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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. However it is clear from the jury, including the
head director that the contestants are mere puppets in some political testosterone game!
I am very disappointed that this competition and its members are not there actually for
the celebration and inspiration of music. Until there is a competition where the
contestants background, nationality, and race do NOT factor in to their ability to play-or
deafen the way they are heard - this competition will continue to lose international
prominence and eventually the world will lose interest! From all the articles I receive
from anonymous sources I contour that the results of the final round in the piano category
is an outrage, but it is sad to say it is not a shock at all.
The classical world needs to inspect this serious issue and expose it for
what it really is FIXED and a JOKE!
It is a sad state when not even the medium of music is above politics and
senseless predgiduces. This is an issue that will be brought to light and examined! Say it
is not a shock!
Debra Cheverino
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Why the Small hall was chosen to carry out the auditions of singers? It
is absolutely unsuitable for that! I haven’t been to the instrumental auditions, though
I’ve read enough to know what was going there these days. And now I’m there to listen
to the vocal round. All the amateurs of vocal art can’t fit into this definitely small
hall! There’s no tickets before the auditions, 30 minutes after the beginning of the
auditions they suddenly appear, inside the hall its frighteningly hot, everyone can hear
the cars and other sounds from outside the hall… There’s nothing good in all that
neither for the audience, nor for contestants or the jury… Wasn’t it possible to
choose another hall for the auditions, something like Kolonny hall, maybe…
Importunate advertising of the general sponsor “Gazprom” annoys.
By the way, why is it called “general” sponsor – they give only 30% of the money,
not 50 or 90.
Another question which was already discussed in the mass media. The
performing level of foreign musicians is quite low. Still there is need for a more careful
selection of the foreign performers to take part in this competition.
Alexei Kouznetsov
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On my opinion the secret
ballot of the jury is good because it doesn’t give the possibility to group up the
opinions. So you can group its up as you like but you have to vote secretly. It is a nice
way to keep the conscience clear to the dishonest jury member too. “The
correlation of forces’ in the jury isn’t a matter in such case. For example, the Jury
is formed by Dorensky. What is the matter? Every one can tell that he voted “for” and
nobody can count anything. It is same case as in our Duma voting on Kirienko. Does anybody
know the opportunists? The same case is in the Competition.
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.
An anonymous pianist, the laureate of several international
competitions
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