50 countries eligible for participation in the competition. Tchaikovsky

Applications came from artists from 50 countries to participate in the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition, on Monday said the general director of the Tchaikovsky Competition and the Honorary President of the International Van Cliburn Competition Richard Rodzinsky. According to him, in 583 young musicians from Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand in the XIV Tchaikovsky contest, dated 14 June to 2 July in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Applications will be up by mid-September 15th December 2010 be adopted. "The record result in the history of the Tchaikovsky Competition, and this is very important because if you remember the last election, which the world knew not whether he will do, and if, as the competition was a national not international. Now We have given a lot of publicity, website helps, but most importantly, was that Valery Gergiev Chairman of the Organizing Committee and drew famous musicians on the jury, "- said Rodzinsky. He pointed out that thanks to it, Maestro Gergiev and the jury of the world can learn about the new Tchaikovsky Competition and showed interest in him, which was one of the main objectives of this competition. The number of applications for the results of calculations of the press service of the competition lead Russia, whose citizens have 188 applications, with the largest number of votes in the field of "piano" and "voice." - To 70 applications In second place - South Korea, with 61 applications, 39 musicians have their desire to participate in the competition from the U.S., 36 participants from Japan and 33 from China expressed. Geographical coverage leader in nominations "Cello" was: An application for this specialty for the competition came from 32 countries. Rodzinsky found that "a truly inspiring to see so many artists from all over the world, want to participate in the competition." "We were very happy to receive applications from so many countries and seen by potential first-class musicians, winners of other music competitions world-class", - he said. Among those who claim to participate in the XIV Tchaikovsky Competition - important first prize international music competitions: International Piano Competition Van Cliburn (in Fort Worth), the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the International Cello Mstislav Rostropovich Competition in Paris. A record number of visitors to the official website of the contest registration: since the site was launched in June 2010 to life, it was visited by over 60,000 users. In the new version of the website has been developed for applications and the ability to pay the entrance fee for online applicants. Piano, Violin, Cello, male and female vocals: Competitive races in four specialties traditionally held. Age of participants - aged 16 to 30 years at the time of the competition. We are currently running on each of the specialties pre-listening. The composition of the screening jury of renowned world musicians. Special "Piano" evaluates applicants Marcello Abbado, Dmitri Alexeev, Sergei Babayan, Jürgen Meyer-Josten, Denis Matsuev and Pavel Nersessian. Young-Chang Cho, David Geringas Sergei Roldugin and Marty Rose will be on the jury of the specialty "cello", Philip Graff, Boris Kushnir and Barry Shiffman choose violin, and Elena Obraztsova, Renate copper, Andrei Petrenko, Jeremy Kaulton and Leonid Korchmar participate - singers. Auditions will consist of three rounds (for instrumentalists in the second round to add an additional step - performing with chamber orchestra). Moscow is playing the piano and cello competitions June 15 to 30 in St. Petersburg - Violin Competition and singer June 16 to 30. Music International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 to once every four years. Piano and Violin: The first competition was held in two specialties. The second, introduced in 1962, a special cello, with the third, in 1966 - the song. Among the winners of Tchaikovsky - pianist Van Cliburn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mikhail Pletnev, Denis Matsuev, the violinist Gidon Kremer and Stadler, cellist David Geringas and Denis Shapovalov, singer Paata Burchuladze, Elena Obraztsova, Hibla Gerzmava and others. RIA Novosti