For the first time the International Youth Piano Competition named after Sergey Rachmaninoff will be held in March 21-26, 2023, the year of his 150th birthday, in the composer’s homeland Veliky Novgorod.
The skill of the participants at all stages of the competition will be judged by a professional jury, which includes famous artists, teachers and cultural figures from Russia, Kazakhstan, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Vietnam – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Frederic Kempf, Victor Eresko, Zhania Aubakirova, Ta Quang Dong, Maxim Mogilevsky, Vladimir Tropp and Valery Pyasetsky. The Artistic director and chairman of the jury of the competition – Denis Matsuev.
The official opening of the competition will be held on March 21 in the Novgorod Regional Philharmonic.
