6th International St. Christopher Composers' Competition

Almageste II (2026), commissioned by the Festival d’Autan, has been selected as a finalist for the 6th International St. Christopher Composers’ Competition in Vilnius.

The finalist concert will take place on 10 October 2026 at 19:00 at Vilnius Town Hall, with the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra conducted by Modestas Barkauskas.

Programme

Anselm McDonnell (Ireland / Wales) – An Drúcht Ceo
Justina Repečkaitė (Lithuania / France) – Almageste II
Gerson de Sousa Batista (Portugal) – Change of Heart
Kateřina Horká (Czech Republic) – Greitas gyvenimo tempas (“The Fast Tempo of Life”)
Moritz Laßmann (Germany) – Helix
Gustė Galuškinaitė (Lithuania) – In the Fields of Swaying Grass