The opening of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition will be held on Monday in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The concert will be attended by artists Valery Gergiev, Denis Matsuev, Hibla Gerzmava and others. “On June 19 at 19:00 Moscow Time, a grand concert will take place in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory – the grand opening of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition,” the review website says. This evening, Russian opera singer Hibla Gerzmava (soprano), Russian pianist Denis Matsuev, Russian violinist Pavel Milyukov, Russian cellist Alexander Ramm, Mongolian opera singer Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (baritone) and Chinese pianist Liu Shi Kun will take the stage. “Valery Gergiev, co-chairman of the organizing committee of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition, is at the control panel of the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra,” the website notes.
Contest participants
A total of 236 musicians from 23 countries will take part in the competition: Russia, Italy, USA, Serbia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Japan, China, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Moldova, Germany, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Slovenia, Venezuela, Canada, Costa Rica and Australia. “Among them: 25 pianists, 25 violinists, 25 cellists, 30 vocalists (women) and 35 vocalists (men), 48 musicians playing woodwind instruments and 48 musicians playing brass instruments,” the organizers said.
Venues and nominations
The competition events will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Thus, in the capital, the venues will be the Large and Small Halls of the Moscow Conservatory, as well as the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, and in St. Petersburg – the Mariinsky Theater, the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D. D. Shostakovich and the State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg.
The show celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. It will last until July 1 and is supported by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. There are six nominations in it: “Piano”, “Violin”, “Cello”, “Solo singing”, “Woodwind instruments” and “Brass Instruments”.
The organizers reminded that all the events of the contest will be available for viewing live on its official website and in its official community on the VKontakte network. Earlier, the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reported that in the capital the gala concert of the laureates will take place in the Moscow concert hall “Zaryadye”, and in St. Petersburg it will be held in the Mariinsky-2.
About the contest
The International Tchaikovsky Competition takes place every four years. Its history began in Moscow in 1958, when competitions were held only among pianists and violinists. The show is traditionally a launching pad for young musicians, gives them the opportunity to start an international career, gain recognition from the world professional community and the public.
TASS is the general information partner of the event.
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