Ēriks will be president of the jury at the Rimini International Choral Competition 2016, held from September 22 to 25. The winner will be receive a prize of € 10,000 and might be awarded with a medal given by the President of the Republic of Italy. The other members of the jury for this 10th edition of the competition will be Margrethe Ek, Fabio Pecci, Anatoly Kiselev, and Manolo Da Rold.