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XI International Tchaikovsky Competition costs about 20 billion denominated rubles or
something around $3,4 billion. One third of this cost was covered by general sponsor of
the Competition - Russian gas supercorporation "GASPROM". The rest of the money
were taken from Russian state funds. |
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"... The competition is a national proud of Russia, and this is why it should be supported not by Western corporations, but by Russian social and commercial organizations..."
Tikhon Khrennikov |
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"The Competition costs less than any other event held in Moscow for the past time..."
Nikolai Butov |
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| May, 11 the
Management of the International Tchaikovsky competition has received the letter, signed by
general secretary of WFIMC Jacque Haldewang. It reads that the annual General Assembly of
WFIMC, held on April, 18 in Sydney, Australia, has decided to allow the Russian
competition to enter the Federation. Delegates of the International Tchaikovsky
competition are already engaged on the next General Assembly WFIMC, which will be held in
April of 1999 in Dublin. The Tchaikovsky competition
has entered the WFIMC in 1971 and till 1997 was the only Russian representative in the
Federation. In the booklet published by the Federation in 1998 International Prokofiev
Competition held in St. Petersburg, was included. In 1997 Tchaikovsky Competition has reset the indebtedness and has submitted the declaration to restore of its membership. Though, the charter of this organization reads that the excluded competition should pass the procedure of reception from the very beginning. That is, to present the recommendations of the two significant international competitions - members of the WFIMC and - to wait for the annual General Assembly, which will approve or decline new member with direct voting of the representatives of all the competitions - members of the WFIMC. If the positive decision follows the new member has to pay the entrance fee (2.600 Swiss franks) and the annual contribution (1.740 Swiss franks). Press-center's information |
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| "The jury can
make mistakes, but not the audience. We'll do our best to keep our own eyes open while
staying sensitive to the opinion of the audience." Andrei
Eshpai |
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| "We're happy
to know, that we are responsible for ourselves, and no sponsors from aside are
involved" Tikhon Khrennikov |
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| "We've got a
feeling that the authority of our Competition is starting to restore all over the
world" Tikhon Khrennikov |
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| "It would be
great if all the people who love music and support it took example from Rem Ivanovich
Vyakhirev <Board chairman of the "Gazprom" - main sponsor of the
Competition - editor's note> Natalya Dementieva |
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| "... thanks
for such a warm weather - this is also a "Gazprom"'s merit"!" Natalya Dementieva |
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| "The
International violin makers' Competition has ended <this event was held from May,
29 to June, 3 and was affiliated to XI International Tchaikovsky competition - editor's
note>. It was so exciting, anonymous, secret..." Igor
Frolov |
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| "Today is a
natural holiday for us all. This holiday is called International Tchaikovsky competition.
For the past 40 years the competition has got many traditions of its own, and one of
such is to start everything right here, by putting the flowers to the Tchaikovsky's
monument. This tradition won't be broken today. The excited participants are here and
everything is ready for this "overture" for the competition" Svyatoslav Belza |
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| "It took a
year and a half to prepare this largest musical event in Russia and in the world. It took
a year and a half of an extremely professional work, leaded by the Organizing committee
chairman Tikhon Khrennikov. Today we can surely say that the preparation is over and the
holiday is ready to start" Konstantin Scherbakov |
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The fact, that "Gazprom" became a sponsor of XI International Thaikovsky competition is no less than personal success of the Competition's General manager Nikolai Butov Press-center's information |
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Participants of the piano competitions may choose for performing between three pianos, made by "Steinway", "Yamaha" and "Kawai". "Steinway" was chosen by 53 participants. "Yamaha" - by 24 participants, "Kawai" - by 15 participants. Two of the participants are not decided yet (as of June, 10th). At the past Tchaikovsky competition there
were four instruments: "Yamaha", "Kawai" and two
"Steinways": new one and old one (regular piano of the Grand hall). This time
each company is presented with only one instrument. Press-center's information |
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“Tchaikovsky competition is not a contest for professionals, but contest for personalities”. Eugene Brahman |
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| “Competition is a complex
thing; musician must own a universal set of qualities. One has to be talented, technically
skilled, well taught, experienced. One has to own rich “musical vocabulary”. The main
thing is personality – this is what we lack the most today”. Eugene
Brahman |
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| “I’ve been to the First
<Tchaikovsky> competition and I can say that Tchaikovsky competition is
always a holiday – the feeling that is still true”. Valeria
Bazarnova |
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| “One of the main shortages is
the lack of musical intuitiveness, sincere performing”. Anonymous |
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As of June 11 57 newspapers and magazines, 15 radio stations, 20 TV companies, 17 information agencies, 21 foreign mass media cover the competition. Total of 493 journalists. General information sponsors of the Competition: “Culture” TV channel and “Radio Russia”. Press-center's information |
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| Average age of the contestants
in the 1st round: Piano - 26 years old. Violin - 24,3 years old. Cello – 24,8 years old. Press-center's information |
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Violinist Anastasia Hitruk joins the competition, although her name is not mentioned in the booklet. The Management of the competition says, this is because papers from Ms. Hitruk were received without a photograph. Press-center's information |
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Those Russian violinists and cellists, who are not satisfied with their own instruments, may use the instuments, owned by the State collection of the unique musicla instruments. There are certain rules how the instruments may be passed to the performer. According to these rules the pretender has to present to the Collection the insurance voucher from the organization and the recommendation of his teacher. At the XI International Tchaikovsky competition most of the contestants use their own instruments. Two of the Russian cellists use the instruments from the
Collection (they’ve got them right before the Competition). These instruments are maid
by Italian violin makers Guarneri and Rugiri. Some Russian performers took the instruments
from the Collection more than half a year ago. Names of those musicians are kept
undisclosed. Press-center's information Editor’s note: creators of the server have the information that not all of the
Russian performers could get the instruments from the State collection, even though they
had all the needed documents and financial insurance ready. Those who could really get the
instruments from the collection not always own them on the conditions that make the
participating at the competition easy. |
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Age counts. For example, they should sing and have no time to study, though there’s a
need to… There was a singer who is 30 – she is a soloist already but she sang an
Italian aria, which seemed to be a parody on that aria… And then she sang a Russian song
and everything was in place! So leave alone Tchaikovsky, he hasn’t hurt you in any way,
after all! Anonymous Exclusive information |
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| Among the participants of any
competition there usually are many hearsays – who is a student of whom, who knows
someone from the jury, etc. Tchaikovsky competition is great for one shouldn’t try hard
to know something. That’s real glasnost! Everyone knows everything about everyone. It
feels terrific, especially because the future is absolutely defined long before it becomes
present. A certain participant of the first round who was not
admitted to the second round |
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| There seems to a disappointing
high level of political pedigous which has once again clouded this once respected and
prestigious competition. Debra Cheverino Exclusive information |
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| I’m very glad. Russian
national Dorensky competition was great. I wish that A.Soultanov could be strong enough to
keep pleasing normal listeners! Alexei Exclusive information |
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| I am sure that only perfectly
honest persons can keep their position in any case and we can count theme on fingers all
over the world. (notice about the judging system) An anonymous pianist, the laureate of several international competitions Press center information |
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| Its very useful to blame the
past: there’s a chance that they won’t notice the drawbacks of the present. Ivan Lapshin, musician Press center information |
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| If we follow the top criteria
(sometimes we say – “Tchaikovsky competition is the most serious competition in the
world”), then we should think of its organizing respectively. But it looks like no one
really cares. Pianist, professor Press center’s information |
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| June 25 in the Polish
culture center the concert of Wanda Wilkomirska took place. Wanda Wilkomirska is a member
of violin jury. The concert was a part of the concert cycle "The great masters of
Poland". Press center information |
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