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III Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition in Krasnoyarsk - tickets on sale

The competition will be held in the small homeland of Viktor Tretyakov, outstanding musician of our time and People’s Artist of the USSR, from September 20 to October 1, 2023. This event is designed to become another step for gifted musicians on the path to sharpening their skills, the start of a brilliant career.

This year geography of the Competition includes eight countries: Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Republic of Slovenia, Swiss Confederation, Japan.

22 violinists aged 16 to 32 will take part in the competition after a preselection round to compete for the honorary right to receive the main prizes from the maestro.

The skill of the participants will be assessed by a competent jury under the constant chairmanship of Viktor Tretyakov. Jury members are the stars of the world violin scene and virtuosos, they represent the jury of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the world’s largest music universities.

The official opening ceremony of the III Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition will take place on September 20 in the Small Concert Hall named after I. V. Shpiller of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic. The audience will not only get to know the participants, but also hear compositions of violin classics performed by invited musicians. World-famous Chen Xi (China), a bright musician with a pronounced personality, winner of numerous international competitions and jury member, as well as Daniel Austrich (Russia/Germany), violinist, conductor, educator, winner of international competitions, ideological inspirer and founder of the international music platform Mindfreemusic. The young genius Fengning Guo (China) and Vasilisa Sokolova, Natalya Likhopoy’s student, who have many victories ahead, will play with the stars on the same stage.

The competition program consists of four main rounds. The first and second rounds will be held on September 21−24 at the Big Academic Concert Hall of the Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Arts named after D. Hvorostovsky.

The third round will take place on September 26−27 and the fourth round — on September 29−30 in the Small Concert Hall named after I. V. Shpiller of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic, closing of the competition with an awards ceremony and a concert of the winners will be held on October 1 at the Big Concert Hall of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic.

For the opening and closing of the competition, as well as for the third and fourth rounds tickets can be bought at the box office and on the Philharmonic website. Entrance to the first and second rounds of the competition is by invitation tickets only, which can be taken at the entrance area of the Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Arts from September 11.

The Organizer of the Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition is the Ministry of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk region. The Competition is held once in two years with the support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Krasnoyarsk region.

The Competition schedule can be found here.