Jāzeps Vītols 8 th International Piano Competition 7–14 October 2023 Riga - Liepāja, Latvia
Jāzeps Vītols International Piano Competition is the most ambitious event in Latvian piano art, and it has become an important part of Latvian musical life.
Here are the results:
1st place – Daniils Mickevičs (Latvia)
2nd place – Julian Chan (Malaysia)
3rd place – Mykyta Burzanitsa (Ukraine)
Finalists:
Edvin Švaikovski (Poland/Lithuania)
Mantas Šernius (Lithuania)
Erika Jākobsone (Latvia)
Award for the performance of Jāzeps Vītols piece – Edvin Švaikovski
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra special award – Mykyta Burzanitsa
“Full scholarship to attend the “Feuerwerk” piano academy in Einbeck” (the prize is established by “Klavierstadt Einbeck” and its artistic director Gintaras Januševičius) – Daniils Mickevičs