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The Great Reformer
Gig
03/31/2011
Profile: Richard Rodzinski, General Director, International Tchaikovsky Competition
The former head of the Van Cliburn contest is hoping to shake up Russia's biggest music competition - after several shaky years.
Tchaikovsky competition looms large
RT
March 5, 2011
Maestro Valery Gergiev, head of the Organizing Committee for the most prestigious music contest in the world - the 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition, has announced the final line-up of participants. This time around, 122 zealous musicians from 29 countries will show off their skills at the highly influential competition, held once every four years in the Russian capital.
Pianists Son, Cho to vie at Tchaikovsky competition
The Korea Times
March 3, 2011
Up-and-coming pianists Cho Seong-jin and Son Yeol-eum are among 11 South Koreans set to compete in the upcoming International Tchaikovsky Competition, organizers announced Tuesday.
Tchaikovsky competition winners: career guaranteed
The Voice of Russia
Natalya Victorova
January 3, 2011
Some 600 young musicians have applied for participation in the 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition that is due to be opened in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June. This year’s program includes representatives from 47 countries - a record figure for this contest.
14th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow
Voice of Russia
November 5, 2010
The 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition will take place in Moscow in June, 2011 in an event that renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiyev said will see a slew of major changes.
Tchaikovsky Competition Judges Announced
ariama
November 5, 2010
A row of judges staring players down is always an intimidating prospect for young musicians, but the outsized lineup of standard-bearing soloists who have been announced as jury members for next year's ultra-prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition is particularly fearsome.
The International Tchaikovsky Competition: the renaissance continues
For Immediate Release
November 5, 2010
With just under two months to go until the extended optional deadline (December 15, 2010) for entries for the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition, set for June 14-July 2, 2011 in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the members of the juries have been announced, as have the composers of the commissioned works, the venues and final round orchestras for the event.
Intermusica to represent Tchaikovsky competition winners
Classical Music Magazine
September 27, 2010
Intermusica has signed a deal with the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and St Petersburg to represent the competition's five gold medal winners. The agreement takes hold following the 14th competition in July 2011.
Next Tchaikovsky competition: a tale of two cities
Voice of Russia
June 30, 2010
Next year's Tchaikovsky Competition, number 14 since inception, will be not confined to the Russian capital Moscow. It will be held in two cities instead, with Moscow hosting the contests of pianists and cellists, and St. Petersburg the contests of violinists and vocalists.
As Tchaikovsky Competition approaches
Voice of
July 26, 2010
Russian music lovers still cannot get over the fact that the International Tchaikovsky Competition of 2011 will be held both in
Russia cities to host contest
The Columbus Dispatch
July 21, 2010
For the first time in its 52-year history, the Tchaikovsky Competition will take place not only in
Half of the Tchaikovsky Competition to be held in St. Petersburg
The Moscow News
July 7, 2010
At a press conference for the 14th International Tchaikovsky Music Competition (June 14 to July 2, 2011), competition chairman Valery Gergiev said the hall might not reopen in time for the competition and moving half of the competition to St. Petersburg would be a good solution.
Tchaikovsky Competition offers daily webcasting
The Voice of Russia
June 25, 2010
To raise the contest’s attractiveness for musicians, its managers intend to ensure impartiality, three-year concert management for winners, and the efficient use of new technologies, like webcasting, Richard Rodzinski pointed out.
Major changes for Tchaikovsky Competition
Classical Music Magazine
Olivia Hemingway
January, 13, 2010
The quadrennial Tchaikovsky Competition has appointed Valery Gergiev to chair a new organising committee for the 2011 edition. The event, to be held from 14 June to 2 July next year, will be bound by a new set of rules and a voting system designed to assure 'fairness and openness'.
Rodzinski to Revive Tchaikovsky Competition
The Moscow Times
Raymond Stults
January 29, 2010
The International Tchaikovsky Competition has been described by its first gold medalist in piano, Van Cliburn, as “one of the crown jewels of Russian culture.”
The ministry has also brought on board, as senior advisor, Richard Rodzinski, a highly regarded figure in the world of music competitions.
Maestro Gergiev set to bolster Tchaikovsky competition prestige
Moscow Times
April 28, 2010
Valery Gergiev says it is his mission to support young musical talent. It is he who took such young Russian virtuoso players as pianist Yevgeny Kisin, violinists Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov to the world stage.
Russia Relaunches Tchaikovsky Competition
International Piano
January/February 2010
Now, the quadrennial contest for piano, violin, cello and voice is undergoing a major overhaul to return it to its former glory. The Russian Minister of Culture, Alexander
Avdeev, has appointed conductor Valery Gergiev to chair a new organizing committee for the 14th Competition, 14 June –2 July 2011.