July 27, 2014—This week Peter Grote, Artistic Director, announced that plans are underway for the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, which will take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2015. Although the organization’s new website isn’t yet complete, current information can be found there regarding competition rules, venues, the jury, participating orchestras, and history.
The International Tchaikovsky Competition is held once every four years. The first, in 1958, included two disciplines–piano and violin. Beginning with the second competition, in 1962, a cello category was added, and the vocal division was introduced during the third competition in 1966. In 1990, a fifth discipline was announced for the IX International Tchaikovsky Competition–a contest for violin makers which was held before the main competition.
The Tchaikovsky Competition is not only a valuable asset of Russian musical culture but is also one of the major events in the international music community. Participation by previous generations of musicians, including Dmitri Shostakovich, David Oistrakh, Emil Gilels, Mstislav Rostropovich, Heinrich Neuhaus, Tikhon Khrennikov and Georgy Sviridov, have enabled scores of young people from many countries to gain international prominence and to become established luminaries of the world’s leading concert stages.
For more, go to the new website by clicking here.