Winners of NCPA Young Composer Program

Winners of National Center for the Performing Arts Young Composer Program were announced on Dec 16.

In the first competition last year, seven jurors selected eight works from 74. Ultimate winner Du Wei's work was performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig.

For this second year, organizers started to recruit entries in April 2012 and received 61 works by composes younger than 40. After a pre-selection, 24 scores were sent to 10 judges. Then 12 among the 24 were played at formal concerts by the NCPA orchestra and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. The NCPA also recorded the 12 works and sent them to the jury.

The winners are:

Winner: Xiao Ying - The Cloud on the Wishful Side

First runner-up: Ye Yanchen - The Morning of Bita Late Op.14 for Symphony Orchestra

Second runner-up: Zhou Juan - Second Language

Fourth place: Li Bo - A Brief Introduction to Encirclement

Fifth Place: Liu Jian - Beside the Li River

Sixth Place: Cai Dongzhen - The Waking of Insects For Orchestra