The Rachmaninoff International Youth Piano Competition held in March 21-26, 2023 – the year of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff – ended in Veliky Novgorod.
The total number of views of all the events of the Contest exceeded 2,000,000. Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Germany, Moldova, USA, Thailand, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Turkey, France, Estonia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Israel, Canada and Spain are among the countries where the Contest was watched.
In total, 120 applications from 8 countries of the world were submitted to the competition: Russia, Belarus, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, China, Colombia, Norway and Uzbekistan. 15 young pianists were invited to participate in the first round of the Rachmaninoff International Youth Piano Competition: Bakirov Lev (Russia), Diaz Padilla Daniel (Colombia), Iskorostensky Artur (Russia), Knyazev Alexander (Russia), Li Tianyu (China), Li Junjie (China), Mazurov Georgy (Russia), Nguen Duc Kien (Vietnam), Ming Rui (China), Fedor Orlov (Russia), Gleb Semyonov (Russia), Wu Xuanxiang (China), Wu Yifan (China), Ji Qinyaoyao (China) and Shadrina Airis (Belarus).
The skills of the contestants were assessed by a reputable jury, represented by prominent figures of culture and art – famous musicians from Russia, Kazakhstan, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and Vietnam – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Frederic Kempf, Victor Yeresko, Zhania Aubakirova, Ta Quang Dong, Maxim Mogilevsky, Vladimir Tropp and Valery Pyasetsky. Artistic director and chairman of the jury – Denis Matsuev.
The competition was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Novgorod Region.
ROSCONCERT with the participation of the Novgorod Regional Philharmonic named A. Arensky organized and held the competition.
