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Twelve pianists from Russia became semi-finalists of the international competition, the Kultura TV channel reported. The prestigious Queen Elizabeth creative competition is held in the capital of Belgium.
Seventy-four musicians representing almost two dozen nationalities will perform in the second round. Russia is represented by Ilya Papoyan, Daria Parkhomenko, Tatyana Dorokhova, Vitaly Starikov, Dmitry Sin, Maria Khokhlova, Nail Mavlyudov, Sergey Redkin and others.
The semifinal of the competition is scheduled for May 11, the final for - May 25. The contestants will be evaluated by world-famous performers. Among them are Russian pianists Anna Vinnitskaya and Alexey Volodin. The work of the jury will be led by Gilles Ledour.
Participants need to perform works not of classics, but of contemporary authors. This year, pianists will play music by composers from France Pierre Jodlowski and Bruno Mantovani, written specifically for the competition.
The contest is one of the largest and most prestigious music competitions in the whole world. The tournament was first held in 1937. Participants compete in various categories every four years: violin, piano, academic vocals or composition.
In 2010, the Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin became the owner of the first prize of the competition. Violinist Andrei Baranov won the competition in 2012. In different years, the winners of the creative tournament were Leonid Kogan and David Oistrakh.
Russkiy Mir
