Meitar Ensemble is happy to announce the winning pieces of the 10th Matan Givol Composers Competition:

First prize: Zihan Wu (China) - ‘After Infinity’


Honorable mentions:

Thanakarn Schofield (Thailand) - ‘Recantation’

Yikeshan Abudushalamu (China) - ‘Divine Light II’


We would like to thank all the competitors who participated in this edition of the Competition. We were glad to receive over 90 submissions from all over the world:

Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United States.


The performance of the winning piece will take place in Tel Aviv as part of the CEME Festival concluding concert on December 28th 2024 under the baton of Meitar’s conductor in residence, Pierre-André Valade.

Further information about the 11th Matan Givol Composers Competition will be published in our website and via social media later on.