurgis ALEKNAVIČIUS

2^nd place: Joris MIKUŽIS
National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, Professor Aleksandra ŽVIRBLYTĖ

3^rd place: Xichen WANG
Music Academy of Vytautas Magnus University, class of docent Donaldas RAČYS

ADDITIONAL PRIZES

“MUSES” PRIZE (600 Eur) established by the patron of the competition, Prof. Mūza Rubackytė was distributed to the laureates of group B: Povilas Norkūnas, Joris Mikužis and Xichen Wang.

Prof. JULIUS PTAŠEKas PRIZE (500 Eur) distributed to the laureates of group A and B:
Paulina Jankovska and Povilas Norkūnas.

PALIESIUS MANOR PRIZE – the audience prize (200 Eur) went to Joris Mikužis.

Laureates of the Lisztofonia-4 competition were honored by the Hungarian Embassy in Lithuania

The head of its mission Dr. Gáboras Tamás Nagy congratulated the winners at the “Do you love Liszt?” concert held at Paliesias Manor and presented the embassy’s thanks and F. Liszt’s memorial tokens.

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Competition winners’ programs
Group A

Paulina Jankovska (1^st PLACE)

FRANZ LISZT
Consolation No. 2 E-dur;
Etude As-dur, op. 1 No. 9;
Valse – impromptu As-dur, S. 213.

Mantas Berulis (3^rd PLACE)

FRANZ LISZT
La Chasse, S. 141;
Consolation Nr. 3 S.172;
Gnomenreigen S.145.

Group B

Povilas Norkūnas (1^st PLACE)

FRANZ LISZT
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca S. 161/6;
“Au bord d’une source” from “Première Année de Pèlerinage: Suisse”;
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, S.244/12, cis-moll.

Joris Mikužis (2^nd PLACE)

FRANZ LISZT
III. Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude from “Harmonies poétiques et religieuses”, S.173.

Xichen Wang (3^rd PLACE)

FRANZ LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 13, No. 10.

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The Lisztofonia-5 competition is planned to be held in October 2026.