Tchaikovsky Competition Receives Applications from 41 Countries

The Tchaikovsky Competition has announced that it has received 742 applications from 41 different countries. The directorate said that participants signed up from such countries as Russia, China, South Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the USA, Uzbekistan, France, Spain, Serbia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Canada, Australia, Armenia, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, {…}

Feb 10, 2023

Tchaikovsky Competition Moves Forward for 2023

The 17th International Tchaikovsky Competition has announced that it will be held from June 19 to July 1 in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The competition will be held at the Grand and Small Halls of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. The gala concert of the laureates will then be planned at the {…}

Apr 19, 2022

World Federation of International Music Competitions Expels Tchaikovsky Competition

The World Federation of International Music Competitions has expelled the Tchaikovsky Competition from its membership. President Peter Paul Kainrath and Secretary-General Florian Riem said in a letter, “In a vote following its Extraordinary General Assembly held on 13 April 2022, the World Federation of International Music Competitions has decided with an overwhelming majority of member votes to exclude the International {…}

Jan 8, 2021

Obituary: Soprano Tamara Sorokina Dies at 89

Credit: https://www.classicalmusicnews.ru/ Famed Russian soprano Tamara Sorokina has died at the age of 89. Sorokina graduated from the Conservatoire in Leningrad in 1952. Between 1952 and 1954 she was a soloist at the Leningrad Opera. Starting 1954 and until 1982 Sorokina was the soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre. She performed a number of major roles throughout her career with the {…}

Aug 30, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Stars Live in Concert Review: Lise Davidsen in Oslo, Norway

(Credit: Ray Burmiston) “One voice in a million.” This is the kind of phrase on which legacies, mythologies, histories are built. And it’s the phrase that continues to crop up whenever Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen enters the operatic conversation. The soprano has definitely played her part in bringing about this idea that her voice is of a unique power. She {…}

Jun 29, 2019

Tchaikovsky Competition Announces Vocal Winners

The Tchaikovsky Competition has announced its 2019 winners in the vocal competition. In the women’s competition, Maria Barakova from Russia won the First Prize and Gold Medal, while the Second Prize and Silver Medal went to Aigul Khismatullina from Russia. Third Prize and Bronze Medal went to Maria Motolygina from Russia, while Fourth Prize and Diploma was awarded to Angelina Akhmedova from {…}

Jun 27, 2019

The International Tchaikovsky Competition Reveals 9 Vocal Finalists For 2019

The finalists for the Tchaikovsky Competition have been announced. In sum, there are nine singers, five of them from Russia, three from Asia, and only one other singer from a European country. The five Russians include Aigul Khismatullina, Maria Motoligina, Oksana Mayorova, Maria Barajova, and Migran Agagzanyan. South Korean Gihoon Kim, Mongolian Enkhbold Ankkhbayar, and Ubekistani Angelina Akhmedova represent the {…}