21 MARCH
TUESDAY

IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE RACHMANINOFF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PIANO COMPETITION

The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra; conductor – Honored Artist of Russia Yuri Tkachenko;
Soloist – IVAN BESSONOV (piano) – the First prize laureate of Rachmaninoff International Competition for Pianists, Composers And Conductors

19.00
The Novgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

22 MARCH
WEDNESDAY
ROUND I (PARTICIPANTS № 1-8)

12:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

CHILDREN’S DRAWING COMPETITION “THE WORLD OF RACHMANINOFF” EXHIBITION OPENING

16:30
The Nоvgorod Children’s Music School №. 1 named after S. Rachmaninoff

FLOWER-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE MONUMENT TO
S. RACHMANINOFF

17:30

“THE UNIVERSE OF RACHMANINOFF” BY THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MUSIC EXHIBITION OPENING

18:30
The lobby (column hall) of the Novgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

OPENING OF THE COMPETITION

The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra; conductor — Honored Artist of Russia YURI TKACHENKO; with participation of the People’s artist of Russia DENIS MATSUEV

19:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

23 MARCH
THURSDAY
ROUND I (PARTICIPANTS № 9-15)

12:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

RECITAL BY FREDERICK KEMPF (PIANO)

The program — J.S. Bach, F. Chopin, S. Rachmaninoff, L.V. Beethoven, P. Tchaikovsky.

19:00
The Novgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

24 MARCH
FRIDAY
OPEN MASTER CLASS OF THE JURY

12:00 — 14:00
The Concert Hall of the Novgorod Children’s Music School №. 1 named after S. Rachmaninoff

ROUND II WITH ORCHESTRA
The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra, conductor — Honored Artist of Russia Yuri Tkachenko
(PARTICIPANTS № 1-8)

19:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

25 MARCH
SATURDAY
OPEN MASTER CLASS OF THE JURY

12:00 — 14:00
The Concert Hall of the College named after S. Rachmaninoff

ROUND II WITH ORCHESTRA
The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra, conductor — Honored Artist of Russia Yuri Tkachenko
(PARTICIPANTS № 9-15)

19:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

26 MARCH
SUNDAY
AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA CONCERT OF THE LAUREATES

The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra; conductor — Honored Artist of Russia YURI TKACHENKO; with participation of the People’s artist of Russia DENIS MATSUEV

18:00
The Nоvgorod Regional Philharmonic named after A. Arensky

Shadrina Airis

Belarus

Born in 2004 in Minsk (Belarus).

A student of the Republican College of Music at the Belarus State Academy of Music.

Already at the age of 7 she gave her first solo concert performing 11 pieces of the “Children’s Album” by P. Tchaikovsky.

A laureate of numerous competitions and a winner of special prizes, including: the X International Competition for Young Pianists named after T. Nikolaeva (the Grand Prix and a special prize for the best performance of a piece by T. Nikolaeva, Bryansk), a three times laureate of the International Children’s Competition “Music of Hope” (Belarus, Gomel), the XXI International Competition for Young Pianists named after Maria Yudina (I prize. St. Petersburg), the XXVIII International Competition for Young Musicians maned after D. Kabalevsky (I prize. Samara).

A scholarship holder of the Yuri Rozum International Charity Foundation.

Along with improving her piano skills, Iris also tries herself as a composer of piano music.

Program

I round

Chopin. Ballade №4 in F minor, Op.52
Rachmaninoff. Etude-tableaux in D minor, Op. 33, №4
Rachmaninoff. Etude- tableaux in G minor, Op. 33, №8
Rachmaninoff. Etude-tableaux in D major, Op. 39, №9

II round

Chopin. Piano Concerto in E Minor, Movement I