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Participants of the Vladimir Krainev pianist competition this year will compete online, TASS reports. According to the organizers, due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the jury will evaluate the performances of young musicians on video.
The creative competition will be held for the 4th time; pianists aged 6 to 22 will be able to demonstrate their abilities and skills within its framework. Video recordings of competitive performances will be evaluated by leading experts. According to the art director of the competition, Alexander Romanovsky, who will lead the work of the jury, the new conditions were developed in such a way as to give the maximum sense of presence and contact between participants and listeners.
Two new categories have been added to the program of the current competition. One of them, Children's Music Schools, has no age restrictions. In the second category - "Debut" - musicians aged 6 to 8 will compete. For them, the competition consists of one round.
All others will traditionally be divided into three age categories: from 9 to 12 years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 22 years old. They, as before, will compete in three stages. The applications must be sent by February 1.
Winners in all categories will be announced on May 1.
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