Great-granddaughter Wagner was a member of the jury jubilee competition. Tchaikovsky

The great granddaughter of the famous German composer Richard Wagner Eva Wagner joined the jury of the XV international Tchaikovsky competition, which will be held in the Russian capital and Saint Petersburg with fifteen June to 3 July, informs on Tuesday, the press service of the competition.

the First time the competition for them. Tchaikovsky took place in 1958 and ended sensation - the winner was a young American pianist van Cliburn. In the future, the winners of first prizes in piano became Vladimir Ashkenazy, Boris Berezovsky and Denis Matsuev. The contest is dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the great Russian composer, will be held in the Russian capital and Saint Petersburg with fifteen June to 3 July 2015.

According to the report, the jury majoring in piano became the artistic Director of the festival " Stars on Baikal ", Crescendo, arts Festival in Annecy (France), pianist Denis Matsuev, a Professor at the Higher school of music Reina Sofia in Madrid and the international Academy pianists on lake Como (Italy) Dmitri Bashkirov, a graduate of the Paris Conservatory, pianist Michel Beroff, a graduate of the Yerevan Conservatory, pianist Boris Berezovsky, Vice-President of the Birmingham Conservatory, pianist Peter Donohoe, artistic Director of the Festival in the estate Clandeboye (Ireland) and chamber orchestra " Irish Camerata Barry Douglas and others

Contest participants majoring in violin will be judged: screech, conductor Nikolaj Znaider, violin, conductor Salvatore akkardo, violist, conductor, artistic Director of the Winter arts Festival in Sochi Yuri Bashmet, violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov, violin player and teacher Michaela Martin and others

the jury majoring in cello, joined the musicians Mario Brunello, David Geringas, Lynn Harrell, Myung-WHA Chung, etc. of the Winner of competition in the specialty "solo singing" select Opera Manager, great-Granddaughter of Richard Wagner Eva Wagner, teacher Julia Varadi, artistic Director of the Academy of young Opera singers of the Mariinsky theatre Larisa Gergieva, baritone, teacher Thomas Quasthoff, tenor Dennis O'neill, CEO of a Large Opera house Geneva Tobias Richter and others

According to the organizers, At this point in time received applications from 29 countries: Russia, Italy, China, Poland, Finland, South Korea, USA, Taiwan, Germany, Georgia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Turkey, France, Australia and other.

Gala opening concert of the competition will be fifteen in June in the Great hall of the Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky. The award ceremony is scheduled for 1 July. Gala concert of the laureates will be held in the Russian capital and Saint Petersburg: July 2 in the Big hall of Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky, June 3, at the Mariinsky-2.

according to the results of the competition will be awarded six prizes pianists, six prizes violinists, six prizes cello, four prizes singers and four prizes singers. Among the first prize winners in all specialties has the ability to be announced only one winner of the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix is 100 thousand dollars (in addition to the amount of the First prize). The size of the First prize - 30 thousand dollars, the Second - 20 thousand dollars, and the Third is 10 thousand dollars.

the organizers emphasize that for the First time in the framework of the international Tchaikovsky competition will be held two day competition. They will be dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birthday of Tchaikovsky. 1st contest will be held in the children's music educational institutions (for majors violin, piano, cello and solo singing), the Second - in General (for the best picture and best essay on the theme Of the works of Tchaikovsky).


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