The 1st International Vocal Competition VOX IUVENTAE has concluded.
Thank you to all the participants for the beautiful and high-quality performances!
We are pleased to announce the results of the competition:
1st place – Etīna Emīlija Saulīte
2nd place – Renārs Tomašickis
3rd place – Marta Ozoliņa
Young Singer Award – Kristaps Kumsārs
Jury’s Special Award “Best Accompanist” – Tatjana Semjonova
Congratulations to all the participants! Continue to challenge yourselves, seek new experiences, and embrace this exciting journey toward becoming great artists. Here’s to many more! Toi Toi Toi!
The final and award ceremony will be streamed live:
The FINAL of I International Vocal Competition
VOX IUVENTAE
Riga, Latvia 2025
Holgers Štāls, 19 years – LATVIA
W. A. Mozart – Die Zauberflöte / Papageno / Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
Renārs Tomašickis, 20 years – LATVIA
W. A. Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro / Figara / Non piú andrai
Saulė Dovydėnaitė, 19 years – LITHUANIA
W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni / Zerlina / Batti, batti, o bel Masetto
Kārlis Mūrnieks, 20 years – LATVIA
W. A. Mozart – Bastien und Bastienne / Bastien / Meiner Liebsten schöne Wangen
Laurenzia Kampa, 21 years – GERMANY
G. Verdi – Un ballo in maschera / Oscar / Saper vorreste
Milutin Marjanovic, 19 years – GERMANY
F. Halévy – La Juive / Cardinal de Brogny / Si la Rigueur
Marta Ozoliņa, 19 years – LATVIA
W. A. Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro / Susanna / Giunse alfin il momento … Deh vieni non tardar
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte, 19 years – LATVIA
A. Dvorák – Rusalka / Rusalka / Mesicku na nebi hlubokem
Thank you very much to all participants of today’s competition!
We are thrilled to announce the finalists:
Holgers Štāls
Renārs Tomašickis
Saulė Dovydėnaitė
Kārlis Mūrnieks
Laurenzia Kampa
Milutin Marjanovic
Marta Ozoliņa
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte
You will be performing at the Finals in this order!
Rehearsal with the conductor will be at 3pm tomorrow in Riga Cathedral Choir School Room 617.
Afterwards, you will go to the hall to practice with the orchestra.
Singers for the masterclasses are:
Snezana Nena Brzakovic 10am
Sandra Stepek
Kristaps Kumsārs
Paula Bička
Grigorijs Riženkovs
Vladimiras Prudnikovas 1pm
Gustavs Edvards Vesmanis
Mathias Lantin
Krišjānis Pelše
Laura Mitlere
Heli Veskus 3.30pm
Anastasija Tereščenko
Sigita Keiša
Magdalena Węgielnik
Sofia Hussainova
PLEASE BRING THE SHEET MUSIC OF YOUR ARIAS FOR THE TEACHERS.
ADDRESS: Meža iela 1, at the concert hall on the 3rd floor.
The proceedings of the second round of the competition can be followed live:
VOX IUVENTAE 2025 ROUND II
GROUP 1
10:00 – 11:20
Holgers Štāls
Renārs Tomašickis
Elizabete Baldiņa
Magdalena Węgielnik
Rihards Linde
Rute Čirkše
Rūta Pāvulēna
Enija Vaska
Elīza Ziemele Šneidere
Mathias Lantin
GROUP 2
11:40 – 13:00
Laura Mitlere
Paula Osemļjaka
Sofija Knuple
Saulė Dovydėnaitė
Anastasija Samsonova
Saulė Valentinavičiūtė
Ance Anita Moruza
Oskar Arikainen
Agate Grīnberga
Gustavs Edvards Vesmanis
GROUP 3
13:50 – 15:10
Anastasija Tereščenko
Grigorijs Riženkovs
Kristofers Sproģis
Kārlis Mūrnieks
Agate Kadaģe
Katrīna Krasone
Laura Gibnere
Reinis Liepiņš
Laurenzia Kampa
Renārs Beķeris
GROUP 4
15:30 – 16:50
Milutin Marjanovic
Rugilė Garbaliauskaitė
Anna Guba
Tīna Trenča
Ella Elīze Viļumsone
Līna Gogule
Sandra Stępek
Olivers Veldre
Evelīna Dreimane
Paula Bička
GROUP 5
17:10 – 18:45
Krišjānis Pelše
Florian Silius Rubek Kahlmeyer
Sofia Hussainova
Emīlija Blumberga
Marta Ozoliņa
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte
Elijs Rudovičs
Emils Patriks Dzenitis
Toma Saveljevaitė
Hannah Josephin Küppers
Kristaps Kumsārs
Sigita Keiša
ROUND II CONTESTANTS
Agate Grīnberga/ soprano/ Latvia
Agate Kadaģe/ mezzosoprano/ Latvia
Anastasija Samsonova / soprano/ Latvia
Anastasija Tereščenko/ mezzosoprano/ Latvia
Ance Anita Moruza/ mezzosoprano/ Latvia
Anna Guba/ soprano/ Latvia
Elijs Rudovičs/ bariton/ Latvia
Elīza Ziemele Šneidere / soprano/ Latvia
Elizabete Baldiņa/ soprano/ Latvia
Ella Elīze Viļumsone/ soprano/ Latvia
Emīlija Blumberga/ soprano/ Latvia
Emīls Patriks Dzenītis/ bariton/ Latvia
Enija Vaska/ soprano/ Latvia
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte/ soprano/ Latvia
Evelīna Dreimane/ soprano/ Latvia
Florian Silius Rubek Kahlmeyer/ tenor/ Denmark
Grigorijs Riženkovs/ bariton/ Latvia
Gustavs Edvards Vesmanis/ bariton/ Latvia
Hannah Küppers/ soprano/ Germany
Holgers Štāls/ tenor/ Latvia
Kārlis Mūrnieks/ tenor/ Latvia
Katrīna Krasone / soprano/ Latvia
Kristaps Kumsārs/ tenor/ Latvia
Kristofers Sproģis/ bass/ Latvia
Krišjānis Pelše/ bariton/ Latvia
Laura Gibnere/ soprano/ Latvia
Laura Mitlere/ soprano/ Latvia
Laurenzia Kampa/ soprano/ Germany
Līna Gogule/ soprano/ Latvia
Magdalena Węgielnik/ soprano/ Poland
Marta Ozoliņa/ soprano/ Latvia
Mathias Lantin/ bariton/ Estonia
Milutin Marjanovic/ bass/ Germany
Olivers Veldre/ tenor/ Latvia
Oskar Arikainen/ tenor/ Estonia
Paula Bička/ soprano/ Latvia
Paula Osemļjaka/ soprano/ Latvia
Reinis Liepiņš/ bariton/ Latvia
Renārs Beķeris/ bariton/ Latvia
Renārs Tomašickis/ bariton/ Latvia
Rihards Linde/ bariton/ Latvia
Rugilė Garbaliauskaitė/ soprano/ Lithuania
Rūta Pāvulēna/ soprano/ Latvia
Rute Čirkše / soprano/ Latvia
Sandra Stępek / soprano/ Poland
Saulė Dovydėnaitė/ soprano/ Lithuania
Saulė Valentinavičiūtė/ soprano/ Lithuania
Sigita Keiša/ mezzosoprano/ Latvia
Sofia Hussainova/ soprano/ Estonia
Sofija Knuple/ soprano/ Latvia
Tīna Kitija Ertmane/ soprano/ Latvia
Tīna Trenča / soprano/ Latvia
Toma Saveljevaitė/ soprano/ Lithuania
I INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION
VOX IUVENTAE
AECC “National School of Arts” Riga Cathedral Choir School is a place where young voices and talents grow up. Studying with experienced teachers, students regularly perform in the best Latvian concert halls, participate in international vocal competitions and masterclasses with world-class opera singers – Marina Rebeka, Valdis Jansons, etc.
The Riga Cathedral Choir School is launching the 1st International Vocal Competition “Vox iuventae” to mark the 20th year of the founding of the vocal department. The aim of the competition is to promote the professional development of young singers of academic music on an international level. The competition takes place in three rounds, and in the final round the contestants perform with the Emils Darzins Music School Symphony Orchestra.
The competition is open to singers aged 16-21: APPLICATION FORM
Round I remotely – until 29 November 2024 (application deadline extended)
Round II at the Emils Darzins Concert Hall – 12 February 2025
Finals at the Emils Darzins Concert Hall – 14 February 2025
Vocal masterclasses: On February 13, 2025, the best participats of the Round II who do not qualify for the finals, will be invited to take part in vocal masterclasses. The young singers will have the opportunity to improve their skills by working with the repertoire selected for the competition with internationally renowned vocal teachers, members of the competition jury – Heli Veskus, Snezana Nena Brzakovic and Vladimiras Prudnikovas.
Contestants may choose to stay in a nearby hotel or with a host family.
KASPARS ĀDAMSONS (LV) biography
ĒRIKA MILLERE (LV) biography
SNEZANA NENA BRZAKOVIC (RS/DE) biography
VLADIMIRAS PRUDNIKOVAS (LT) biography
HELI VESKUS (EST) biography
CONTEST REGULATIONS
REPERTOIRE FOR THE FINALS