Jury of the 3rd Marek Stachowski Competition of Young Composers, composed of: prof. Zbigniew Bargielski, dr hab. Marcin Bortnowski, dr hab. Marcel Chyrzyński, prof. Wojciech Widłak (chairman), at the sitting on 16 February 2018 at the Academy of Music in Krakow, decided as follows:

The Main Award in the form of the premiere at the concert during the 30th International Festival of Cracow Composers in April 2018 was given to Jakub Królikowski (emblem of "apple pie with ice cream"), born in 1988, a graduate of the composition class of prof. Zbigniew Kozub at the  I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, for the piece The Myth About Hermaphrodite for flute, viola and harp.

Two equal honorary distinctions were awarded to: Katarzyna Bem (emblem "KCKBKR"), born in 1991, a student of the composition class of dr. hab. Cezary Duchnowski at the K. Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, for Harpie for flute, viola and harp, and Żaneta Rydzewska (emblem "X3824"), born in 1991, a student of the composition class of prof. Stanisław Moryto at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and Brigitte Muntendorf at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne (Germany) for mono for flute, viola and harp.

Congratulations!

The awards ceremony along with the world premiere of the composition of the Grand Prize winner will take place during the concert on 21 April 2018 at 6.-- p.m. at the MOCAK Contemporary Art Museum in Krakow (4 Lipowa St.), as part of the 30th International Festival of Cracow Composers.